IPL Auction 2019: Unadkat, Chakaravarty emerge as costliest buys at Rs 8.4 crore

Highlights: Varun Chakravarthy fetched a sensational bid of Rs 8.4 crore, more than 40 times his base price, before veteran Yuvraj Singh finally found a buyer at the IPL players’ auction that had an unmissable Caribbean flavour to it. (List of all sold players in the auction) Catch all the highlights from the IPL auctions:

21:10 hrs IST

BCCI acting president CK Khanna brings an end to the gala auction

CK Khanna thanks all the fans and players and sponsors for making the IPL a big hit.

21:08 hrs IST

Manan Vohra goes to RR for Rs20 lakh; Ashton Turner goes to RR for Rs50 lakh; Riyan Parag goes to RR for Rs20 lakh

Manan Vohra goes to RR for Rs20 lakh; Ashton Turner goes to RR for Rs50 lakh. Riyan Parag goes to RR for Rs20 lakh.

21:05 hrs IST

Shrikant Munde goes to KKR for Rs20 lakh

Shrikant Munde goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs20 lakh.

21:01 hrs IST

Joe Denly goes to KKR for Rs1 crore; Bandaru Ayyappa goes to DC for Rs20 lakh

Joe Denly goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs1 crore. Bandaru Ayyappa goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs20 lakh.

21:00 hrs IST

Ruturaj Gaikwad picked for Rs20 lakh to CSK; Ranjane goes to RR

Ruturaj Gaikwad picked for Rs20 lakh to CSK. Shubham Ranjane to RR for Rs20 lakh.

20:58 hrs IST

Jalaj Saxena picked by DC for Rs20 lakh; Murugan Ashwin goes to KXIP

Jalaj Saxena picked by DC for Rs20 lakh. Murugan Ashwin goes to KXIP for Rs20 lakh.

20:28 hrs IST

Akshdeep Nath picked by RCB for Rs3.6 crore

Akshdeep Nath picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs3.6 crore.

20:25 hrs IST

Yuvraj Singh picked by MI for Rs1 crore

Yuvraj Singh picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs1 crore in the second round.

20:24 hrs IST

Guptill gets Rs1 crore from SRH

Martin Guptill picks Rs1 crore second time round from Sunrisers Hyderabad.

20:22 hrs IST

Agnivesh Ayachi and Harpreet Brar picked by KXIP

Agnivesh Ayachi and Harpreet Brar picked by Kings XI Punjab for Rs20 lakh each.

20:16 hrs IST

Prayas Ray Barman picked for Rs1.5 crore by RCB

15-year-old Prayas Ray Barman picked for Rs1.5 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

20:12 hrs IST

Prithvi Raj Yarra goes for Rs20 lakh, Liam goes to RR and Keemo to DC

Prithvi Raj Yarra goes for Rs20 lakh, Liam Livingstone goes to RR for Rs50 lakh and Keemo Paul goes to DC for Rs50 lakh.

20:07 hrs IST

Prabhsimran Singh goes to KXIP for Rs4.8 cr

Young wicket-keeper Prabhsimran Singh goes for Rs4.8 crore after intense bidding between KXIP and MI.

20:04 hrs IST

Darshan Nalkande goes to KXIP, Shashank Singh picked by RR

Darshan Nalkande goes to KXIP for Rs30 lakh. Shashank Singh gets quite a few bidders and finally goes to Rajasthan Royals for Rs30 lakh.

20:01 hrs IST

Harry Gurney picked by KKR for Rs75 lakh; MI pick Pankaj Jaiswal for Rs20 lakh; Milind goes to RCB

Harry Gurney picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs75 lakh. MI take home Pankaj Jaiswal for Rs20 lakh. Milind Kumar picked by RCB for Rs20 lakh.

19:58 hrs IST

Arshdeep Singh goes to KXIP for Rs20 lakh

Arshdeep Singh goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs20 lakh.

19:55 hrs IST

Himmat Singh goes to RCB for Rs65 lakh; Nikhil Naik goes to KKR

Himmat Singh goes to RCB for Rs65 lakh. A talented youngster who has done well for Delhi in Ranji Trophy. Kolkata picks up Nikhil Naik for Rs20 lakh.

19:53 hrs IST

Hardus Viljoen goes to KXIP for Rs75 lakh

Hardus Viljoen goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs75 lakh

19:51 hrs IST

Oshane Thomas goes to RR for Rs1.1 crore

The West Indies pacer who impressed during the ODI series against India goes to Rajasthan Royals for Rs1.1 crore.

19:47 hrs IST

Anrich Nortje goes to KKR for Rs20 lakh

Anrich Nortje goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs20 lakh

19:43 hrs IST

Accelerated auction begins, Rutherford goes to Delhi for Rs2 crore

The last session has begun and Rutherford goes to Delhi for Rs2 crore after intense bidding between KKR and Delhi Capitals.

19:33 hrs IST

Recap from the auction so far

A look at the top buys

18:42 hrs IST

Dale Steyn goes unsold as the auction breaks for TEA

No takers for Steyn. That is the break here as the franchises will come back to the tables after 45 minutes. Accelerated auction to follow after this break.

18:40 hrs IST

Lockie Ferguson goes to KKR for Rs1.6 crore

Lockie Ferguson goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs1.6 crore.

18:38 hrs IST

Vinay Kumar, Kane Richardson and Morne Morkel find no takers

Former India bowler Vinay Kumar, Kane Richardson and Morne Morkel find no takers.

18:36 hrs IST

Sran goes to MI for Rs3.4 crore

Barinder Sran goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs3.4 crore. Chennai backs down after a bidding war with MI.

18:32 hrs IST

Heinrich Klaasen goes to RCB for Rs50 lakh

South Africa wicket-keeper Heinrich Klaasen goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs50 lakh

18:23 hrs IST

Sam Curran goes to KXIP for Rs7.2 cr

RCB, KXIP, DC all battling for this English all-rounder. HE finally goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs7.2 crore.

18:21 hrs IST

James Neesham, Angelo Mathews and Rishi Dhawan go back in the bag

James Neesham, Angelo Mathews and Rishi Dhawan go back in the bag. No takers for the trio here. All all-rounders these.

18:20 hrs IST

Shaun Marsh, Saurabh Tiwary and Hashim Amla go unsold

Shaun Marsh, Saurabh Tiwary and Hashim Amla go unsold. The trio go back into the bag.

18:14 hrs IST

Colin Ingram goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs6.4 crore

The batsman is picked by Delhi Capitals as the franchise is looking at a foreign batsman who can do the job in the middle overs.

18:12 hrs IST

Khawaja, Zazai and Hendricks go unsold

No takers for the trio of Usman Khawaja, Zazai and Hendricks. Clearly the franchises are looking for something else here.

17:59 hrs IST

Murugan Ashwin goes unsold

Ashwin goes unsold along with a few more uncapped players like Yuvraj Chudasama, Zahir Khan Pakteea, KC Cariappa and Ravi Sai Kishore.

17:55 hrs IST

Nathu Singh goes to Delhi Capital for Rs20 lakh

Rajasthan pacer Nathu Singh goes to Delhi Capital for Rs20 lakh. Delhi looking to keep at youngsters.

17:54 hrs IST

Uncapped players mostly going unsold

KS Bharath, Aniket Chaudhry, Ishan Porel, Rajneesh Gurbani and Tushar Deshpande go unsold.

17:49 hrs IST

Delhi Capitals pick Ankush Bains

Delhi Capitals pick the young Ankush Bains for Rs20 lakh.

17:48 hrs IST

Sheldon Jackson, Jalaj Saxena, Baba Indrajit and Anuj Rawat unsold

Sheldon Jackson, Jalaj Saxena, Baba Indrajit and Anuj Rawat unsold.

17:38 hrs IST

Varun Chakaravarthy goes to KXIP for Rs8.4 crore

What a war this one. Clearly a man for the future is this youngster as he picks up a cool Rs8.4 crore from Kings XI Punjab.

17:32 hrs IST

Shivam Dube goes to RCB for Rs5 crore

Starting at a base price of Rs20 lakh, young Shivam Dube picks up Rs5 crore as Royal Challengers Bangalore pick him up.

5 sixes in one over - Shivam Dube sends timely reminder to teams

17:29 hrs IST

Sarfaraz Khan goes to KXIP for Rs25 lakh

Sarfaraz Khan goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs25 lakh.From being a star of the show for RCB, he is now almost in doldrums.

17:27 hrs IST

Anmolpreet picked by Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians pick Anmolpreet for Rs80 lakh. This will be a great opportunity for the batsman to learn from the stalwarts over the next season.

17:25 hrs IST

No takers for Vohra, Baby and Bawane

No takers for Manan Vohra, Sachin Baby and Ankeet Bawane.

17:23 hrs IST

Devdutt Padikkal goes to RCB for Rs20 lakh

Devdutt Padikkal goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs20 lakh.

17:04 hrs IST

Rahul Sharma, Adam Zampa, Khary Pierre and Fawad Ahmed go unsold

The four go unsold as there are no takers in the auction for these four spin bowlers.

17:00 hrs IST

Mohit Sharma goes to Chennai Super Kings for Rs5 crore

Former India pacer Mohit Sharma goes to CSK after much bidding between Chennai and Mumbai for Rs5 crore.

16:56 hrs IST

Varun Aaron goes to Rajasthan Royals for 2.4 crore

Having missed the last season of the IPL, Varun Aaron is back with a bang. He is picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs2.4 crore.

16:48 hrs IST

Shami goes to KXIP for Rs4.8crore

India pacer Mohammed Shami goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs4.8 crore after quite some bidding with Chennai Super Kings coming into the game.

16:46 hrs IST

Ishant goes to Delhi for Rs1.1 crore, Malinga goes to MI for Rs2 crore

Starting at a base price of Rs75 lakh, Ishant goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs1.1 crore. Malinga gets Rs2 crore from Mumbai Indians.

16:36 hrs IST

Jaydev Unadkat goes to Rajasthan for Rs8.4 crore

Unadkat starting at a base price of Rs1.5 crore has gone under intense bidding to Rajasthan Royals for Rs8.4 crore.

16:27 hrs IST

Saha goes to SRH for Rs1.2 crore

Wriddhiman Saha goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs1.2 crore. With a base price of Rs1 crore.

16:23 hrs IST

Nicholas Pooran goes to KXIP for Rs4.2 crore

Starting at a base price of Rs75 lakh, Pooran finally goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs4.2 crore.

16:20 hrs IST

Bairstow goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs2.2 cr

Englishman Bairstow goes to SRH for Rs2.2 crore after KXIP jumped into the bidding and went off.

16:18 hrs IST

Ojha and McDermott go unsold

The two wicket-keepers go unsold at their base prices of Rs75 lakh and Rs50 lakh respectively.

16:13 hrs IST

Axar Patel goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs5 crore

Intense bidding for the India all-rounder as Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab look to bag him. He can be a good buy. Goes to Delhi for Rs5 crore.

16:11 hrs IST

Henriques goes to KXIP for Rs1 crore

Only one bidder and Moises Henriques goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs1 crore.

16:10 hrs IST

Yuvraj Singh goes unsold

Starting at a base price of Rs1 crore, he has no takers in the first round. This is BIG!!!!!

16:08 hrs IST

Gurkeerat Singh goes to RCB for Rs50 lakh

Gurkeerat Singh goes to RCB for Rs50 lakh. No other bidder.

16:01 hrs IST

Carlos Brathwaite goes to KKR for Rs5 crore

Starting at a base price of Rs75 lakh, intense bidding sees the West Indian all-rounder finally go at Rs5 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders.

16:00 hrs IST

Woakes goes unsold

Chris Woakes goes unsold for a base price of Rs2 crore.

15:55 hrs IST

Brendon McCullum & Guptill go unsold

The star of the first edition of the IPL goes unsold in the first round with a base price of Rs2 crore. Guptill too has no takers as the first set comes to an end.

15:48 hrs IST

Shimron Hetmyer goes to RCB for Rs4.2 cr

Intense bidding between KXIP and DC before RCB comes in. Sunrisers join in as the West Indian is looking like a favourite. But RCB take him for Rs4.2 cr.

15:44 hrs IST

Hanuma Vihari goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs2 crore

Hanuma Vihari starting at a base price of Rs50 lakh, underwent extreme bidding before Delhi Capitals picked him up for Rs2 crore.

15:40 hrs IST

Manoj Tiwary, Pujara and Hales go unsold

Base price of Rs50 lakh, Tiwary goes unsold. Pujara also goes unsold. Hales unsold at Rs1. 50 cr.

15:30 hrs IST

Diana starts the show

CoA member Diana Edulji starts the show with her welcome speech. Says that the success of the IPL is as much about the players as it is about the fans. Says it will be an effort on the part of the BCCI to ensure that the fans have a delightful show. She is followed by the acting secretary on the stage.

15:27 hrs IST

A look at the purse left with the franchises

Here is how much money each franchise has in the purse

15:25 hrs IST

The administrators walk in

BCCI acting president CK Khanna, CoA member Diana Edulji and the rest of the people who matter are entering the arena. Things warming up in Jaipur as the action is set to get underway in 5 minutes from now. Some exciting calls to be taken in the next few hours.

15:15 hrs IST

Hesson excited at first auction as KXIP coach

This is his first season as coach of an IPL side and he is really excited. Says that he wants to take it slow and easy and the team needs a marquee player and a few back-ups as well. Wholesale changes on the cards and it will be a tough task. Wicket-keeper must be brought in.

15:00 hrs IST

30 minutes to go...

Buckle up guys...We are just 30 minutes away from the big event to get underway. Millions to be splurged over the next few hours as all the teams look to fine-tune their squad going into the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League. Get all the updates here...

14:55 hrs IST

Base Prices

The highest base price, that a select group of players have listed themselves for, is INR 2 crore. This list includes elite international cricketers like Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Lasith Malinga, Colin Ingram, Shaun Marsh, Corey Anderson, Sam Curran, Angelo Mathews and D’Arcy Short.

Jaydev Unadkat, who was the suprise package of the last auction, has been let go by the Rajasthan Royals due to his below par performances. But putting the setback behind him, the left arm paceman has listed himself with a base price of INR 1.5 crore, which is the highest for an Indian player.

He shares this figure with nine other foreign players. Among the 19 players who have listed themselves at INR. 1 Crore, there are only four Indians - Yuvraj Singh, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel.

14:38 hrs IST

Players to watch out for

Many big ticket players such as Brendon McCullum, Lasith Malinga, Shaun Marsh will be up for grabs in the auction, but who will be the big winners in the event? HT picks five players to watch out for in the auction. Read full story here .

14:31 hrs IST

Main attractions

Tamil Nadu mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy could trigger a bidding war as well but all eyes will be on West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer, who was in prolific form during the India tour in October-November.

14:25 hrs IST

What lies ahead for Yuvraj?

Yuvraj, who fetched a record Rs 16 crore deal in his prime, was bought by Kings XI Punjab for his base price of Rs 2 crore at the auction held before the last edition. While Chris Gayle repaid the faith KXIP posed in him with a fruitful season, Yuvraj could not set the house on fire, managing just 65 runs in eight games. No wonder the team decided to release him.The 37-year-old, who last played for India in June 2017, has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket this time alongside other capped Indians -- Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel.

14:20 hrs IST

Rules of the auction

The 351 players in the auction pool will be sorted into groups based on their role, (batsman, bowler, all-rounder) and split into different pots.

- Hugh Edmeades, who will be the auctioneer for the day, will then call out the player’s name following which the teams will start the bidding war by raising their paddles. The base price will be called out first and it will escalate if there are more than one team fighting it out to avail the player. The team with the highest bid at the end will snap up the player.

- Only when all teams save 1 back out and the auctioneer calls out ‘sold’ will the bidding conclude.

- If none of the teams raise the paddle and if the auctioneer believes that there will be a stalemate in the affairs, the player remains unsold.

- These unsold players will go back into the pot and if the franchises want them back they can be brought back in the final phase of the auctions.

14:02 hrs IST

Meet the new auctioneer

We have a new auctioneer here who is all excited about hosting his first auction

13:50 hrs IST

A look at how things will unfold

It all starts at 15:30 IST

13:25 hrs IST

Hello and welcome to the auction ahead of season 12

The countdown has begun for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, which will be held in Jaipur on December 18 and a total of 351 cricketers have been shortlisted for the event. A total of 228 Indian cricketers are set to go under the hammer. The highest base price, that a select group of players have listed themselves for, is INR 2 crore. This list includes elite international cricketers like Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Lasith Malinga, Colin Ingram, Shaun Marsh, Corey Anderson, Sam Curran, Angelo Mathews and D’Arcy Short. Jaydev Unadkat, who was the suprise package of the last auction, has been let go by the Rajasthan Royals due to his below par performances. But putting the setback behind him, the left arm paceman has listed himself with a base price of INR 1.5 crore, which is the highest for an Indian player. He shares this figure with nine other foreign players. Among the 19 players who have listed themselves at INR. 1 Crore, there are only four Indians - Yuvraj Singh, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel.