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SRH shell out Rs 7 Cr for Bhuvi, 3.25 Cr for Ajinkya Rahane in R Ashwin’s IPL mock auction

SRH shell out Rs 7 Cr for Bhuvi, 3.25 Cr for Ajinkya Rahane in R Ashwin’s IPL mock auction

IPL Mock Auction: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been with SRH since 2014, and the team could look to bid for him in actual IPL Auction.

It must be admitted, that India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is an IPL legend, and SRH not retaining him isn’t justified. After all, the right arm pacer has been with the franchise for over 10 years and has won numerous games for them, and even led them in a few. In 145 matches for the, Bhuvneshwar has picked 157 wickets at an economy of 7.72 only, and is their most successful bowler ever.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar & Ajinkya Rahane to SRH

SRH too might be tempted to get him at the IPL Auction, scheduled to take place on November 24, 25. Having said that, at R Ashwin’s mock auction, SRH already did that, and spent INR 7 Cr to get Bhuvi’s services. He wasn’t the only player that was bought at the IPL mock auction — but also included all-rounder Deepak Hooda for 5.5 Cr.

One of the most surprising picks of the IPL mock auction was, Ajinkya Rahane being sold for 3.25 Cr, despite not being impressive in IPL 2024. Playing for CSK in this edition, in 13 matches, he could only score 245 runs, with a highest-score of 45. In fact, CSK players were a big hit for SRH, at the mock auction, as they also bagged Mitchell Santner for 2.5 Cr, Tushar Deshpande for 5 Cr, Nishant Sindhu for 70 lakh, and Maheesh Theekshana for 4 Cr.

One of the other key observations was, that SRH did not go for any of the star players. One of the reasons could be, at IPL retentions, they spent 75 Cr on Nitish Reddy, Heirich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Abhishek Sharma and have a purse of only 45 Cr now. So at the IPL Auction, the opportunity of getting any top Indian player is virtually ruled out.

SRH XII After R Ashwin’s IPL Mock Auction

PlayerPrice
Heirich Klaasen23 Cr
Pat Cummins18 Cr
Abhishek Sharma14 Cr
Travis Head14 Cr
Nitish Reddy6 Cr
Ajinkya Rahane3.25 Cr
Bhuvneshwar Kumar7 Cr
Deepak Hooda5.5 Cr
Abhinav Manohar3.75 Cr
Mitchell Santner2.5 Cr
Tushar Deshpande5 Cr
Nishant Sindhu0.7 Cr
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