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Shane Watson Australia’s player is at the top for a whopping Rs 9.50 crore, Yuvraj Singh is too gets Rs 7 crore deal in low-key IPL players’ auction

Watson top buy, Yuvraj too gets million-dollar deal

About Shane Watson

  • Shane Robert Watson was born on 17 June 1981.
  • He is an Australian professional cricketer.
  • He plays as a right-handed batsman and also as a right-handedfast-medium swing 
  • He is currently theworld No. 1 all-rounder in T20I.

About Yuvraj Singh

  • Yuvraj Singh was born on 12 December 1981.
  • He is an Indian internationalcricketer, an all-rounder .
  • He was the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team in 2007-2008.
  • He was the Man of the Tournament in the2011 ICC Cricket World Cup,
  • He holds the record for the fastest fifty in Twenty20.

Key Highlights of the Auction

  • Pawan Ne I Indian all-rounder was bought for Rs 8.5 crore by Delhi Daredevils.
  • Ashish Nehra Indian pacer expert was bought for Rs 5.5 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
  • Ishant Sharma for Rs 3.8 crore by Rising Pune Super Giants
  • Kevin Pietersen for Rs 3.5 crore to Rising Pune Super Giants (RPSG)
  • Dwayne Smith for Rs 2.3 crore by Gujarat Lions
  • West Indian batsman Carlos Brathwaite was whopping Rs 4.2 crore by Delhi Daredevils
  • Indian pacer Mohit Sharma, for Rs 6.5 crore was taken by Kings XI Punjab.
  • Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh bid Rs 4.8 crore for the enterprising player.
  • Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, for Rs 2.3 crore with Gujarat Lions.