NEW DELHI: In a bid to revive their fortunes in the
Indian Premier League,
Kings XI Punjab
strengthened their squad by snapping up 13 players in the IPL auction - highest amongst eight teams.
The Punjab-based team surprised one and all as they shell out Rs 8.4 crore to buy unheralded Varun Chakaravarthy after a bidding war that also involved Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.
KXIP
, who had the maximum purse of Rs 36.2 crore going into the auction, also spent big on England all-rounder Sam Curran, buying him for Rs 7.2 crore, the most for an overseas player on Tuesday.
Kings XI PunjabRetained: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin
Traded: Mandeep Singh from RCB
Bought: Varun Chakaravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicolas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin