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