Total 74 players managed to get buyers on the first day of the Indian Premier League mega players auctions, there were several players both capped and uncapped ,who couldn’t crack any deal. The second day of the auction will also see the 10 franchises engage in a fierce bidding war to grab the best of the best.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta took to Twitter to praise the Mumbai Indians contingent on the first day of the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. During the auction, Zinta kept tweeting about the PBKS team and the players they have bought. She also had a special message for the rival team Mumbai Indians and its owner Nita Ambani.
Taking to her official Twitter handle, Zinta wrote, “Good to see Mumbai Indians are Covid compliant at the IPL auction table. Must confess Nita Ambani has pretty eyes.”
Notably, the Punjab Kings have the biggest purse heading into the IPL 2022 auction with a total of Rs 72 crore. They have only retained two players for a salary deduction of Rs 16 crore. PBKS purchased the first player of the day by securing the services of veteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan for Rs. 8.25 Crore.
They made another purchase from the marquee set by signing South African pacer Kagiso Rabada for Rs. 9.25 Crore.
PSKS list of players signed- Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Prabhsimran Singh.