Published: Feb 06, 2016, 03:34 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 06, 2016, 03:34 PM (IST)
India’s uncapped spinner Murugan Ashwin has been sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) in the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. Murugan, who is from Tamil Nadu is a less known player, but has a great ability to pick up wickets, and being a leg-spinner is a highly impactful player. However, his IPL status would be testd, after fetching a high Rs. 4.5 crores from RPS. The 2016 IPL Auction is underway in Bengaluru on Sunday, as eight of the teams are going head to head to make the best signing of players for their respective teams, who would clash in the 2016 season (season 9) of the 2016 IPL. Live Updates & Blog, IPL 2016 Auction: List of sold & unsold players & teams in Indian Premier League 9 auction
The season has a couple of surprises as a couple of the oldest franchise in the league in the form of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) have been suspended, leading to the entry of a couple of new teams in the form of Rising Pune Superkings (RPS) and Gujarat Lions (GL). With 351 players up for Auction, it’s all set for a cracker. COMPLETE COVERAGE IPL 2016 AUCTION: LIVE BLOG & UPDATES OF IPL 9 AUCTION
Rising Pune Supergiants have 27 crores in place to to acquire rest of the squad and more 22 players can be added to the squad. The team has two international players and rest include cricketer from team India. Rising Pune Supergiants can be expected to be a better team than Chennai Super Kings and come out stronger in this season of IPL. With Stephen Fleming and Dhoni together on one side once again, the magic will surely be repeated once again in 2016.
