IPL Auction 2017: Ben Stokes roped in by Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 14.5 crores
IPL Auction 2017: Ben Stokes roped in by RPS for INR 14.5 crores
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was roped in by Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) for a whopping INR 14.5 crores, during the IPL Auction 2017 at the at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bengaluru on Monday. The England all-rounder is a class all-rounder, and has been a regular member of the English side, be it any format. It will be his debut at this format, having represented Durham in the shortest format of the game. However, he hasn’t played a franchise T20 tournament before. He has over 1,000 T20 runs, while he also has 32 wickets in the format from 77 matches, as he looks to prove himself in the tournament. IPL Auction 2017: LIVE News and Updates from IPL 10 auction
Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) will be one of the teams who will look forward to make amends in IPL Auction 2017 for the dismal last season. With MS Dhoni at helm, they had all the ammunitions in place to succeed but off-form of key players and losing many of their stars due to injury ensured they lingered at the last spot in majority of the tournament. Also, the fading chemistry between Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin did not help the cause. However, Dhoni won’t be leading the side this season, and instead Australia’s Steven Smith was appointed as the skipper of the side on Sunday, which makes things interesting for RPS this season. IPL 2017 Auction: Complete list of sold players with price, Indian Premier League 10
The 10th edition of the much hyped, highly successful and the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 is witnessing the IPL Auction 2017 being held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bengaluru on Monday. Eight franchise teams are fighting it out for the best possible players in their side to complete the squad and be eligible to compete in the 10th edition of the IPL, starting April 5. IPL 2017 Auction: Full list of players unsold for Indian Premier League 10
More than 350 players are being auctioned this year, and about 76 players, along with 28 overseas players are to be auctioned, as the world is witnessing a war of money among the franchises to grab the best possible player.