Delhi buy Kushagra for Rs 7.2 crore

Tue, 19 December 2023

18:15

Kumar Kushagra

Coming up next is set of uncapped wicketkeepers.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore of England is sold to Royals for his base price of Rs 40 lakh.

Ricky Bhui of India is also sold to Delhi Capitals for his reserve price of Rs 20 lakh.

Urvil Patel, who was part of Gujarat Titans last year, along with Vishnu Solanki remain unsold for their base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Jharkhand's wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra with a base price of Rs 20 lakh gets immediate bids from CSK and Titans before Delhi Capitals also jump into the fray.

A flurry of bids in a matter of minutes as Kushagra's starting price jumps more than 25 times to go beyond Rs 5 crore.

Infact, the two teams show no signs of stopping as they take the bid past Rs 7 crore.

Delhi finally manage to bag the young wicketkeeper for a whopping Rs 7.2 crore.

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