IPL 2023 Auction: At the IPL 2023 Auction in Kochi on Friday, Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16.25 crore. When Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers participated in a bidding struggle for England’s Test skipper Ben Stokes, the value rose from the preliminary Rs 2 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants entered the bidding as Royals withdrew. Stokes was lastly snatched up by CSK with 16.25 crore.
Stokes was an excellent all-arounder and captaincy possibility, so Chennai did nicely to pick out him. Sam Curran, who was bought by Punjab Kings for a staggering Rs 18.50 crore, the best public sale buy in IPL historical past, was misplaced to them.
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CSK Welcomes Ben Stokes in IPL 2023 Auction
Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal have been acquired earlier by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a mixed whole of Rs 13.25 and Rs 8.25 crore.
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Ben Stokes’ good cricketing information
Stokes, who has performed two nice knocks to steer England to World Cup victories in each the 50-over and 20-over codecs, is famend for sustaining his composure below stress. Fans anticipate MS Dhoni, who’s anticipated to play his remaining season within the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023, will hand over the reigns to Ben Stokes.
With a funds of Rs 20.45 crore, CSK entered the IPL 2023 public sale. Two of the seven berths have been accessible for the Chennai franchise, which was led by former India captain MS Dhoni. After buying Stokes and Rahane, they’ve now spent Rs 16.75 crore, leaving Rs 3.7 crore of their purse.
Current CSK squad
Retained gamers: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway (NZ), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali (ENG), Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius (SA), Mitchell Santner (NZ), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana (SL), Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana (SL).
Players purchased in IPL public sale: Ben Stokes (ENG), Ajinkya Rahane (IND)
Total slots accessible now for CSK: 5
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