Summary The Rajasthan Royals' winning bid for costliest of Day-I Ben Stokes was $200,000.
BANGALORE (AFP) - With more than $60 million to spend, the eight Indian Premier League teams splashed out again Saturday for the 2018 season. Here are the top 10 buys by value:
Ben Stokes (England - allrounder) Rajasthan Royals $1.96m
Manish Pandey (India - batsman) Sunrisers Hyderabad $1.7m
Lokesh Rahul (India - batsman) Kings XI Punjab $1.7m
Chris Lynn (Australia - batsman) Kolkata Knight Riders for $1.5m
Mitchell Starc (Australia - paceman) Kolkata Knight Riders $1.47m
Glenn Maxwell (Australia - all-rounder) Delhi Daredevils $1.41m
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan - spin bowler) Sunrisers Hyderabad $1.41m
Krunal Pandya (India - all-rounder) Mumbai Indians $1.38m
Sanju Samson (India - wicketkeeper-batsman) Rajasthan Royals $1.25m
Kedar Jadhav (India - all-rounder) Chennai Super Kings $1.22m
English Stokes costliest of day-I
England allrounder Ben Stokes attracted the highest price of $1.96 million in the early sales at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction on Saturday, despite uncertainty over his availability.
The Rajasthan Royals’ winning bid was $200,000 less than the record price Rising Pune Supergiant paid for him last season.
It still topped the early bids, even though it is not certain Stokes will be able to play in the lucrative tournament after he was charged with affray following a fight outside a nightclub in Bristol last year.
