Lucknow team:
The newcomers to the IPL, the Lucknow Super Giants, bought great players like Quinton Decock, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda who gave up big sums. Gautam Gambhir, the team’s advisor, was the main reason for the team’s acquisition of such quality players. During the auction, he was in constant consultation with the executives as to how much any player could bid for.
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Gambhir Interview:
In this case, Gambhir is currently talking about how the mega auction worked. It said, “Before, I was at the auction. But, never bid to build a team from scratch. We have retained the top three quality players (KL Rahul, Ravi Bishnoi, Marcus Steinis). We just picked players for other places. ”
He further said, “If ours is the best bid for the mega auction, it is that Krishnappa Gautam bought it from CSK for just Rs 90 lakh. CSK bought him last year for Rs 9.25 crore. CSK, which had decided to buy the old players, thought we would compete to buy him back. Fortunately they retreated. This is why we were able to buy him at such a low price. He will be suitable to bat and bowl with Krunal Pandya in 8th position. ”
Last year, the Chennai Super Kings bought Gautam for Rs 9.25 crore and did not let him play in a single match.