Mumbai Indians dropped Ishant Kishan last year as they decided to retain Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumra, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard. However, with the Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings XI, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad coming up in the star auction, his base price has gone up from Rs 2 crore to Rs 15.25 crore.
23-year-old Ishant Kishan proved his big hitting ability by hitting 30 sixes in the 2020 IPL. Ishant Kishan’s ability to become a better captain in the future also added value. He has played in 61 IPL matches and has scored 1452 runs including nine fifties and Ishant Kishan has a superb strike rate of 136.34. He made his debut in India last year and has played three ODIs and five T20I matches so far.
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Yuvraj Singh, who was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 16 crore in 2015, is still the most valuable Indian player in IPL history. Yuvraj is also the third most expensive Indian (Royal Challengers Bangalore Rs 14 crore in 2014). Dinesh Karthik, the wicket-keeper-batsman who was acquired by Delhi Daredevils in 2014 for Rs 12.5 crore, is fourth on the list. On Saturday, Kolkata Knight Riders acquired midfielder Shreyas Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore.
Summary- Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan wins historic IPL Mega Auction in Bangalore on Saturday. Ishan Kishan was bought by five-time champions Mumbai Indians for a record amount on the first day of the mega auction. With this, wicketkeeper-batsman Ishant Kishan became the second most valuable Indian player in the history of the Indian Premier League. Ishan Kishan has become the second most expensive Indian cricketer in the IPL after Yuvraj Singh. Kishan was bought by Mumbai for Rs 15.25 crore.
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