Highlight:
- KL Rahul will captain the Lucknow team in the IPL
- Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi join Lucknow team
- Hardik Pandya to captain Ahmedabad team
The IPL Governing Council has approved Rs 15 crore, Rs 11 crore and Rs 7 crore for the three players. Of this, Rahul is said to have signed a contract worth Rs 15 crore, Stoinis Rs 11 crore and Bishnoi Rs 4 crore. With this, the Lucknow franchise will be able to reach a mega auction of Rs 60 crore.
Rahul’s transfer comes following proving his mettle as captain of Punjab for two seasons. Rahul is one of the leading run-scorers in the IPL. Rahul has scored 2548 runs in 55 matches for Punjab in the IPL. He is the highest run scorer for Punjab. He made his IPL debut in 2014. In the first season he played for RCB and later for Sunrisers Hyderabad and then once more for RCB. In 2018, he will join the Punjab team for Rs 11 crore.
In 2015, the Stones made their debut for the Delhi team. He later changed his team and returned to Delhi in 2020. He has scored 441 runs from 27 matches. He also took 15 wickets. He had earlier played for Punjab and RCB teams. Bishnoi made a name for himself in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup and reached the Punjab Kings the same year. He took 12 wickets in 14 games in the first season.
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Earlier, Ahmedabad, another new team in the IPL, had acquired three players, including Hardik Pandya. Rashid Khan and Kolkata’s Shubhman Gill are the other players in the Ahmedabad squad. Pandya, who played a number of magnificent innings for the Mumbai Indians, might not be retained by the team this time. The teams will win the remaining players in the mega auction to be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Three players, including Pandya, in Ahmedabad team, Kolkata batsman, paid crores
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