A bidding war for Boult took place between Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB), Rajasthan Royals, and Mumbai Indians
The IPL 2022 mega auction is being held in Bengaluru and it is a two-day event that will get over on Sunday
Australia pacer Pat Cummins on Saturday was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 7.25 crore in the Indian Premier League mega auction
Two Australian cricketers -- white-ball specialist Mitchell Marsh and opener David Warner -- could start a bidding war in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mega Auction.
But where will all this excitement unfold and when will all this begin? Here's the answer to all that
It will be IPL's 15th season this April and this would be the fifth mega-auction, apart from the 10 earlier ones where only some players took part. That makes it one every 365 days
Then there are Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal, who can also get anything in the range of USD 2 million (Rs 15 crore) as both of them are proven international performers
Rajasthan Royals head into the auction here on Saturday with Rs 62 crores in their purse
One of the most successful Zimbabwe cricketers, Andy Flower has reportedly left Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Multan Sultans midway through the PSL-7 season to be in India for the IPL mega auction.
Pujara and Sreesanth have registered for the IPL players auction at a base price of INR 50 lakh
There will be 590 players who will go under the hammer during the two-day auction
This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament
'Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations,' stated an official release
Over the years, India's Under-19 cricketers have got good money in IPL auctions and it will be no different this time as well when the paddle goes up on February 12 and 13.
England skipper Joe Root has "sacrificed" the opportunity to enter the IPL mega auction to "throw" all his energy into reviving the fortunes of his under-fire Test team.
The IPL mega-auction will be a two-day affair, on February 12 and 13, and will be held in Bengaluru ahead of the 2022 season
The upbeat mood is reflective of the fact that the competition for these lucrative rights will be much fiercer than ever before
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday retained their former captain Virat Kohli while Mumbai Indians predictably retained India's T20 captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
In case of four retentions, it could be either three Indians and one foreign player or at the maximum two Indians and as many foreigners
When BCCI invited bids for two new teams for IPL T20 league, not many expected a windfall of Rs 12,715 crore