NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals won the opening bid in the IPL 2024 Auction held in Dubai. The inaugural season winners purchased West Indies skipper Rovman Powell for a whopping Rs 7.4 crore in what was the first purchase of the record-breaking auction.
Royals then spent big sums on India batter Shubham Dubey, who became one of the few crorepati uncapped players in the auction. Dubey was bought for a staggering Rs 5.8 crore by the Royals. They also added two more overseas players, but on relatively cheap prices.
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Punjab Kings IPL 2024 squadSanju Samson-led Royals will play away match against Punjab Kings on April 13.
Purse available: Rs 20 lakh
Current squad: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger.
Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Sanju Samson (c and wk), Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Kuldeep Sen, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna.
Players Bought: Rovman Powell (Rs 7.40 cr), Shubham Dubey (Rs 5.8 cr), Nandre Burger (Rs 50 lakh), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Rs 40 lakh), Abid Mushtaq (Rs 20 lakh)
Total Players: 22
Overseas: 8
Overseas slots remaining: 0
Total available slots: 3
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