IPL 2019 Auction Highlights: Yuvraj Singh picked up Mumbai Indians; Unadkat and Chakravarthy become highest-paid cricketers

Background

IPL 2019 Auction Live Updates: The IPL 2019 auctions will be held in Jaipur on December 18 (Tuesday). A total of 350 cricketers (4 cricketers including England captain Eoin Morgan were added to the initial list of 346 cricketers on Monday) will up for auction as eight IPL franchises will look to fill up the gaps in their squads for the 12^th edition of Indian Premier League. 

Here are some FAQs about the IPL 2019 auctions

 
What is the complete list of players for IPL 2019 auction?   
While 1003 players had initially registered, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players to the IPL governing council. The trimmed list consists of 350 players, who will fight for the 70 spots available. The auction will also see 119 capped, 229 uncapped and two players from the associate nations also go into the auctions. 

What is the highest base price for IPL 2019 auction? 
Like every year, the players have been divided into 8 price brackets. The highest base price is of INR 2 crore – a total of 9 cricketers are under this bracket and they will be auctioned first on Tuesday. The base price bracket for the capped players are as follows- INR 1.5 crore, INR 1 crore, INR 50 lakhs.

 

BASE PRICE (IN INR)	TOTAL PLAYERS	INDIAN PLAYERS	OVERSEAS PLAYERS
2 Crore	9	-	9
1.5 Crore	10	1	9
1 Crore

21:11 PM (IST)  •  18 Dec 2018

17-year-old Indian U-19 star Riyan Parag is the last player to be sold in IPL 2019 Auctions. He has been picked up by Rajasthan Royals 20 lakhs.

21:10 PM (IST)  •  18 Dec 2018

Ashton Turner is sold Rajasthan Royals for 50 lakhs.

21:08 PM (IST)  •  18 Dec 2018

Punjab opening batsman Manan Vohra becomes third time lucky. He has been picked up by Rajasthan Royals for his base price of 20 lakhs.

21:08 PM (IST)  •  18 Dec 2018

England all-rounder Joe Denly, who is the only cricketer to score a century and claim a hat-trick in the same T20, has been picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of 1 crore. That’s a good buy for KKR.

21:03 PM (IST)  •  18 Dec 2018

Jalaj Saxena is sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakhs, Murugan Ashwin is sold to KXIP for 20 lakhs, Ruturaj Gaikwad is sold to Chennai for 20 lakhss, Shubham Ranjane is sold to Rajasthan Royals for 20 lakhs