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The mini-auction for the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League concluded yesterday Friday, the 23rd of December in Kochi. A total of 405 players went under the hammer. Young England all-rounder Sam Curran ended up being the highlight of the day as he was sold to Punjab for a mammoth amount of INR 18.5 crores.
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The 24-year-old played a crucial role in the title triumph of the three lions during the recently concluded 20-20 World Cup 2022. He scalped a total of 13 wickets in the tournament and also won the ‘player of the tournament award.
Subsequently, Punjab also bought the senior Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikander Raza who enjoyed a brilliant run in the eighth edition of the 20-20 World Cup 2022.
Apart from that, Punjab was also in the headlines as they kept 3 slots vacant and saved a purse of INR 12 crores. The fans came up with some interesting tweets following this move from the franchise:
Here’s how fans reacted:
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Earlier, during the ongoing mini-auction for the Indian T20 League 2023, star England all-rounder Ben Stokes was the headline of the day as the three-time tournament winners Chennai bought him in an amount of INR 16.25 crores.
But it was Cameron Green who happened to be the news of the day he ended up being the second most-highest bid in the entire history of the tournament since its inception 14 years back in the year 2008.
The final squad of Punjab for the next edition of the Indian T20 League:
Punjab:
Shikhar Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.