Mega Auction: All sold, unsold players, squads and remaining purse of teams after Day 1

The first day of the mega auction was nothing short of a blockbuster. Several players ended up getting lucrative contracts. However, there were a few people who went on to earn a fortune. Owing to the auction dynamics, several players got a pay rise as well. For starters, many uncapped cricketers such as Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia and Avesh Khan became millionaires. On the other hand, as predicted, the likes of Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, and Deepak Chahar turned out to be the costliest buys.

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The keeper-batter was purchased by Mumbai for a whopping amount of INR 15.25 crore. Like Kishan, even Chahar returned to his former franchise, as Chennai got him back for INR 14 crore. In the meanwhile, Kolkata spent INR 12.25 crore to acquire the services of Iyer.

Other than them, all-rounders like Harshal Patel and Shardul Thakur saw some massive bids for them as well. Speaking about all-rounders, Wanindu Hasaranga was in huge demand. After a massive bidding war between Punjab and Bangalore, the Sri Lankan ended up being purchased by the franchise he represented in 2021.

Overseas stars such as Faf Du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins ended up getting good deals as well. However, a few stalwarts and legends like Steve Smith, David Miller, Suresh Raina and Shakib Al Hasan found no bidders. However, it isn't over for them as they will go under the hammer once again tomorrow.

Here’s the list of all the players sold on Day 1: