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Rishabh Pant became the astir costly subordinate successful the past of the Indian Premier League arsenic helium was signed by Lucknow Super Giants for 27 crore (£2.54m) astatine the mega auction successful Saudi Arabia.
The India wicketkeeper, 27, was the taxable of a bidding warfare betwixt the Super Giants and his erstwhile side, Delhi Capitals.
Pant, who returned to the crippled successful this year's IPL aft an 14-month lay-off pursuing a car accident, bushed the grounds acceptable earlier successful the time erstwhile Shreyas Iyer was signed for 26.75 crore (£2.51m) by Punjab Kings.
Australia seamer Mitchell Starc, who held the grounds anterior to the auction, was signed for 11.75 crore (£1m) by the Capitals, immoderate mode abbreviated of his 24.75 crore (£2.3m) outgo erstwhile helium was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders past year.
Jos Buttler was the lone Englishman successful the archetypal batch of players auctioned successful Jeddah, and the England white-ball skipper and wicketkeeper was picked up by Gujarat Titans for 15.75 crore (£1.4m).
Liam Livingstone was signed from the 2nd acceptable of players, joining Royal Challengers Bangalore for 8.75 crore (£827,000).
Hundreds of players volition spell nether the hammer astatine the IPL's mega auction crossed Sunday and Monday, with sides looking to physique their squads aft retentions successful October.
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