IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals were involved in a bidding war for Dhawan, and in the end, the seasoned spinner was acquired by Royals for the price of Rs 5 crores

Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin
ANI Bengaluru
1 min read Last Updated : Feb 12 2022 | 2:08 PM IST

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was acquired by Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022 Mega Auction here in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals were involved in a bidding war for Dhawan, and in the end, the seasoned spinner was acquired by Royals for the price of Rs 5 crores.

The IPL 2022 mega auction is being held in Bengaluru and it is a two-day event that will get over on Sunday.

A total of 600 cricketers will go under the hammer in the auction that will be held on Saturday and Sunday.

Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players chose to place themselves in this bracket.

There are 20 players on the auction list with a reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore while 34 players are on the list of cricketers with a reserve price of Rs 1 crore.

A total of 377 Indian players and 223 overseas players are up for grabs in what promises to be an action-packed IPL 2022 Player Auction in Bengaluru.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :R AshwinRajasthan RoyalsIPL auctionIndian Premier League

First Published: Feb 12 2022 | 2:08 PM IST

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