IPL 2018 players auction Day 1: Uncapped players shine as bidders tussle

Rahul Tripathi, Surya Kumar Yadav fetch Rs 34 mn and Rs 32 mn as winning bids; Mumbai Indians snatch Krunal Pandya from RCB

Uncapped players found themselves in demand during the IPL 2018 player auction. A lot of the younger players who are yet to don the Team India uniform were sold for much higher than their seniors. 

Krunal Pandya was the pick of the uncapped players as Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad putting in bids. In the end, it was RCB that managed to out in the winning bid at Rs 88 million. However, no sooner did auctioneer Richard Madley ask approach them, the Mumbai Indians raised the Right To Match card, retaining the second Pandya brother in