Legends League Cricket 2024 Auction: Dhawal Kulkarni becomes Most Expensive Player

 

Dhawal Kulkarni Was Bought By Indian Capitals For Rs 50 Lacs INR.



Legends League Cricket is set to return for the third edition and the auction proved to be full of surprises as the six teams battled hard to get the maximum value of their Rs 8 crore purse.

 Former Indian stars like Dinesh Karthik and Shikhar Dhawan are some of the biggest names participating in the tournament and were signed straightaway by the respective teams Southern Superstars and Team Gujarat. 

Isuru Udana was bought by Urbanrisers Hyderabad for a whopping Rs 61.97 lakh while Chadwick Walton was right behind him for Rs 60.3 lakh by the same franchise.

Samiullah Shinwari, known for his aggressive batting, was bought by Hyderabad for Rs 18.585 lakh, indicating teams' interest in power hitters.

 The real attraction initially was Dwayne Smith, whose explosive batting earned him a deal by the Capitals for Rs 47.36 lakh, but the biggest story of the day was Indian spinner Praveen Gupta, who triggered one of the biggest bidding wars of the day. Starting from a base price of Rs 5 lakh, the defending champions, Manipal Tigers, won the battle for Rs 48.00 lakh. 

The most expensive Indian of the day was Dhawal Kulkarni, who was bought by India Capitals for Rs 50 lakh. LLC to begin on September 20 The auction was not just about big names The presence of such diverse talent underlines.

LLC will Commence on September 20

 LLC's commitment to providing a platform where skill, experience and entertainment value are celebrated in equal measure. The next season is scheduled to begin on September 20, 2024 at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium in Jodhpur.

Current Team List: 

Konark Suryas Odisha:

 Irfan Pathan (RTM), Yusuf Pathan (RTM), Kevin O'Brien (29.17 Lakhs), Ross Taylor (50.34 Lakhs), Vinay Kumar (33 Lakhs), Richard Levi (16.78 Lakhs), Dishan Munaweera (15.5 Lakhs), Shahbaz Nadeem (35 Lakhs), Fidel Edwards (29.36 Lakhs), Ben Laughlin (22.78 Lakhs), Rajesh Bishnoi (19 Lakhs), Pravin Tambe (28 Lakhs), Divesh Pathania (5 Lakhs), KP Appanna (10 Lakhs), Ambati Rayudu (Icon), Naveen Stewart (Direct Signature)

 Gujarat Team:

Chris Gayle (RTM), Liam Plunkett (41.56 Lakhs), Morne van Wyk (29.29 Lakhs), Lendl Simmons (37.56 Lakhs), Asghar Afghan (33.17 Lakhs), Jerome Taylor (36.17 Lakhs), Paras Khadka (12.58 Lakhs), Seekuge Prasanna (22.78 Lakh), Kamau Leverock (10.89 Lakh), Sybrand Engelbrecht (15.08 Lakh), Shannon Gabriel (17.08 Lakh), Samar Quadri (25L), Mohammad Kaif (Icon), S. Sreesanth (Icon), Shikhar Dhawan (Direct Signing)

 India Capitals: 

Ashley Nurse (RTM), Ben Dunk (RTM), Dwayne Smith (47.36L), Colin de Grandhomme (32.36L), Naman Ojha (40 Lakhs), Dhawal Kulkarni (50 Lakhs), Chris Mpofu (39.78 Lakhs), Faiz Fazal (25 Lakhs), Iqbal Abdullah (19 Lakhs), Kirk Edwards (10.9 Lakhs), Rahul Sharma (31 Lakhs), Pankaj Singh (20 Lakhs), Gyaneshwar Rao (10 Lakhs), Bharat Chipli (37 lakhs), parwinder Awana (12lakhs), Pawan Suyal (17.5 Lakhs), Murli Vijay (Icon), Ian Bell (Direct Signing), 

Southern Superstars:

 Abdur Razak (RTM), Elton Chigumbra (24.97 lakhs), Hamilton Masakadza (23.28 Lakhs), Pawan Negi (40 Lakhs), Jeevan Mendis (15.6 Lakhs), Suranga Lakmal (33.78 Lakhs), Shreevats Goswami (17 Lakhs), Hamid Hassan (20.9 Lakhs), Nathan Coulter Nile (41.9 Lakhs), Chirag Gandhi (23 Lakhs), Suboth Bhati (38 Lakhs), Robin Bist (5 Lakhs), Jesal Karia (15.5 Lakhs), C. de Silva (29.08 Lakhs), Monu Kumar (10.5 Lakhs), Kedar Jadhav (Icon), Parthiv Patel (Icon), Dinesh Karthik (Direct Signature) 

Manipal Tigers: 

Harbhajan Singh (RTM), Robin Uthappa (RTM), Thisara Perera (RTM), Sheldon Cottrell (33.56 Lakhs), Dan Christian (55.95 Lakhs), Angelo Perera (42.17 Lakhs), Manoj Tiwary (15 Lakhs), Solomon Mire (38 Lakhs), Asele Gunarathne (35.89 Lakhs), Anureet Singh (27 Lakhs), Abu Nechim (19 lakhs), Amit Verma (26 lakhs), Imran Khan (12.5 lakhs), Rahul Shukla (31 lakhs), Amitoj Singh (6 lakhs), Praveen Gupta (48 lakhs), Saurabh Tiwary (direct signing) 

Urbanrisers Hyderabad:

 Suresh Raina (RTM), Gurkeerat Singh Mann (RTM), Peter Trego (RTM), Samiullah Shinwari (18.5 lakhs), George Worker (15.5 lakhs), Isuru Udana (61.97 lakhs), Rikki Clarke (37.75 lakhs), Stuart Binny (40 lakhs), Jaskaran Malhotra (10.4 lakhs), Chadwick Walton (60.3 lakhs), Bipul Sharma (17 lakhs), Nuwan Pradeep (48.79 lakhs), Yogesh Nagar (7 lakhs).