Captain Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to victory, was dropped from the team this time. The reason for not keeping him is said to be the lack of consensus on salary. KKR dropped their trophy-winning captain and he came up for auction, following which a bidding war started for him.
Bidding started at Rs 2 crore between Shreyas Iyer and a bidding war was seen with Punjab Kings. KKR kept bidding continuously. When Punjab abandoned the bid, Delhi Capitals stepped in. After this a war broke out between KKR and Delhi. When KKR left the bid, a war broke out between Punjab and Delhi.
Shreyas Iyer sold for 26.75 crores
Delhi kept bidding for it and competition with Punjab continued. He became the highest paid Indian batsman in history. This amount is Rs. 18 crores and he became the highest Indian bidder leaving Arshdeep behind. He also became the first Indian to receive a bid of Rs 20 crore. After this, he became the most expensive player by surpassing Starc and the bid crossed Rs 26 crore and finally Rs 26.75 crore went to Punjab’s account.
Shreyas Iyer’s IPL career
Shreyas Iyer has also been the captain of Delhi Capitals in IPL. Later he was released from the team. If we look at Iyer’s career in IPL, he has played a total of 115 matches. Meanwhile, 3127 runs have been scored from his bat. He has scored 50 half-centuries. Shreyas Iyer was likely to get a big bid due to his special captaincy experience. Last season’s title win has contributed a lot in this.
