Indian Premier League 2022: England pacer Jofra Archer has been bought to Mumbai Indians for a whopping ₹8 crore. The base worth for the quick bowler was ₹2 crore. The two-day mega IPL 2022 public sale that started on Saturday noticed franchises go all out to purchase the pacers and had been seen selecting each Indian and international pacers at an enormous worth.
Jofra celebrated his entry into the Mumbai Indians squad with an emoji.
“JofraArcher is SOLD to @mipaltan for INR 8 crore and a round of applause here in the Auction room. @mipaltan bring the England cricketer on board for INR 8 Crore,” mentioned a tweet from the official IPL deal with.
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So far, Deepak Chahar has been the most costly pacer, who was purchased by Chennai Super Kings(CSK) for a whopping ₹14 crore.
Earlier, England batter Liam Livingstone additionally fetched a ₹11.50 crore deal from Punjab Kings. The franchise additionally purchased West Indies quick bowler Odean Smith for ₹6 crore on Day 2 of the IPL mega public sale.
Meanwhile, Among the international gamers who obtained large quantities through the public sale are Lockie Ferguson of New Zealand getting 10 cr from Gujarat Titans, Kagiso Rabadawho was paid ₹9.25 cr by Punjab Kings, Trent Boult getting 8 cr from RR and Pat Cummins getting ₹7.25 cr from Kolkata Knight Riders.
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