Top ten buys on first day of IPL auction

With more than $60 million to spend, the eight Indian Premier League teams splashed out again Saturday for the 2018 season.

Here are the top 10 buys by value:

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Ben Stokes (England – allrounder) Rajasthan Royals $1.96m

 

Manish Pandey (India – batsman) Sunrisers Hyderabad $1.7m

 

Lokesh Rahul (India – batsman) Kings XI Punjab $1.7m

 

Chris Lynn (Australia – batsman) Kolkata Knight Riders for $1.5m

 

Mitchell Starc (Australia – paceman) Kolkata Knight Riders $1.47m

 

Glenn Maxwell (Australia – all-rounder) Delhi Daredevils $1.41m

 

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan – spin bowler) Sunrisers Hyderabad $1.41m

 

Krunal Pandya (India – all-rounder) Mumbai Indians $1.38m

 

Sanju Samson (India – wicketkeeper-batsman) Rajasthan Royals $1.25m

 

Kedar Jadhav (India – all-rounder) Chennai Super Kings $1.22m

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