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:

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