Chris Morris, IPL's most expensive player arrives in India for the 14th season

South-African all-rounder Chris Morris became the costliest player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) auction when Rajasthan ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: March 27, 2021 12:46 PM2021-03-27T12:46:51+5:302021-03-27T12:47:41+5:30

Chris Morris, IPL's most expensive player arrives in India for the 14th season | Chris Morris, IPL's most expensive player arrives in India for the 14th season

Chris Morris, IPL's most expensive player arrives in India for the 14th season

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South-African all-rounder Chris Morris became the costliest player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) auction when Rajasthan Royals snapped him up for Rs 16.25 crore. Morris had been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore before the IPL 2021 auction after a below-par performance in the IPL 2020 which was played in UAE in September-November. Chris Morris had priced himself at INR 2 crores at the IPL 2021 auction. He had already gotten an INR 10 crore bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2020 auction, but with his massive bid in the IPL 2021 auction, he broke the all-time record which was previously held by Yuvraj Singh, who had gotten a bid of INR 16 crores from Delhi Capitals.

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Yesterday, Morris arrived in India ahead of the 14th season of the cash rich league which begins on April 9. Chris will be undergoing the mandatory mandatory quarantine before joining the team for the practice sessions. This will be the second time Chris Morris will play for Rajasthan Royals, as he had made his IPL debut for the franchise. He said that he was fortunate he was having a second stint with the 2008 IPL winners. Speaking on their most expensive buy, Rajasthan Royals' Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara though agreed that the price of Chris Morris was on the higher side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, he was happy to have the South Africa all-rounder for his ability to finish the games with the bat. India all-rounder Shivam Dube was also picked by Rajasthan Royals for ₹4.4 crore during the auction. Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka skipper said that the side was specifically looking for someone like Shivam for the middle-order spot. The Royals also added Bangladesh left-armer Mustafizur Rehman to their fast-bowling arsenal for the season at his base price of 1 cr. Mustafizur brings in big international and IPL championship experience with him to the Royals squad.

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