Rajasthan bought Rovman Powell for ₹7.40 crore

England's Harry Brook was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 4 crore.

Harry Brook goes to Delhi for Rs 4 crore, Russo unsold
England's middle order batsman Harry Brook was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 4 crore. Rajasthan had also bid for him. Riley Russo of South Africa remained unsold in set-1.

Rovman Powell sold for ₹7.40 crore
The bid for West Indies T-20 captain Rovman Powell crossed Rs 7 crore. His name came first in the auction. His base price was Rs 1 crore and there was a bidding war for him between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan bought him for Rs 7.40 crore.

Bidding will be done set wise

• Set-1: The names of England's Harry Brook, Australia's Travis Head and Steve Smith, India's Karun Nair and Manish Pandey, West Indies' Rovman Powell and South Africa's Riley Rousseau are named.
• Set-2: Gerald Cootdy, Pat Cummins, Wanindu Hasaranga, Daryl Mitchell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Chris Woakes.
• Set-3: KS Bharat, Jose Inglis, Kusal Mendis, Philip Salt, Tristan Stubbs

How many players at which base price?
Rs 2 crore is the biggest base price of the auction, there are 23 players in it. There are names of 13 players in the base price of Rs 1.50 crore and 14 players in Rs 1 crore. There are 11 players in the base price of 75 lakhs. Apart from these, the base price of 206 players is Rs 20 lakh, 6 players are Rs 30 lakh, 4 players are Rs 40 lakh and the base price of 56 players is Rs 50 lakh.

Mallika Sagar is the auctioneer
Auctions for IPL have been held 16 times so far. Every time the auction was conducted by a male auctioneer. So far Richard Madeley and Hugh Edmeads have hosted the auction. This time Mallika Sagar is hosting the auction. They hosted the auctions in the Women's Premier League for both seasons.

Top-10 uncapped players of IPL auction
Many uncapped players also surprisingly become millionaires in the IPL auction. Teams select these players on the basis of their performance in domestic cricket. Uncapped stars like Krishnappa Gautam, Shahrukh Khan, Shivam Mavi have been sold for more than Rs 6 crore. This time also some such untapped stars can become millionaires.

Will the ₹20 crore barrier be broken in the auction?
10 teams have Rs 262.95 crore left in the auction. Among these, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai will enter the auction with more than Rs 30 crore. There are chances that one of these teams may also include the most expensive player in IPL history, whose price may cross Rs 20 crore.