Although a mini-auction, the bidding war that unraveled on Thursday evening in Chennai was an exciting affair with record money being splurged, mostly on all-rounders. 291 players went under the hammer and 57 slots were filled with Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore shelling out the most. Chris Morris became the most expensive player to be bought at an IPL auction with Rajasthan Royals paying INR 16.25 crore for the all-rounder while Krisnappa Gowtham became his uncapped counterpart with Chennai Super Kings picking him up for INR 9.25 crore. There were a few bizarre picks and few steals, but at the end of the five-hour-long event, here is how the eight teams stand ahead of the 14th season of IPL...from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/37uAWL7
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