IPL auction 2024: Rovman Powell becomes first player to go under the hammer, RR pick him for 7.40 Crore

IPL auction 2024: The auction for the Indian Premier League 2024 is being held outside India for the first time as Dubai hosts the bidding war on December 19. West Indies power-hitter Rovman Powell became the first player to go under the hammer in the auction.

Powell was in demand as soon as his name came into the auction arena. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders went behind the former Delhi Capitals batter with some keen interest. However, the Royals picked Powell for a sum of INR 7.40 crore. KKR stopped raising the paddle when his fee reached 7.40 crore.

Rajasthan came into the auction with the smallest purse of INR 14.5 crore but they were clear for Powell, who can bat in the middle-order and finish games as well. RR had 16 players in the team ahead of the auction and needed to pick 8 players including 3 overseas players. 

Rajasthan Royals updated squad: Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan (Traded).

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