IPL 2023 Auction

Defending champions Gujarat Titans rewarded pacer Shivam Mavi's IPL and domestic experience by signing him for INR 6 crores, making him the most expensive uncapped Indian player on Friday. They also signed wicketkeeper-batter K.S. Bharat for INR 1.2 crore and Gujarat cricketer Urvil Patel for INR 20 lakh.

"Obviously, I'm pinching myself. I think joining such a great team in Mumbai, we obviously got such a history, all the past players that have played for them, and how great they are and how good the team is at the moment," he said to Cricket Live - Auction Special show on Star Sports.

Through this, Little becomes the first Ireland player to earn an IPL contract. Little, 23, made his international debut for Ireland in 2016 and has since played two ODIs and 53 T20Is for his country.

Three IPL franchises -- Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals -- own teams in the International League T20 (ILT20) in the United Arab Emirates while six teams -- Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, SunRisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals - are involved in the upcoming league in South Africa (SA20).

Dhoni, who had relinquished captaincy in the 2022 edition but was forced to take back the reins as the team fared miserably under Ravindra Jadeja, will probably be leading the CSK for the last time this season as he wants to bid farewell in front of home fans at Chennai. With the 41-year-old four-time IPL-winning skipper set to retire for the final time soon.

The JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals franchise bagged ICC Men's T20 World Cup-winning player Phil Salt for INR 2 crore along with South African Rilee Rossouw for INR 4.6 crore. They also picked up experienced Indian players like Ishant Sharma and Manish Pandey for INR 50 Lakh and INR 2.4 crore respectively. In addition, uncapped Indian speedster Mukesh Kumar also joined the Delhi Capitals for INR 5.5 crore.

"I didn't sleep much last night, was a bit excited, also nervous about how the auction was going to go. But yeah, absolutely overwhelmed and incredibly humbled that I managed to get what I did. I never had any expectations to receive that," Curran said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Live -- Auction Special'.

Brook made his England T20I debut against West Indies this year. In 17 innings, he has averaged 26.57 at a strike rate of 137.77 and was a part of England's T20 World Cup-winning team in Australia. Recently, he was named Player of the Series in England's 3-0 Test series triumph in Pakistan for scoring three centuries on tour.