In an unexpected fashion, the South African pacer, who was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore, had become the most expensive player in IPL after Rajasthan Royals had bought him for Rs 16.25 crore. 

As the teams are preparing for the battle at its best, let's take a look at the list of retained and released players, the remaining purse value, and the key Indian players' who would dominate the auctions. 

In what would become one of the notable auctions in IPL history, a total of 291 players will be listed on the auction table including the released players and newbies who are on the verge of making their IPL Debut.

Ashwin was resplendent and rocked in his home city of Chennai and gave a perfect cricketing treat for the Chennai crowd.

Ravichandran Ashwin was picked as the Player of the Match. The Chennai-based cricketer had got eight wickets and scored 119 runs including a century and a five-wicket haul.

Ashwin's century has become the fifth test century and the first against England. The last four centuries of Ashwin were against West Indies.

His century against England on Saturday has come after a year. Lastly, he scored a century against South Africa on 19th October 2019, in Ranchi.

Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat first following which the Indian batting line-up came to the crease only to disappoint the fans with a shocking opening

As Natajaran has now been removed from the Tamil Nadu squad, it has been larger expected that he will be inducted into the Indian team for the limited-over formats against England.

However, if there is one thing that can be a takeaway from the first match is Ashwin's record. The reputed spinner has on Monday achieved the unique record.