The IPL mini auction that was held in Dubai on Tuesday - December 19 had broken back-to-back records as the teams waged a strong and surprise bid to buy the best players.
With this new history, Curran will be joining a new league of Kings and an important reason why Curran's value rose high is that his recent triumph as the T20 World Cup player of the tournament.
The teams took the table of trade on Saturday and within some time into the auction, the event had a setback after the auctioneer had suddenly collapsed.
Around 291 players from both India and abroad were on the auction list and in the event that lasted for five hours, most of the players were bought while some had left unsold.
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.
With Rayudu's re-entry has gone flop, fans expected their captain's knock and a supporting partnership from Jadeja as there were enough overs in their hand. Sadly, nothing helped the men in yellow as they marked their hat-trick defeat.
In what has been spelled as a surprise bid, Patanjali's move has come as the factor of showcasing itself as the ardent nationalistic brand to succeed the vacated Chinese brand.
