Sanju Samson to replicate MS Dhoni’s plans for Tushar Deshpande? Chennai Super Kings get English all-rounder- The Week

The paucity of good seam-bowling Indian all-rounders in the auction list allowed South African Marco Jansen to earn a Rs 7 crore deal from Punjab Kings on the second day of the IPL Mega Auction at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Monday. Englishman Sam Curran, who had once attracted an Rs 18 crore bid, only had a couple of takers this time and rejoined his former team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for a Rs 2.40 crore deal.

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India all-rounder Washington Sundar, who is currently touring Australia with the Test squad, was sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 3.2 crore. Hardik Pandya’s brother Krunal Pandya got a Rs 5.75 crore deal from RCB who needed an experienced spin bowling all-rounder.

Nitish Rana, who had once breached the million dollar mark as an uncapped player, got a Rs 4.20 crore winning bid from Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals.

Meanwhile, experienced campaigners Faf du Plessis of South Africa and Rovman Powell of West Indies were bought for Rs 2 crore and Rs 1.50 crore by Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively.

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India’s promising Test seamer Akash Deep got an Rs 8 crore deal from Lucknow Super Giants. Deepak Chahar (Rs 9.25 crore for Mumbai Indians) and Mukesh Kumar (Rs 8 crore RTM by Delhi Capitals) got good deals on the second day when franchises came with leaner purses after extravagant bidding wars on Sunday. Tushar Deshpande, who has an economy rate of close to 10 runs per over, was snapped by Rajasthan Royals at Rs 6.50 crore.