The Indian Premier League’s auctions are scheduled to take place on December 19 in Kolkata. But the deadline for the IPL trading window was till 5 pm on November 15. Big names like R Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane have been traded and both the players will now play for Delhi Capitals. Here’s a look at the full list.
Ravichandran Ashwin – Kings XI Punjab to Delhi Capitals (Rs 7.1 crore)
Ankit Rajpoot – Kings XI Punjab to Rajasthan Royals
Krishnappa Gowtham – Rajasthan Royals to Kings XI Punjab
Trent Boult – Delhi Capitals to Mumbai Indians
Ajinkya Rahane – Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals
Mayank Markande – Delhi Capitals to Rajasthan Royals (The leg-spinner was first traded to DC from Mumbai Indians)
Rahul Tewatia – Delhi Capitals to Rajasthan Royals
Dhawal Kulkarni – Rajasthan Royals to Mumbai Indians
Sherfane Rutherford – Delhi Capitals to Mumbai Indians (Rs 6.2 crore)
Jagadeesha Suchith – Delhi Capitals to Kings XI Punjab (Rs 20 lakh)
Siddhesh Lad – Mumbai Indians to Kolkata Knight Riders
Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka said, ‘The biggest concern for us was the operation of Jason Behrendorff. We needed to replace him with a new player. He performed brilliantly for us last year. When Delhi decided to release Bolt, we felt that he is a world-class bowler which is very dangerous for the opposition team in our circumstances. Especially when he bowls with Bumrah. ‘
Mumbai had to leave spin bowler Mayank Markande. Jayawardene said, ‘Obviously we let Mayank go because we thought he could play a few matches for Delhi and then we got a chance to get Sherfen Rutherford, who we consider a great talent.’
Jayawardene said, “Dhawal Kulkarni is an experienced bowler. We needed to add him to the team. They are from Mumbai only. So we had no hesitation in including him in the team. We have strengthened some areas which were important to us and now we are excited about the auction.”
