CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A capped fast bowler and an uncapped mystery bowler emerged as the joint highest grossers in the VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction that concluded in Jaipur. With only 70 spots up for grabs, the one-day event witnessed 60 players being bought including 20 overseas. The eight franchises spent INR 1, 06, 80, 00, 000.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the 2023 auction held in Kochi on December 23 saw ten teams cumulatively spend ₹167 crore, in the 2021 auction eight teams spent ₹145.3 crore. At the same time, money spent this season was 70 per cent less than what was spent at the 2022 main auction.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have also made two big-ticket investments in Harry Brook (Rs. 13.25 crore) and Mayank Agarwal (Rs. 8.25 crore). The franchise is complete with 25 players and has spent the highest amount in the auction which is Rs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy became joint most expensive players to go under the hammer so far in the IPL Auction 2019. The two were sold for Rs 8.4 crore each. IPL Auction 2019: Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy became the most expensive buys of the new season.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sam Curran broke Chris Morris’ record (INR 16.25 crore) to become the most expensive buy at an IPL auction, when Punjab Kings outbid five other teams to sign him for INR 18.50 crore (USD 2.25 million approximately).