'Bowling sorted for Lucknow' - Twitter goes crazy as LSG pick Avesh Khan for INR 10 Crore

Upcoming sensation Avesh Khan created a bidding war among the franchises in the ongoing IPL 2022 mega auction and he has gone for 50 times more than his base price of 20 lakh. The Madhya Pradesh lad was picked up by the Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping INR 10 Crores after intense bidding among the franchises of CSK, MI, DC, SRH, and LSG. He will now be joining the likes of KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, and Krunal Pandya in the Lucknow Super Giants side.

Avesh Khan had a brilliant IPL season in 2021 which earned him a recent call up to the Indian side and he has been bowling brilliantly in recent times. Over the years, he has been in and out of the side for Delhi Capitals and hasn’t been able to establish his potential with the ball on a longer run. However, he had a breakout season in the last IPL and was expected to be retained by the Delhi Capitals.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Avesh Khan’s massive bidding amount

Avesh Khan’s impressive stint in IPL 2021

Avesh picked up 24 wickets in 16 IPL games in the 2021 season and he had a phenomenal economy rate of 7.37. He finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in the season and was included as a net bowler for the Indian side in the T20 World Cup 2021. He is yet to make his international debut despite being part of the squad and is likely to become a part of the potent pace attack that India has in the tank.

Coming through the U19 stages, Avesh fared out really well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 where he picked up nine wickets in five games at an average of 12 and looked an unstoppable force for the Madhya Pradesh state side. He is likely to make his India debut soon and will be very handy with his ability to nail the yorkers and bowl a heavy ball. The 25-year-old has got his pace up in the last few games and a lot will be expected out of him in the IPL 2022 season.