Legends League Cricket 2024 Auction: Dhawal Kulkarni becomes most expensive Indian player, Udana-Walton bag highest bids

August 29, 2024, New Delhi: The Legends League Cricket is set to return for the third edition and the auction proved to be full of surprises as the six teams fought hard to get the maximum value of their 8 crore purse. Former Indian stars like Dinesh Karthik and Shikhar Dhawan are some of the biggest names taking part in the tournament and were signed directly by the respective teams Southern Superstars and Team Gujarat. Isuru Udana was bagged by Urbanrisers Hyderabad for a whopping 61.97 lakhs while Chadwick Walton was right behind him for 60.3 lakhs by the same franchise.

Samiullah Shinwari, known for his aggressive batting, was picked up by Hyderabad for Rs 18.585 lakhs, indicating the teams' interest in power hitters. The real highlight at the start was Dwayne Smith, whose explosive batting fetched him a deal with Capitals for INR 47.36 lakhs but the biggest story of the day was the Indian spinner Praveen Gupta who triggered one of the biggest bidding wars of the day. Starting from a base price of INR 5 lakh, defending champions, Manipal Tigers won the battle for INR 48.00 lakh. The most expensive Indian of the day was Dhawal Kulkarni who was bagged by the India Capitals for 50 lakhs.

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LLC will commence on September 20

The auction wasn’t just about the big names which was evident by the star power that remains unsold at the end of the auction. While these big names raised a lot of eyebrows it also highlights the the value franchises place on the allrounders. The presence of such diverse talents underscores the LLC’s commitment to providing a platform where skill, experience, and entertainment value are equally celebrated. The next season is due to begin on the 20^th of September 2024, at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur.

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Current Team List: 

Konark Suryas Odisha: 

Irfan Pathan (RTM), Yusuf Pathan (RTM), Kevin O'Brien (29.17L), Ross Taylor (50.34L), Vinay Kumar (33L), Richard Levi (16.78L), Dishan Munaweera (15.5L), Shahbaz Nadeem (35L), Fidel Edwards (29.36L), Ben Laughlin (22.78L), Rajesh Bishnoi (19L), Pravin Tambe (28L), Diwesh Pathania (5L), KP Apanna (10L), Ambati Rayudu (Icon), Navin Stewart (Direct Signing) 

Gujarat Team: 

Chris Gayle (RTM), Liam Plunkett (41.56L), Morne van Wyk (29.29L), Lendl Simmons (37.56L), Asghar Afghan (33.17L), Jerome Taylor (36.17L), Paras Khadka (12.58L), Seekkuge Prasanna (22.78L), Kamau Leverock (10.89L), Sybrand Engelbrecht (15.08L), Shannon Gabriel (17.08L), Samar Quadri (25L), Mohammad Kaif (Icon), S. Sreesanth (Icon), Shikhar Dhawan (Direct Signing) 

India Capitals: 

Ashley Nurse (RTM), Ben Dunk (RTM), Dwayne Smith (47.36L), Colin de Grandhomme (32.36L), Naman Ojha (40L), Dhawal Kulkarni (50L), Chris Mpofu (39.78L), Faiz Fazal (25L), Iqbal Abdulla (19L), Kirk Edwards (10.9L), Rahul Sharma (31L), Pankaj Singh (20L), Gnaneswara Rao (10L), Bharat Chipli (37L), Parvinder Awana (12L), Pawan Suyal (17.5L),  Murali Vijay (Icon), Ian Bell (Direct Signing)

Southern Superstars: 

Abdur Razzak (RTM), Elton Chigumbura (24.97L), Hamilton Masakadza (23.28L), Pawan Negi (40L), Jeevan Mendis (15.6L), Suranga Lakmal (33.78L), Shreevats Goswami (17L), Hamid Hassan (20.9L), Nathan Coulter Nile (41.9L), Chirag Gandhi (23L), Suboth Bhati (38L), Robin Bist (5L), Jesal Karia (15.5L), C. De Silva (29.08L), Monu Kumar (10.5L), Kedar Jadhav (Icon), Parthiv Patel (Icon), Dinesh Karthik (Direct Signing)

Manipal Tigers: 

Harbhajan Singh (RTM), Robin Uthappa (RTM), Thisara Perera (RTM), Sheldon Cottrell (33.56L), Dan Christian (55.95L), Angelo Perera (42.17L), Manoj Tiwary (15L), Solomon Mire (38L), Asela Gunaratne  (35.89L), Anureet Singh (27L), Abu Nechim (19L), Amit Verma (26L), Imran Khan (12.5L), Rahul Shukla (31L), Amitoze Singh (6L), Praveen Gupta (48L), Saurabh Tiwary (Direct Signing) 

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 

Suresh Raina (RTM), Gurkeerat Singh Mann (RTM), Peter Trego (RTM), Samiullah Shinwari (18.5L), George Worker (15.5L), Isuru Udana (61.97L), Rikki Clarke (37.75L), Stuart Binny (40L), Jaskaran Malhotra (10.4L), Chadwick Walton (60.3L), Bipul Sharma (17L) Nuwan Pradeep (48.79L), Yogesh Nagar (7L).