'Welcome to the Millionaire Club' - Twitter pours in wishes as Shahrukh Khan bags INR 9 crore deal with Punjab Kings
Shahrukh Khan earned 20 times more than his base price after an intense bidding among the franchises.
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Shahrukh Khan is expected to be pinching himself as he was picked by a whopping INR 9 crore by his former franchise Punjab Kings in the ongoing IPL 2022 mega auction. The Tamil Nadu lad has been quite impressive in the domestic tournaments and helped his state win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as well with a quickfire knock. He was available in the uncapped Indian all-rounders at a base price of 40 lakh and was sold for a price 20 times more than that.
After an intense battle between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, Shahrukh finally landed in the hands of Punjab Kings in the end. The 26-year-old played 11 games last season for the Punjab Kings and scored 153 runs at an average of 21.85 and it has to be noted that he had come in to bat at a lot of tough situations. The right-hander can smack sixes out of the ground at will and is looked upon as a future finisher for India.
Shahrukh Khan’s recent numbers in domestic tournaments
Shahrukh continued his good form into the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 where he finished with 253 runs in eight games at an average of 42.16. But the important factor was his strike rate, which was right among the best in the tournament at 186.02 and he looked in a stupendous form whenever he got a chance.
He has not yet set the stage on fire in IPL and was dropped after a few games as well. However, he might get a lot more opportunities in the upcoming IPL season which he should make the most out of. Shahrukh recently got his maiden call up to the Indian side for the West Indies ODIs but is yet to make his international debut.
He can also contribute with the ball if needed and has already won games for his state from nowhere including a last-ball six in the finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 that helped his side to a title. He will be one of the most-watched cricketers in the upcoming season due to his ability to change games on its head.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted to it:
Well, a six in the final ball of the Syed Mushtaq Ali final has catapulted Shahrukh Khan to the top of IPL Auction buys. Not bad, eh? #IPLAuction #IPLMegaAuction2022 #IPL2022 #PBKS
— Kartik Sreekumar (@KartikSreekumar) February 12, 2022
CSK paying now for going overboard with Rayudu and Bravo. What a waste of money. Lost Brevis and Shahrukh Khan. #iplauctions #ChennaiSuperKings. Big Let down for CSK fans. Bad strategy 👎👎👎
— Sanjeev M (@sanjeev__m) February 12, 2022
Shahrukh Khan 9 Cr WOW
But don't waste this talent alike last year @PunjabKingsIPL especially you @anilkumble1074— Mmoseen (@TheMmoseen_87) February 12, 2022
Obviously, Aryan and Suhana felt Shahrukh Khan is not worth spending on! #IPLMegaAuction2022
— Arani Basu (@AraniBasuTOI) February 12, 2022
KKR bidding on Shahrukh Khan….but left since they already have one.#iplauction
— Rajdeep Pandit (@Rdpt_23) February 12, 2022
Unbelievable money for uncapped Indian youngsters . #IPLAuction
This will do a world of good to Ryan, Shahrukh, Teotia, Mavi,Tripathi and many others .#Cricket @BCCI
— s tanwar (@sushtany) February 12, 2022
A month to remember for Shahrukh Khan.
📸: Shahrukh Khan/Instagram
Follow IPL auction live here: https://t.co/q1fxHoq16X#IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/EKCyJ4MmuC
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) February 12, 2022
Rahul Tewatia sold for 9 cr – joint second most expensive uncapped player ever in IPL history alongside Shahrukh Khan.#IPL2022Auction
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 12, 2022
Shahrukh Khan 🔥🔥🔥. PBKS have done so well today. #IPLMegaAuction
— Asif Raza (@ASIFCR755) February 12, 2022
Damn Sharukh Khan goes back to #PunjabKings. Was hoping to tweet
First Shah Rukh Khan bought #KKR and then years later KKR bought Shahrukh Khan#IPLAuction— Just rants (@Justrants9) February 12, 2022
9 crores for …#ShahRukhKhan…is a steal 😎#IPLAuction
— Maya Sharma (@MayaSharmaNDTV) February 12, 2022
What a Core Group of PBKS – Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Johnny Bairstow, Arshdeep, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan.
— Ch. Anuj (ABP News) (@Chanuj0004) February 12, 2022
Shahrukh Khan Right Now 🤑#IPL2022MegaAuction pic.twitter.com/lWunfLUBj2
— Dr Khushboo 🇮🇳 (@khushbookadri) February 12, 2022
Charu Sharma with that excellent announcement for Shahrukh Khan,"The multi-talented, Shahrukh Khan" with his eyebrows raised, has to be the moment of the auction so far😂#IPLAuction @Charuonsports
— Shivam Amol Shinde (@shivam_amol) February 12, 2022
Shahrukh Khan. Punjab will have to play this time.
— SK Anand (@di_an) February 12, 2022
Shahrukh Khan: 9 cr
Rahul Tewatia: 9 cr
Rahul Tripathi: 8.50 cr
Shivam Mavi: 7.25 cr
Abhishek Sharma: 6.50 cr
Riyan Parag: 3.80 cr
Harpreet Brar: 3.80 cr
Some surprising numbers for Uncapped Indian Players. Good to see franchises are investing in Indian talent#IPLAuction— Siddharth 🇮🇳 (@imsidbagaria) February 12, 2022
Shahrukh Khan sold to @PunjabKingsIPL
VeerZara 2.0#IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/W9rkuvP0oU
— Mohammad Reza محمد رضا (@TheMdReza) February 12, 2022
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