Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes Liam Livingstone is the perfect buy for Punjab Kings and the English player will put the franchise in good stead. Livingstone was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 11.5 crore on the second day Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Mega Auction on Sunday. “I think he deserves it. Not many people might agree with that, but I predicted about two months ago that the kind of skill set he has. He is a batsman, he has sharp hands, amazing wrist is, and at one point, I think a few seasons back – he was the No. 2 six-hitter in the world, especially when it comes to T20 cricket,” Pathan told Star Sports’ show ‘Cricket Live – IPL Auction Special’. But said. ,
“The most important thing is that if a right-hander comes in he can actually bowl leg spin and when a left-hander comes he can bowl off-spin. If you are smart and can manage that. , then that would be great. Hence, a perfect buy,” he said.
West Indies all-rounder Odeon Smith was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 6 crore, while Proteas pacer Marco Jensen was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4.2 crore. India’s all-rounder Shivam Dubey was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4 crore.
India off-spinner K Gautam was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 90 lakh. Earlier, England all-rounder Liam Livingstone was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 11.50 crore on Sunday. Meanwhile, India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, England captain Eoin Morgan. Australia captain Aaron Finch went unsold in the first round of bidding.
The second day of the mega auction began with teams bidding for South African batsman Aiden Markram. The right-handed batsman was sold by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 2.6 crore.
Also, India batsman Mandeep Singh was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.1 crore.
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Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar were on top in the first day of IPL 2022 mega auction. Kishan was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore, while Chahar was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14 crore.
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore and on the other hand, Avesh Khan became the most expensive pick among the uncapped players after being bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore.
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