Ben Stokes is now CSK’s most expensive acquisition, ahead of Deepak Chahar (Rs 1.4 crore).© AFP
england test captain ben stokes He will return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the upcoming games. Stokes, who pulled out of the IPL mega auction earlier this year, was snapped up by the Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.625 crore in a smaller auction in Cochin on Friday. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Supergiants were embroiled in a bitter bidding war, but CSK was late to the party and ended up buying Stokes, who will compete with Dhoniwith whom he played during the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants.
After being pulled in by CSK, Stokes shared a picture of a plain yellow background on his Instagram Story.
CSK are notoriously conservative in IPL auctions but this time they decided to go all out.
Notably, Stokes is now CSK’s most expensive buy, surpassing Deepak Chahar (140 crore rupees).
CSK chief executive Kasi Viswanathan was asked at a media briefing after the third set if he had received any information from captain Dhoni about picking Stokes.
In this regard, Kasi said that Dhoni has no news about the acquisition of Stokes, but the team has entered the auction preparations, ready to pay for an all-round big player, and they are very happy to obtain the services of this all-round player.
Stokes has had a mixed record in the league and CSK are keen to have him in the squad as they look to match Mumbai’s five titles.
fellow Stokes, Sam CurranOn the other hand, he became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction after a high bid of Rs 1.85 crore from Punjab Kings in Cochin.
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