Rajasthan Royals taking precautionary measures for 16 crore buy Chris Morris
Morris became the highest ever paid player in the history of IPL after Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought him at the whopping price of Rs 16.25 crore.
Morris became the highest ever paid player in the history of IPL after Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought him at the whopping price of Rs 16.25 crore.
Morris' name saw an intense bidding war as Punjab Kings (name changed from Kings XI Punjab) also expressed keen interest to acquire his service.
It is worth highlighting that de Villiers had surprisingly announced his retirement from international cricket on 23 May 2018.
However, it was Marcus Stoinis of Melbourne Stars who got the better of Chris Morris as the former played a knock of 58 to help his team beat Sydney Thunder.
The most expensive buy in IPL 2020 Auction was Australian speedster Pat Cummins. The right-arm pacer was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 15.5 crore.
The bidding war was going on between RCB, Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians, however, RCB had the last laugh.
Vince has represented his country in all formats and this year was part of England's World Cup one-day squad, playing his last ODI against Australia at Lord's in July.
The match was reduced to 10 overs a side after heavy rain prevented a scheduled start.
All-rounders Chris Morris and Andile are already in the side and are most likely to be included to strengthen the batting for the second and third Tests.
Mumbai beat Delhi by 14 runs to register their sixth consecutive win in the IPL 2017.
