Tonk, RAJASHTHAN :
Every year the IPL throws up a heartwarming rags-to-riches story, reminding us of the human ability to triumph against adversity. One such story is of Syed Khaleel Ahmed.
Rajasthan’s left-arm speedster Syed Khaleel Ahmed was another one to get a big amount of Rs 3 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad on the first day of Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions
Born in a small town in Rajasthan, Ahmed is a son of a compounder. He was part of U-19 team which reached the World Cup final in 2016. He has already spent two seasons with Delhi Daredevils.
Ahmed’s father used to hate cricket and even tried to dissuade him from playing, however, coach Imtiyaz Ali Khan, played a big part in convincing Khaleel’s father to let him continue playing.
“Back then cricket, for someone in Tonk, was just a threat to the children’s studies,” reported espncricinfo.com quoting Ahmed.
Speaking to SportsStarLive, Ahmed said that getting Rs. 3 crore is a big thing for him and he wants to shift his family to Jaipur and buy a house.
“That will help me to focus on my training better. All the academies are in Jaipur, so I will be able to train harder if I move to Jaipur,” Khaleel said.
Indian players dominated the bidding wars on the first day as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey laughed their way to the bank with multi-million dollar deals but England all-rounder Ben Stokes once again emerged the costliest buy in the IPL auctions, here today.
Stylish opener Rahul and middle-order batsman Pandey bagged deals worth Rs 11 crore (USD 1.73 million) from Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively.
The Karnataka players had a field day at the auctions with India discard Karun Nair also triggering a bidding war before Kings XI Punjab got him for Rs 5.60 crore (USD 880,000).
Kedar Jadhav, one of Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‘Go To Man’ during his last stint as India captain, also fetched a healthy price of Rs 7.80 crore for his all-round qualities of batting, round-arm off-spin and back-up wicket-keeping. He was snapped by the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai, however, didn’t bid vigorously for Ravichandran Ashwin, who will now ply his trade for Kings XI Punjab at a salary of Rs 7.60 crore (USD 1.19 million).
Following is the complete list of sold players in the first day of Indian Premier League auctions
Chennai Super Kings: Kedar Jadhav (Rs 7.80 crore), Dwayne Bravo (Rs 6.40 crore), Karn Sharma (Rs 5 crore), Shane Watson (Rs 4 crore); Ambati Rayudu (Rs 2.20 crore); Harbhajan Singh (Rs 2 crore), Faf Du Plessis (Rs 1.60 crore), Imran Tahir (Rs 1 crore)
Delhi Daredevils: Glenn Maxwell (Rs 9 crore), Kagiso Rabada (Rs 4.20 crore), Amit Mishra (Rs 4 crore), Vijay Shankar (Rs 3.20 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 3 crore), Mohammad Shami (Rs 3 crore), Gautam Gambhir (Rs 2.80), Colin Munro (Rs 1.90 crore), Jason Roy (Rs 1.50 crore), Prithvi Shaw (Rs 1.20), Avesh Khan (Rs 70 lakh) and Harshal Patel (Rs 20 lakh).
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (Rs 11 crore), Ravichandran Ashwin (Rs 7.60 crore), Aaron Finch (Rs 6.20 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 6.20 crore), Karun Nair (Rs 5.60 crore), Ankit Singh Rajpoot (Rs 3 crore), David Miller (Rs 3 crore), Yuvraj Singh (Rs 2 crore), Mayank Agarwal (Rs 1 crore).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn (Rs 9.60 crore), Mitchell Starc (Rs 9.40 crore), Dinesh Karthik (Rs 7.40 crore), Robin Uthappa (Rs 6.40 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 5.80 crore), Piyush Chawla (Rs 4.20 crore), Nitish Rana (Rs 3.40 crore), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Rs 3.20 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs 1.80 crore), Ishank Jaggi (Rs 20 lakh).
source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> Sports> Cricket / by DNA Web Team / January 28th, 2018