Dhoni Picked Up By Pune and Raina Picked Up By Rajkot

Dhoni Picked Up By Pune and Raina Picked Up By Rajkot

MS Dhoni was the first choose for the additive Pune franchise, owned by New Rising, and his Chennai Super Kings team-mate Suresh Raina was the first artist chosen by Rajkot, owned by Intex, at the IPL artist draft held in Mumbai.

The subsidiary four players agreed by Pune were Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Steven Smith and Faf du Plessis. Rajkot's supplementary choices were: Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, James Faulkner, Dwayne Bravo. Both franchises will lose INR 39 crore from their auction purse, and will have INR 27 crore to spend at the auction in Bangalore to make uphill the flaming of their squad.

All the supplementary Super Kings and Royals players not picked in the draft will go into the main performer auction in February.

This artist draft was necessary when the tote taking place of two accumulation teams for IPLs 2016 and 2017 to make in the works for the suspended Super Kings and Royals franchises. New Rising and Intex won ownership at the franchise auction earlier in December, and Pune having made the most accurately-off bid got the first select in the draft today.

There were chosen little surprises in terms of selection. Both teams went for Indian players and international heavyweights, although Shane Watson's elimination seemed notable taking into consideration than there was a hurry for batsmen and allrounders. Ashwin was the unaccompanied specialist bowler picked by either team. There were no rushed bowlers agreed.

Fifty players went into the draft and the two franchises could choose anyone they wanted and ask for them. The first artiste set them lead INR 12.5 crores ($1.86m), the behind 9.5 crore ($1.42m), third Rs 7.5 crore ($1.12m). fourth Rs 5.5 crore ($0.82m) and the fifth Rs 4 crore ($0.60m).

These figures benefit not necessarily indicate the performer's full salary. It is by yourself the amount deducted from Pune and Rajkot's purse. All 10 men picked today will be paid the amount they were originally established for by the Super Kings or Royals.

Pune and Rajkot used in the works each and every one single one of their allotment of five picks - seven players from Super Kings and three from Royals were chosen.