KKR get Shreyas Iyer for ₹12.25 crores, Rabada bags million dollar deal from Punjab
The Hindu
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Stylish India international Shreyas Iyer predictably became the highest paid player among the marquee set with Kolkata Knight Riders making a whopping bid of ₹12.25 crore after an intense price war at the Indian Premier League auction here on February 12.
Iyer's entry in KKR fold ensures a captaincy candidate for them while the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise also got back their Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins for half the price at ₹7.25 crore.

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