Africa-Press – South-Africa. Five South African cricketers were sold during the past weekend’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kochi.
Proteas wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen fetched the highest price of the South Africans as he was involved in a fierce bidding war between the Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Despite having a base price of INR 1 crore, Klaasen was eventually sold for a whopping INR 5.25 crore (R10.8 million) to the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Klaasen will play his third IPL season and return to the lucrative competition since 2019, having once represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals.
Proteas batter Rilee Rossouw was the highest South African bought despite going unsold in the previous round.
Rossouw, who has a base price of INR 2 crore, will make his IPL return as he was bought for INR 4.6 crore (R9.5 million) by the Delhi Capitals.
Rossouw, who scored a century at this year’s T20 World Cup against Bangladesh, had previously played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011.
Titans batter Donovan Ferreira, who was part of a bidding war in the inaugural SA20 auction earlier this year, also turned heads at the IPL auction.
Ferreira, who fetched R5.5 million for the Joburg Super Kings, will be making his IPL debut next year after he was sold for INR 50 lakh (R1 million) to the Rajasthan Royals.
Proteas all-rounder Marco Jansen’s twin brother Duan will also make his IPL debut next year as he was sold for INR 20 lakh (R407 779) to the Mumbai Indians.
Marco was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and will likely face his twin in next year’s competition.
Meanwhile, former Proteas all-rounder and now-Namibia player David Wiese was sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1 crore (R2 million).
Eleven South Africans were retained by their respective franchises, including Proteas hard-hitting batter David Miller, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis and teen sensation Dewald Brevis for Mumbai Indians.
Miller steered the Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title this year, scoring 481 runs in his 16 games, averaging 68.71.
South Africans set to take part in 2023 IPL:
Delhi Capitals – Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Rilee Rossouw
Mumbai Indians – Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Faf du Plessis
Chennai Super Kings – Dwaine Pretorius
Lucknow Super Giants – Quinton de Kock
Gujarat Titans – David Miller
Punjab Kings – Kagiso Rabada
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen
Rajasthan Royals – Donovan Ferreira
Kolkata Knight Riders – David Wiese*
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