Ben Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat are TOP heroes in IPL Auction

New Delhi, Jan 28: Ben Stokes, who remained the most expensive buy in Indian Premer League Auction that was held in Bengaluru.

Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat bagged a bumper deal to become the costliest Indian player in the IPL.

Rajasthan Royals splashed out Rs 11.5 crore for the 26-year-old, who had finished IPL 2017 as the second-most successful bowler playing for Rising Pune Supergiant.

He not only became the most expensive Indian buy this time, Unadkat is also one of the biggest Indian buys in IPL auction history. Unadkat was also picked in the India team for the three-match T20 series against South Africa.

Unadkat beat KL Rahul and Manish Pandey who bagged Rs 11 crore contracts on the opening day of the auction on Saturday. Rahul was sold to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), while SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) picked up Pandey. Unadkat is the second most expensive buy this year after England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was also bought by Rajasthan for Rs 12.50 crore.