IPL Auction: Chris Morris Gets Highest Ever IPL Bid Of Rs.16.25cr; Glenn Maxwell Rs.14.25cr

South Africa's Chris Morris on Thursday fetched the highest ever bid of Rs 16.25 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history as Rajasthan Royals (RR) picked the pace-bowling all-rounder after

RCB head coach Mike Hesson pointed out the fine form Maxwell is in. "He's a multi-skilled player, he's good in the field and is able to bowl off-spin, so just depends on what teams want. We all know what good touch he is in away from the IPL."

"Only a couple of years ago in 2017 he was used higher up the order and had his best IPL, so we'll look at how we best use him...help AB [de Viliers] out and provide a bit of power through the middle there. We've obviously got other players to do other jobs, so we were after that X-factor player and we've found that in Glenn Maxwell, so we're delighted," said Hesson.

England's off-spinning all-rounder Moeen Ali, who just a few days ago played the second Test against India in Chennai, went to CSK for Rs.7 crore. His reserve price was Rs.2 crore.

Indian domestic players also hit gold with Tamil Nadu youngster Shahrukh Khan, who impressed with his hard-hitting in the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, being bought by Punjab Kings for Rs.5.25 crore.

Krishnappa Gowtham, Karnataka's off-spinner, and the lower-order batsman were bought for Rs.9.25 crore by Chennai Super Kings. Gowtham reserve price was Rs.20 lakh.

India all-rounder Shivam Dube, who was released by RCB, was bought by RR for 4.4 crores. His base price was Rs.50 lakh.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hassan went for Rs.3.2 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders while Australian batsman Steve Smith (base price: Rs.2 crore) was picked for Rs 2.2 crore by Delhi Capitals.