Lucknow makes KL Rahul joint-highest-paid player in IPL history

 

KL Rahul has been endorsed by the Lucknow IPL establishment for INR 17 crore (US$ 2.3 million approx.), making him the joint-most generously compensated player in the IPL across seasons, alongside Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli. Kohli was finished paperwork for similar sum by Royal Challengers in 2018, in front of the last mega IPL sell off.

(Profoundly (US$ 500,000 approx.). They had given an account of Lucknow's pre-closeout picks recently, and on Friday night, Sanjiv Goenka, who heads the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) that claims the establishment, affirmed the line-up on a Star Sports program.

Ahmedabad, the other new group, which was purchased by worldwide private value goliaths CVC Capital, will enter the IPL sell off with a tote of INR 52 crore (US$ 7 million approx.) subsequent to having marked Indian allrounder Hardik Pandya and Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan for INR 15 crore (US$ 2 million approx.) each and India hitter Shubman Gill for INR 8 crore (US$ 1 million approx.). Ahmedabad additionally affirmed on Friday that Pandya would chief the group.

The IPL permitted both new groups to pick three players (who had not been held by the eight existing establishments) each in front of the sale, which is booked for February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru