For India’s allrounder Vijay Shankar, bidding started at a base price of INR 50 lakhs. Gujrat was the first to bid, Chennai was the next one in line. After Chennai and Gujrat went back at each other, Shankar was finally sold to Gujrat for INR 1.4 crore.
😀It's a hat-trick of winning bids! All-rounder Vijay Shankar to grab a place in our squad at 1️⃣.4️⃣ Cr. @saik_99, you have an old friend here! #IPLAuction #IPLMegaAuction2022
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) February 13, 2022
CSK’s Ambati Rayudu mocked Shankars’s selection in India’s 2019 World Cup squad. With Chennai fighting to get Shankar on board and Rayudu already being in the team, cricket fanatics took a dig at this situation on Twitter. Here are some of the tweets:
CSK bidding for Vijay Shankar while they already have Ambati Rayudu ! 💀 pic.twitter.com/2BfCeZoUqy
— 🏏 (@keeper_batsman) February 13, 2022
Vijay Shankar is next and he is SOLD to Gujarat Titans for INR 1.40 crores
Csk fan's 😂 pic.twitter.com/HrQAc4dI8M
— ♛ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴬᴷ𓃵♛ (@RiazxVk18) February 13, 2022
