IPL 2018 Auction: Top 5 steals of Day 2
This year's IPL Auction saw 578 players competing for 182 slots in 8 teams. Among the 578 players, we had 360 Indian cricketers and 218 Foreign cricketers in the mix. The auction finally ended with the teams picking up 169 players.
Day 2 of the IPL Auction started off with all the teams having a decent idea of how the core of their teams looked. The teams were looking to fill the slots which were vacant. Let's have a look at the best buys of day 2.
#5) Mark Wood (Rs. 1.5 Crores )
Mark Wood had a base price of Rs. 1.5 crores against his name at the beginning of the auction. He was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings side for Rs 1.5 Crores itself.
The England bowler has picked up 17 wickets in 16 T20s at an average of 24 and a strike rate of 18. He has also performed well for his national side in ODIs and Tests.
Wood is known for his disciplined bowling and his toe-crushing yorkers. Chennai's hadn't picked a single pace bowler throughout the 1st day of the auction and Wood is an ideal bowler who would fill that slot.