IPL 2019 Auction: Best buys by each IPL team

The 2019 IPL auction is finally over after a drama-filled event at Jaipur. It was an intriguing evening as franchises fought hard to sign players for the 2019 campaign. A total of 351 players were shortlisted for the auction to fill the 70 available slots for the next IPL season.

Chennai Super Kings made the least number of signings in the auction as they have released only three players. Kings XI Punjab released a lot of players and therefore they had the biggest salary cap (Rs 36.20 Cr.) at the auction.

Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy were the most expensive buys on Tuesday. Three-time champions Mumbai Indians spent big on Barinder Sran while Kolkata Knight Riders went a long distance to sign Carlos Brathwaite. Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore made Shivan Dube their most expensive player at the 2019 auction. Chennai Super Kings settled with Mohit Sharma.

Without much ado, let's take a look at the best buys by each IPL team at the 2019 IPL auction.

#8 Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel

One of the consistent spinner in IPL over the years, Axar Patel was let go by Kings XI Punjab for IPL 2019. Axar Patel was bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 5 Crore at the 2019 IPL auction. Axar has picked up 61 wickets in 68 IPL games at an economy rate of 7.52. He has also scored 686 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 127. A valuable T20 player to have in the squad.

#7 Kings XI Punjab: Sam Curran

Sam Curran will make his IPL debut next season and he will play for Kings XI Punjab. The English teenager was bought by KXIP for INR 7.2 Crores at the 2019 IPL auction. There was an intense bidding war between the franchises for the 19-year-old and Kings XI Punjab made the winning bid. Curran was phenomenal for England with both the bat and ball in the Test series against India and Sri Lanka.