IPL 2023 Auction: Full list of trades (updated) - Shardul Thakur moves from Delhi Capitals to KKR
The Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction for the 2023 season is all set to be held in Kochi on December 23, according to reports. Meanwhile, trading activity among franchises has already begun.
Team India all-rounder Shardul Thakur has been traded from Delhi Capitals to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the trade was finalized on Monday, November 14 in an all-cash deal. The trade also saw Capitals acquiring the services of uncapped Mumbai all-rounder Aman Khan, who was picked up by KKR at last year's auction for INR 20 lakh.
Thakur is part of Indiaβs one-day squad for the tour of New Zealand. He was purchased by DC at the 2022 IPL mega auction for INR 10.75 crore. However, he had an average season, claiming 15 wickets in 14 matches at an economy of 9.79. With the bat, he scored 120 runs and a strike rate of 137.93.
Earlier, on Sunday, November 13, the official IPL website (iplt20.com) revealed that defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have traded New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson and Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Ferguson played 13 matches for Gujarat in the IPL 2022 season, claiming 12 wickets at an average of 35.58 and an economy rate of 8.95. He had a best of 4/28 against Delhi Capitals (DC), which is also his best-ever analysis in the IPL. Overall, the Kiwi pacer has claimed 36 wickets in 35 matches at an average of 29.86 and an economy rate of 8.43.
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Gurbaz, meanwhile, was drafted into the Gujarat side as a replacement for Jason Roy. However, the aggressive batter did not play any match.
Earlier on Saturday, November 12, Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff became the first cricketer to be traded ahead of the IPL 2023 season. He has moved from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to Mumbai Indians (MI).
RCB have acquired Behrendorffβs services for his base price of βΉ75 lakh. Before representing RCB in IPL 2022, the 32-year-old had turned out for MI in 2018 and was with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the 2021 season.
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The left-arm player has featured in five IPL matches so far and has claimed five wickets at an average of 33. In his overall T20 career, he has seven wickets in nine games with a best of 4/21.
Full trades ahead of IPL 2023 Auction
Below is the updated list of full trades ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction:
Jason Behrendorff traded from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Mumbai Indians.
Lockie Ferguson traded from Gujarat Titans to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz traded from Gujarat Titans to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shardul Thakur traded from Delhi Capitals to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Aman Khan traded from Kolkata Knight Riders to Delhi Capitals.