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This time Shakib is in Kolkata Knight Riders but Mustafiz has a new team
Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman from Bangladesh have won the Indian Cricket League (IPL) auction. Shakib was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 32 million and Mustafiz was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1 crore.
The auction for the 14th edition of IPL was held in Chennai. Shakib was auctioned in the second set in the off-road category. Its base price was 2 million rupees.
Indian media reported that several franchises were already interested in him. Initially, his old Kolkata Knight Riders team bid at the auction.
After that, Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab team showed interest.
But in the end, Shah Rukh Khan’s team bought Shakib for 3 crore 20 lakh rupees.
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Shakib Al Hasan has won the title twice for Kolkata Knight Riders
Shakib made his Indian Premier League-IPL debut in 2011 for Kolkata. After that, this all-rounder from Bangladesh played there for 6 consecutive seasons.
After Kolkata released him, Shakib Al Hasan will be seen playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad for the next two seasons.
He did not play in the IPL last season due to the ICC ban.
So far, Shakib Al Hasan has played 63 games in this T20 franchise league. In addition to 647 races, he has taken 59 wickets.
At the moment, Shakib is at the top of the ICC ODI overall ranking and at the top of the T20 ranking.
However, the 33-year-old cricketer may not be seen the entire IPL season as the Bangladesh national team has a series against Sri Lanka.
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Mustafiz will play for Rajasthan Royals this time
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals have bought Mustafiz at the base price of Rs 1 crore.
Previously, Mustafiz won the “Best Emerging Cricketer” award for the first time in 2016 when he played in the IPL.
He played an important role in the team’s victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad with 18 wickets in 16 games.
However, Mustafiz had the opportunity to play only 1 game next season.
Then in 2016, Mumbai Indians bought it. However, this left arm pacemaker couldn’t work that way.
He was not seen in the next two editions of the IPL.
