IPL 2022 Auction: Ishan Kishan Reacts To Whopping Mumbai Indians Deal. Watch Video | Cricket News

Ishan Kishan is about to return to Mumbai Indians (MI) for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season after his providers have been acquired by the franchise for a whopping charge of Rs 15.25 crore. Within the course of, Kishan additionally turned the costliest purchase of the IPL 2022 public sale to date. Kishan, who made his IPL debut in 2016 with the now-defunct Gujarat Lions, had earlier been purchased by the Mumbai Indians forward of IPL 2018 season. He was, nonetheless, not among the many 4 gamers retained by MI through the participant retentions forward of the IPL mega public sale. The wicketkeeper-batter reacted to his huge pay day by sharing his pleasure at having the ability to return to MI.

“I’m coming house to aamchi Mumbai. Paltan, I’ve missed you and I can not wait to reunite. Now we have made so many reminiscences collectively however our story is simply getting began. Thanks to the homeowners and administration for having religion in me and see you all quickly,” he mentioned in a video posted on Twitter by MI.

“Our story is simply getting began.” – Ishan Kishan

We agree, 100%#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AalaRe #IPLAuction @ishankishan51 pic.twitter.com/yvL8fnnEgN

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 12, 2022

Kishan performed an essential half in Mumbai’s back-to-back title-winning campaigns in 2019 and 2020. He was the top-scorer of the group within the 2020 season, amassing 516 runs from 14 matches.

On Saturday, Kishan turned the second-most costly Indian participant, and fourth-most costly general, in IPL historical past.

For MI, Ishan scored 1,133 runs in 45 matches throughout 4 seasons.

Forward of the public sale, MI had retained 4 gamers.

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They’d held on to captain Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore), ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 12 crore), batter Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 8 crore), and veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard (Rs 6 crore).

MI entered the public sale with an general purse of Rs 48 crore.