IPL auction: Full list of KXIP players and their salaries for 2020 season
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XI Punjab (KXIP) entered the Indian
Premier League
(IPL) 2020 auction with the deepest pockets among the eight IPL teams
— an available purse Rs 42.7 crore. This allowed the
Chandigarh-based franchise to bid heavily for their picks. Australian
batsman Glenn Maxwell was the costliest buy for KXIP in the IPL 2020
auction, at Rs 10.75 crore, while their second-costliest purchase was
West Indies fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell, renowned for his salute
celebration, at Rs 8.50 crore.
Justifying
the hefty pay cheque for Maxwell, Punjab’s head coach Anil Kumble
said his team needed firepower in the middle order. "For us, the
gaps that we had to fill were pretty evident. We had to fill the fast
bowlers’ slots and also get power hitters, as we needed someone in
the middle order who could really be a destructive player. That is
why we chose Glenn Maxwell," Kumble said. Read
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