Shahrukh Khan, the explosive batsman from Tamil Nadu, was picked up by Punjab Kings for five.25 crore. Shahrukh, who was an uncapped participant and had a base worth of Rs 20 lakh, was the topic of an intense bidding battle earlier than the Punjab franchise snapped him up for the astronomical sum.
His acquisition introduced loud cheers within the Tamil Nadu workforce bus, as tweeted by Dinesh Karthik.
Flip up the quantity and take heed to the workforce’s happiness for our vivid ⭐#IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/wkDfFbqGGP
— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 18, 2021
The hard-hitting right-hander was anticipated to draw eager curiosity from the IPL franchises after having performed some swashbuckling knocks within the current version of the Syed Mushtaq Ali match.
His match-winning knock of 40 off 19 balls, which included 5 fours and two sixes, towards Himachal Pradesh within the match earned him plaudits from every one.
Hear out the rising star, Shahrukh Khan 🌟#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings #IPLAuction2021 pic.twitter.com/cxIfEI9aWd
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) February 18, 2021
Shahrukh has additionally performed first-class and Record A cricket for Tamil Nadu. On the first-class stage, he has 231 runs from 5 matches with a highest rating of 92. On the Record-A stage, he has 286 runs from 20 matches at a median of 35.75.
With Shahrukh’s acquisition, Punjab Kings now have a number of hard-hitters of their ranks, which incorporates the likes of Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and newly purchased Moises Henriques and David Malan.
The Punjab franchise, which began the public sale with a pockets of Rs 53.2 crore, made some large buys together with the likes of Aussie pacer Jhye Richardson who they bought for a worth of Rs 14 crore.
However having launched the maverick Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell earlier than the public sale, Punjab Kings would have needed to herald some replacements who’ve a prowess for large hitting. They are going to be happy to have acquired Shahrukh and Henriques now, who’re anticipated to strengthen their center order.
