IND vs WI T20 Series: 5 BIG GAINERS at IPL 2022 Auction – There were quite a few West Indies players who made it big during the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. Some known faces as Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder were signed by SRH and LSG for 10.75 and 8.75 crores respectively while Odean Smith bagged a big contract as well. Follow IND vs WI Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Others like Rovman Powell and Romario Shepherd, who are relatively new also got huge amounts due to good performance during the ODI series against India. At InsideSport, we take look at 5 West Indian players from the IND vs WI T20 series who made a huge amount of money at the mega auction.
IND vs WI T20 Series: From Odean Smith to Nicholas Pooran, 5 West Indies players who made it big at mega auction – Check out
1: Nicholas Pooran
West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran was the costliest Windies player scored during the mega auction. He was signed up by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for 10.75 crores. Cricketer-turned-expert Simon Doull felt the amount paid to the southpaw was a touch too high. Doull has a point as the explosive batter had a horrible IPL 2021 as he averaged just 7.
Pooran though comes with a reputation of giving the ball a real whack and is considered the most dangerous T20 player. It was due to this ability that SRH went the distance to purchase him. The southpaw though could score just 34 runs in three ODIs against India.
IND vs WI T20 Series: From Odean Smith to Nicholas Pooran, 5 West Indies players who made it big at mega auction – Check out
2: Jason Holder
Jason Holder was the talk of the town before mega auctions due to his terrific performance in IPL 2021. He picked 16 wickets in 8 games and scored 85 runs for SRH. With Ben Stokes being unavailable during the auction, there was a fight to get the West Indies all-rounder. He was eventfully purchased for 8.75 crores by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
IND vs WI T20 Series: From Odean Smith to Nicholas Pooran, 5 West Indies players who made it big at mega auction – Check out
Holder is pretty economical at the power play and death overs. He has developed into a good finisher for West Indies.
West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd was brought for 7.75 crores by SRH. The youngster performed superbly in the five-match T20I series against England. He picked up six wickets and scored a match-winning unbeaten 44 in the second T20I.
Shepherd has made an incredible start to his T20I career. SRH stove some stiff competition from teams to get Shepherd. He can provide a lot of balance to SRH by contributing with bat and ball. It is his debut IPL.
IND vs WI T20 Series: From Odean Smith to Nicholas Pooran, 5 West Indies players who made it big at mega auction – Check out
4: Odean Smith
Another West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith was brought by PBKS for 6 crores. Smith is a ferocious striker of the ball and a fast bowler. He had good ODI series against India as he picked three wickets and scored 60 runs in two ODIs. Smith’s T20 record is also great as he has snared 36 wickets and scored 192 runs in 33 matches.
In the eight T20Is he has played for West Indies he scored at a strike rate of 163.33. Smith might prove to be a game-changer for PBKS.
IND vs WI T20 Series: From Odean Smith to Nicholas Pooran, 5 West Indies players who made it big at mega auction – Check out
Rovman Powell made the right noises ahead of the mega auction as he scored a 107 off 53 balls in a T20I game against England. His stocks skyrocketed and he was snapped by Capitals for 2.6 crores. Powell’s ability to get off the blokes quickly makes him a dangerous player.
He can also play pace and spin equally well. He has so far scored 524 runs at a strike rate of 133.33 in 36 T20Is. Powell could be deadly at the top order for the Capitals.
IND vs WI T20 Series: From Odean Smith to Nicholas Pooran, 5 West Indies players who made it big at mega auction – Check out
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