IPL 2018 Auction: 8 players sold for more than 15 times their base price

England U19's v India U19's - 5th ODI
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#5 Nitish Rana

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Nitish Rana

Base Price: Rs. 20 lakh

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Sold For: Rs. 3.4 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders

Nitish Rana, the little-known youngster, became an overnight sensation after scoring consistently with the bat for Mumbai Indians in 2017. He played a key role in Mumbai Indians winning the matches in the initial half of the tournament.

In the 13 matches that he played in the last edition of the IPL, he scored 333 runs at a strike rate of 126.13. He made the headlines in the initial phase of the tournament for scoring crucial match-winning knocks for the Mumbai Indians.

Even though he has not been able to do much in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this year, Kolkata Knight Riders showed interest in him and continuously kept on bidding until they secured him for Rs 3.4 crore which was 17 times higher than his base price.

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