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

England U19's v India U19's - 5th ODI
Kamlesh Nagarkoti

#3 D'Arcy Short

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Base Price: Rs. 20 lakh

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Sold For: Rs. 4 crore to Rajasthan Royals

Australia's latest batting sensation D'Arcy Short was due for a big payday in the IPL auction ever since he displayed his potential in the ongoing Big Bash League. D'Arcy Short who is playing for Hobart Hurricanes in the Australian T20 league has been grabbing eyeballs since the start of the tournament for his thunderous batting style.

He is currently on the top of the run-scorers' chart in the tournament having scored 504 runs in 10 matches at an average of 56.00 and a strike rate of 147.80. Short has hit a century and three fifties in the league.

Based priced at Rs. 20 lakhs, Short's name brought a bidding war between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals finally snapped the Australian for a whopping Rs. 4 crore which is 20 times his base price.

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