IPL Auction 2018, Day 1: Hits and misses

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Miss: Ishan Kishan

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In a surprising move, Mumbai Indians engaged in a fierce bidding war with Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings for Ishan Kishan and finally bought him for a hefty price of INR 6.2 crore.

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The Jharkhand wicket-keeper batsman is often compared with MS Dhoni but his credentials do not justify his enormous price tag.

The 19-year-old, whose base price was only INR 40 lakh, played for Gujarat Lions in IPL 2017, scoring 319 runs at an average of 21.

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