Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Preity Zinta had a decent outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction. The Bollywood actress’ team made good bids and brought some great players in the squad for the next edition of the league. They were in line to buy Daryl Mitchell but fell short.
The IPL 2024 auction overall saw some records getting broken as Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins together bagged close to 45 crores. The left-arm pacer was acquired for INR 24.75 crore and the Australian skipper got INR 20 crore. Some Indian uncapped players too got heavy prices and it looked like a festival of money.
Apart from the above-mentioned names, one of the hot picks of the IPL 2024 auction was New Zealand star Daryl Mitchell. The all-rounder was acquired by Chennai Super Kings for INR 14 crore. However, his bid had a sort of drama.
Preity Zinta’s team was involved in a bidding war for Daryl Mitchell with Delhi Capitals. Punjab Kings raised the paddle till Rs 11.75 crore with DC and looked confident that they would acquire the Kiwi all-rounder.
Preity Zinta’s team wasn’t expecting that Chennai Super Kings would make their appearance. The MS Dhoni-led side then finally made the bid in the end and brought Daryl Mitchell for INR 14 crore.
As Chennai Super Kings entered the bid, Preity Zinta looked stunned and her reaction was doing rounds on the internet.
Watch – Preity Zinta’s Baffling Reaction
Moye Moye moment when Preity Zinta thought Daryl Mitchell deal was done??
"Welcome to CSK"#IPLAuction#CSK #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/9QZfi3RGIw— Digital Doctor?⚕️ (@AlwaysAbhishekk) December 19, 2023
Barring Daryl Mitchell, PBKS brought some good players in Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes and Rilee Rossouw. Here are the Players Brought By Punjab Kings at the IPL 2024 Auction:
Harshal Patel (Rs. 11.75 crore), Chris Woakes (Rs. 4.20 crore), Ashutosh Sharma (Rs. 20 lakh), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (Rs. 20 lakh), Shashank Singh (Rs. 20 lakh), Tanay Thyagarajann (Rs. 20 lakh), Prince Choudhary (Rs. 20 lakh), Rilee Rossouw (Rs. 8 crore).
IPL 2024: A wonderful franchise, cannot wait to be a part of it – Daryl Mitchell on joining CSK
Daryl Mitchell expressed his excitement about joining the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He said that he’s excited to play alongside his Kiwi teammates and skipper MS Dhoni. He explained:
“Hi, Chennai fans, Daryl Mitchell here. First of all, thank you for allowing me to be a part of it and wear the yellow jersey. A wonderful franchise, cannot wait to be a part of it. Excited to play with Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, and Rachin Ravindra, all Kiwis and learn from MS Dhoni. Looking forward to playing under Stephen Fleming (coach and former NZ skipper) and experiencing what it is like to be a part of CSK changing room.”
Daryl Mitchell has played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He was part of the franchise during the year 2022 but opted out of the tournament last year. He was in red-hot form during the recently concluded ICC World Cup 2023. The all-rounder scored 552 at an average of 69.00 in 10 matches with two centuries and two fifties. Overall in 56 T20Is, he has mustered 1,069 runs at an average of 24.86. He would be a great asset for CSK in the middle order in the upcoming edition of the league.
