NEW DELHI: The two-days IPL Auction 2018 finished. Across Saturday and Sunday, the 8 franchisees assembled under one roof to rebuild their squad for the upcoming season of the cash-rich IPL T20 Tournament. The costliest player in the Auction is England all-rounder Ben Stokes while Jaydev Unadkat turned out to be the most expensive India cricketer at the auction.
For the first time, the IPL franchisees showed interest in choosing Muslim players in their teams. Overall, in all the teams together 19 Muslim players were auctioned. Shahrukh Khan’s owned KKR not bought any Muslim player in their squad. The majority of Muslim players were bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team.
Here the List of Muslim players sold in the IPL 2018 Auction:
| Player Name: | Team: | Bid Price (INR): |
| Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | Rs. 1,00,00,000 |
| Asif K M | Chennai Super Kings | Rs. 40,00,000 |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | Delhi Daredevils | Rs. 3,20,00,000 |
| Mohammad Shami | Delhi Daredevils | Rs. 3,00,00,000 |
| Avesh Khan | Delhi Daredevils | Rs. 70,00,000 |
| Mujeeb Zadran | Kings XI Punjab | Rs. 4,00,00,000 |
| Manzoor Dar | Kings XI Punjab | Rs. 20,00,000 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Mumbai Indians | Rs. 2,20,00,000 |
| Mohsin Khan | Mumbai Indians | Rs. 20,00,000 |
| Zahir Khan Pakteen | Rajasthan Royals | Rs. 60,00,000 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rs. 1,75,00,000 |
| Mohammed Siraj | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rs. 2,60,00,000 |
| Moeen Ali | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rs. 1,70,00,000 |
| Rashid Khan Arman | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs. 11,00,00,000 |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs. 3,00,00,000 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs. 2,00,00,000 |
| Yusuf Pathan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs. 1,90,00,000 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs. 1,00,00,000 |
| Syed Mehdi Hasan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs. 20,00,000 |
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Know the Full List of players in a team :
Chennai Super Kings [25 Players] :
Dear Super Fans, thank you for all the patience, prayers, roars and whistles in the past two days! Just like all our matches, it was a nail-biting finish. Presenting the #PrideOf18. Here's wishing them a roaring summer ahead!🦁😍💛 #NewTeamSamePride #WhistlePodu #SummerIsComing pic.twitter.com/zqTXa3ZFTm
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 28, 2018
Delhi Daredevils [25 Players] :
Ladies & Gentlemen!
We present to you the #DDSquad for this year’s VIVO #IPL.#DilDilli #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/6DMKFwfWm4
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) January 28, 2018
Kings XI Punjab [21 Players] :
#ICYMI, here are the players that will form the 2018 KXIP squad along with @akshar2026! Welcome to the team sheron! #LivePunjabiPlayPunjabi pic.twitter.com/ziID4E5vs2
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 29, 2018
Kolkata Knight Riders [19 Players] :
Some familiar faces along with the addition of new ones! Here are your #KnightsOf2018! 💜
After two days of hard work in the VIVO #IPLAuction, these 19 Knights will don the purple and gold #KKR jersey in the upcoming @IPL season! 🙌😍#KorboLorboJeetbo pic.twitter.com/YYSqX4WMwc
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) January 28, 2018
Mumbai Indians [25 Players] :
Batsmen ✔️
Bowlers ✔️
All-rounders ✔️
Wicket-keepers ✔️All corners covered at the #IPLAuction as we have a full-strength squad of 2⃣5⃣ players. #CricketMeriJaan #MISquad2018 pic.twitter.com/m8QYf8i77s
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 28, 2018
Rajasthan Royals [23 Players] :
THE ROYAL SQUAD
The complete picks for #IPL2018!
The squad has been constructed.
What do you think of all our picks?#AbBajegaDanka #IPL2018 #HallaBol #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/0E8Frq5wHC— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018
Royal Challengers Bangalore [25 Players] :
There you have it, Challengers- the newest ensemble of the Bold Squad that we've all been waiting for! #BidForBold #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/R6TaAbbJq4
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 28, 2018
Sunrisers Hyderabad [25 Players] :
A team we can definitely go to war with! Who’s your favourite pick of the lot?🤔#IPLAuction #IPL2018 #OrangeArmy #LiveOrange pic.twitter.com/PfbN6M24qT
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) January 29, 2018