IPL auction: Delhi Daredevils bags Yuvraj for a record 16 cr
IPL auction: Delhi Daredevils bags Yuvraj for a record 16 cr : He may not have made it to the World Cup squad, but all-rounder Yuvraj Singh proved that he is still in the game after Delhi Daredevils snared him for a record 16 crore in the IPL auctions held on Monday. Last year, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Yuvraj for 14 crore, the highest-ever bid then in the IPL auctions. In the latest round of auctions, a total of 67 players went under the hammer, including 23 foreign ones. Yuvraj was the hot favourite when the bidding opened in the morning at a five-star hotel in the city. In a four-way bidding war, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers tried to outbid each other to bag Yuvraj. But once the bidding crossed 7 crore, Rajasthan and Punjab teams withdrew, leaving Bangalore and Delhi in the field. Delhi finally won the bid as it had a larger purse of 39.75 crore at its disposal. Justifying the decision to bid for Yuvraj, Delhi Daredevils CEO Hema...