English cricket players seemed the flavour of the season during the 2017 edition of the Vivo Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. The teams picked six England players, among them the two costliest.
Ben Stokes, who has not played an IPL match, was aggressively bid for by five teams, ultimately going to Sanjiv Goenka’s Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) for Rs 14.5 crore. Teammate Tymal Mills, also yet to debut in IPL, was in demand by Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians. Kings XI Punjab won with a bid of Rs 12 crore. Other English players who were picked up included Jason