[India] - Blast from the past: When MS Dhoni became the most pricey auction purchase

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As the dust chooses the very first auction of the Womens Premier League, it is also in many methods deja vu for all those who have been
tracking IPL auctions over the years.There was comparable excitement and anticipation for the extremely first IPL auction
Do you bear in mind that? The player auction was hung on February 20, 2008
All figures - team bags and player quotes and last prices remained in United States dollars.MS Dhoni emerged as the greatest paid gamer at
the extremely first IPL auction, with the Chennai Super Kings obtaining the services of the man who had actually led an unfancied Indian
team to the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup title in South Africa in 2007
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds was the second most pricey buy after being gotten by the now defunct Deccan Chargers franchise.As
the huge gainers of the extremely first Womens Premier League auction continue to make headings, TimesofIndia.com here takes a walk down
memory lane to have a look at the Top 10 greatest buys of the very first IPL auction, 15 years ago: Inaugural Mens IPL auction 2008:
(according to United States dollar to rupee currency exchange rate at that time)US dollar was 40.12 versus the INR on the auction date of
February 20, 2008Minimum purse to invest per group: $3.3 million or Rs 13, 23, 96000Maximum handbag per group: $5 million or Rs 20, 0600,
000Top 10 purchases: Inaugural Womens Premier League Auction 2023: Maximum handbag per team: Rs 12 CroreTop 11 Buys: