Young & loaded

Indias wicketkeeperbatsman Ishan Kishan 23 has figured in only three ODIs and five T20I games but the lefthander emerged the most expensive buy on Day One of the IPL auction in Bangalore on SaturdayMumbai Indiansrsquo MI thinktank didnrsquot bid for any player initially but got into the act when it came to Kishan and beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in getting the 2016 India U19 World Cup captain for Rs 1525cr Kishanrsquos coach Uttam Mazumdar who has been guiding the southpaw for the last 17 years was not surprised with the kind of money his ward attracted ldquoItrsquos fantastic This is much better than the last time when Kishan got R625cr in the 2018 auction I canrsquot describe my feelings in wordsrdquo Mazumdar told Sunday midday from Noida Kishan was just five in 2002 when his father Pranav Kumar took him to the Mazumdar Cricket Academy at Patna and when the coach shifted base to Noida the young gun accompanied his coach When asked about the huge attention his ward got at the IPL auction in Bangalore Mazumdar said ldquoI am not surprised at all He absolutely deserved it because of the way he performed for MI for the last three years and even for Team India After all he scored fifties on his T20I and ODI debut He has performed regularly so we expected a good price for such a dynamic cricketerrdquolsquoExcited to be backrsquoKishan who has scored 1452 in 61 IPL games is excited to play with Rohit Sharma amp Co again ldquoIrsquom really excited to be back at MI I know everyone has treated me there like family so I am really happy to be there and I hope to give my best to the team Thank you so muchrdquo Kishan said on social mediaHowever Mazumdar remarked ldquoKishanrsquos main motto is to play well and serve the country He is very down to earth kind and loyal He never thinks about that money always about the nation I always try to keep him in a positive frame of mind and say that this money is not a big part of your liferdquoMeanwhile Chennai Super Kings retained their star allrounder Deepak Chahar 29 Rs 14crKKR get Iyer Thakur to DCShreyas Iyer 27 also clinched a staggering dealmdashRs 1225cr from Kolkata Knight RidersShardul Thakur 30 will now be playing for Delhi Capitals Rs 1075cr after stretching every sinew for Chennai Super Kings last seasonIndia seamer Harshal Patel who was IPLrsquos top wickettaker last year enjoyed a fantastic auction as Royal Challengers Bangalore retained him for Rs 1075crIndia opener Shikhar Dhawan was bought for Rs 825cr by Punjab Kings and pacer Mohd Shami went for Rs 625cr to Gujarat TitansR Ashwin was sold for Rs 5cr to Rajasthan Royals Lefthanded bighitter Devdutt Padikkal 21 was bought by RR for Rs 775crWith inputs from agenciesUncapped Indians rock on Day OneAvesh Khan Lucknow Super GiantsRs 10 crShahrukh Khan Punjab KingsRs 9 crRahul Tewatia Gujarat TitansRs 9 crRahul Tripathi Sunrisers HyderabadRs 850 crRiyan Parag Rajasthan RoyalsRs 380 crShivam Mavi Kolkata Knight RidersRs 725 crAbhishek Sharma SRHRs 650 crKartik Tyagi Sunrisers HyderabadRs 4 cr