IPL 2021 Auction: “It’s life changing” – Jhye Richardson reacts on going for big money to the Punjab Kings


IPL 2021 Auction: “It’s life changing” – Jhye Richardson reacts on going for big money to the Punjab Kings

Jhye Richardson

Jhye Richardson

Australian pacer Jhye Richardson went for big bucks at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 auction yesterday as Punjab Kings acquired him for a whopping sum of Rs. 14 crores. Richardson’s name sparked an immediate bidding war between the Punjab franchise and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). However, as RCB’s potential purse after the buy continued to dwindle, they chose not to raise the paddle further.

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Jhye Richardson has been in top notch form as of late. He shone in the Big Bash League for the Perth Scorchers. He has a knack of not only picking up regular wickets but can also keep it tight and economical when needed. The same made him a hot prospect even before the auction began. And as expected, he went for big money and became a millionaire as the Punjab franchise acquired him.

Jhye Richardson reacts to getting picked

Jhye Richardson reacted to being picked in the auction in a video posted by cricket.com.au. “My name came up, and I got this wave of (nausea) just not knowing what to expect. For the first, what to me felt like about 20 minutes, no one put their paddle up, and it’s one of those things where you’re just like, ‘Oh no’. You have no idea what’s going to happen. Then the first paddle went up, which was probably (only) like 10 seconds or five seconds (later), but it felt like a lifetime,” said Jhye Richardson.

Richardson added that the auction proceedings made him exhausted as if he played a game. “I feel like I played a game yesterday. I mentally exhausted myself from feeling all these emotions, of feeling sick and excited. The emotions just take over, and you forget you double-check (the price he was bought for), you triple check it, you quadruple check it. It took a moment, and it’s still sinking in at the moment. I think it’s an amazing result. It’s life-changing to be honest,” Richardson added.

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The IPL is slated to begin in April and it is certain that we will see Jhye Richardson steaming in to bowl for the Punjab Kings.

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