'Best buy of the day' - Twitter delighted as CSK bag Ben Stokes for whopping INR 16.25 Crore

Ben Stokes had scored a match-winning half-century for England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final at the MCG.

By Karthik Nair

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Star England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been roped in by the Chennai Super Kings for a staggering INR 16.25 Crore at the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi on Friday, December 23. Stokes was always expected to fetch a higher bid given that he had played a match-winning knock for England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final against Pakistan at the MCG.

When Ben Stokes’ name was announced, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals were involved in a bidding war and as the price went high, both teams had no choice other than backing out to make good use of their budget later on in the auction.

The Lucknow Super Giants and the Sunrisers Hyderabad were involved in an aggressive bidding war even as the price tag went well beyond the INR 10 crore mark. CSK joined the competition and gave both franchises a run for their money. Eventually, the Yellow Army outbid everyone to acquire the England Test skipper’s services for the 2023 season.

Ben Stokes looks to fill Dwayne Bravo's shoes in IPL 2023

After the retirement of the iconic Caribbean all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, they were looking for a seasoned campaigner to fill those big shoes and they found a perfect candidate in Ben Stokes. Meanwhile, Stokes is currently the third-highest sold player of this auction after the likes of Sam Curran (INR 18.5 Crore to Punjab Kings) and Cameron Green (INR 17.5 Crore to the Mumbai Indians).

The investment made by CSK in Stokes is worth it as he is a very accomplished player in the IPL having amassed 920 runs in 43 matches including two centuries and as many half-centuries with his highest individual score being 107. The New Zealand-born cricketer has also made an impact with the ball in hand bagging 28 scalps to his name.

The England all-rounder had represented the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (2017) and the Rajasthan Royals (2018-2021) in the past. Stokes could also be looked at as MS Dhoni’s successor in the long run.

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