IPL 2024 Auction: Top five bargain buys 

The IPL 2024 Auction took place in Dubai on Tuesday, with 72 players being sold in total 

A lot of teams secured bargain deals during the IPL auction, which cove prove worthy during the next season

We take a look at five signings that were a bargain for franchises

Chennai Super Kings signing New Zealand's World Cup star Rachin Ravindra for Rs 1.80 crore proved to be a bargain, given the demand he was in leading upto the auction

Two years after leaving CSK, Shardul Thakur completed a return to the MS Dhoni-led franchise for Rs 4 crore 

Manish Pandey made a return to Kolkata Knight Riders for just Rs 50 lakh. Pandey will turn up again for KKR in 2024 IPL, 10 years after guiding them to a second title  

One of Afghanistan's stars at the World Cup, Azmatullah Omarzai was picked up  for his base price of Rs 50 lakh by GT 

SRH were a bit smart in their approach at the IPL auction and one of those smart moves was acquiring Wanindu Hasaranga for just Rs 1.50 crore