Rahil Gupta
JAMMU, Nov 25: Jammu and Kashmir's pace sensation Rasikh Salam was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 6 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday.
24 year old Salam entered the pool at base price of Rs 30 lakh, RCB and Sunrisers Hyderbad engaged in some intense bidding, after Delhi Capitals decided to use their right-to-match (RTM), Bangalore set Salam's price at Rs 6 crore.
He was picked by the Mumbai Indians in the 2019 auction, then joined the the Kolkata Knight Riders and then Delhi Capitals in 2024.
Abdul Samad will play for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025, bought for INR 4.20 crore.
Samad has consistently demonstrated his ability to play big shots.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad gave him his first IPL contract after his exceptional domestic performances for Jammu and Kashmir.
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