CHRIS Morris of the bizhub Highveld Lions was the big South African winner at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction this weekend when he attracted a bid of $625 000 from the Chennai Super Kings.<\/p>\n
Other South Africans who were either released into the auction by their existing franchises or were successful debutants were Johan Botha ($450 000, Delhi Daredevils), Ryan McLaren of the Chevrolet Knights ($50 000, Kolkata Knight Riders) and Quinton de Kock of the bizhub Highveld Lions ($20 000, Sunrisers Hyderabad).<\/p>\n
This will be both Morris and De Kock\u2019s first foray into the IPL.<\/p>\n
Most of the high profile South African players, apart from Botha, had already been retained by their franchises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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