It was nerve-wracking, my parents had tears of joy: Krishnappa Gowtham

NEW DELHI: A net bowler with the Indian team right now, uncapped Karnataka all-rounder KrishnappaGowtham is still trying to get a grip on his emotions after fetching a mind-boggling Rs 9.25 crore deal with Chennai Super Kings which left his parents and wife overwhelmed by tears of joy.

After a bidding war at the IPL auction in Chennai on Thursday, Gowtham was bought by CSK, his price surpassing that of KrunalPandya's then record of Rs 8.8 crore by the Mumbai Indians in 2018 for an uncapped player.

"It was nerve-wracking, I was very anxious, watching on TV," Gowtham, who is currently with the Indian Test team in Ahmedabad as a net bowler for the series against England, told ESPNCricinfo.

"We'd just landed in Ahmedabad and I'd just switched on TV and my name came up. Emotions were changing every minute. Then, Rohit Sharma and HardikPandya knocked on my door and gave me a big hug and they asked for a big treat."

His base price was Rs 20 lakh, and he was quickly the focus of a fierce bidding war between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad, before CSK swooped in with a late bid. Agencies

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