Mumbai Indians locked English cricketer Will Jacks on Monday, Day 2 of the IPL Mega Auction at Jeddah. The right-handed batter and off-spin bowler engaged Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in a close bidding battle.

Starting from a base price of Rs 2 crore the bid reached Rs 5 crore and that’s when Punjab took a back seat. However, it was still not confirmed as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) had the opportunity to exercise their Right To Match (RTM) card for the player.

But the RCB management decided not to, and that’s when the player got locked for MI. After the hammer went down, as a gesture of gratitude, Mumbai Indians owner Akash Ambani went to shake hands with RCB for not using RTM on Will Jacks.

Watch the video here:

BIGGEST MOMENT OF THE DAY.

– Akash Ambani hugging with RCB management as they decide not to use RTM for Will Jacks. pic.twitter.com/S4nEbwn3j8

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 25, 2024

Mumbai Indians

Players Retained: Jasprit Bumrah (₹ 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (₹ 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (₹ 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (₹ 8 crore).

Players MI bought in the IPL mega auction:

1. Trent Boult – Rs 12.5 Crore

2. Naman Dhir – Rs 5.25 Crore

3. Robin Minz – Rs 65 lakh

4. Karn Sharma – Rs 50 lakh

5. Ryan Rickelton – Rs 1 crore

6. Deepak Chahar – Rs 9.25 crore

7. Allah Ghazanfar – Rs 4.8 crore

8. Will Jacks – Rs 5.25 crore

9. Ashwani Kumar – Rs 30 lakh

10. Mitchell Santner – Rs 2 crore

11. Reece Topley – Rs 75 lakh

12. Shrijith Krishnan – Rs 30 lakh

13. Raj Angad Bawa – Rs 30 lakh

14. Satyanarayana Raju – Rs 30 lakh

15. Bevon Jacobs – Rs 30 lakh

16. Arjun Tendulkar – Rs 30 lakh

17. Lizaad Williams – Rs 75 lakh

18. Vignesh Puthur – Rs 30 lakh