K Gowtham – 2 Crores (Mumbai Indians)
It was a pretty disappointing auction for the spinner. A good bunch of the tweakers went unsold and but Krishna Gowtham, the Karnataka off – spinners, was one of the luckiest spinners today as he was snapped by the Mumbai Indians side for a whopping 2 Crores. Gowtham was an unknown commodity before the auction put him in the headlines having spent three domestic seasons on the sidelines. He made a highly impressive return this year for Karnataka, claiming 18 wickets in 3 Tests. He also had a productive 2016-17 Karnataka Premier League, where eight matches yielded 11 wickets and an economy rate of 5.58, just before the start of the Ranji season.