IPL Auction 2024: Rajasthan Royals spend half of their purse on Rovman Powell, Buy Him for Rs 7.4 crore

2024 IPL Auction: Rovman Powell is the first player to be sold in the ongoing IPL auction in Dubai on Tuesday after Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 7.4 crore.

2024 IPL Auction: Rovman Powell is the first player to be sold in the ongoing IPL auction in Dubai on Tuesday after Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 7.4 crore. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders were locked in a bidding war for Rovman Powell.

He has previously represented Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in IPL. West Indies T20I captain had a strong T20 series against England with a fifty score in the second match.

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Rajasthan Royals spent half their purse on Powell, who also represents the Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League. Powell has scored 275 runs in 17 matches, at a strike rate of 146.02.

Powell is an experienced hand in the 20-over format, with nearly 200 matches under him. He even has extensive captaincy creds. He led the Jamaica Tallawahs to the CPL title last year in his 3rd year in charge full-time and also captained Jamaica to the Regional Super50 title in 2022.