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Captain Buttler's knock made him the fifth England batter to cross the 5,000-run mark in ODI cricket. The half-century was his first since September.
The high price tag brings along with it huge expectations and many a time the players have failed to fire, thus leaving the franchises rue their decision to spend so much on them.
The previous record fee paid for Morris was broken once more on Friday, with Mumbai Indians paying Rs 17.5 crore for Australian all-rounder Cameron Green.
Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal are also likely to gey fat pay cheques.
England posted a 5-wicket win after bowling out Afghanistan for 112.
The all-format player has potentially sustained a right knee injury.
The normally reliable Pandya dropped two catches in the third and final ODI. The all-rounder, however, had a big role in India's thrilling win.
The left-arm medium-pacer's hat-trick, which was the first of this edition of the IPL, helped Kings XI Punjab script an exciting 14-run win over Delhi Capitals.
The Indian head coach maintained that he will take heart from the fact that the side put up a good show in the Test series against England.
West Indian great and 40-year-old Chris Gayle, who was bought by KXIP at his base price of Rs two core ahead of the 2018 IPL after going unsold twice, has been retained.
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