Bageshwar. The second day of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) auction was also excellent for the players. There is an atmosphere of happiness among the fans of their favorite cricketers due to the auction. On the second day 110 players became rich. Rishabh Pant got the overall highest bid in the two-day long IPL auction. Apart from this, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Manish Pandey, originally from Bageshwar, were also included in the auction. Cricketer Manish Pandey was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 75 lakh and cricketer Kamlesh Nagarkoti was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 30 lakh.
The people of the village have expressed happiness over the auction of cricketer Kamlesh Nagarkoti, originally a resident of Bharsila village of Bageshwar. Kamlesh started his cricket career by playing for the Indian team in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. After this, KKR included him in their team by paying Rs 3.20 crore. In the year 2022, he played 10 matches in IPL and took five wickets. After this, he was bought by Delhi Capital in the year 2021-22. Kamlesh was out of the games in February 2023 due to stress fracture but again CSK has given him another golden opportunity. Now it remains to be seen how much strength Kamlesh shows in this IPL and how much he is able to brighten his career. Fans are eagerly waiting for his game.
Who is cricketer Manish Pandey?
Manish Pandey, originally a resident of Bhindi village of Bageshwar, has been bought by KKR for Rs 75 lakh. He played the Under-19 World Cup in 2008 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. He started his international career in 2015. Apart from this, he became the first Indian player to score a century in IPL 2009. Earlier, BCCI had banned Manish Pandey from bowling in the IPL 2024 auction. After this, fans were waiting for his return to IPL and cricketer Manish has also got a golden opportunity in the 2025 IPL auction. Now it remains to be seen how much Manish is able to take advantage of this golden opportunity.
Village people and cricket association expressed happiness
Speaking to Local 18, Cricket Association of Bageshwar President Suresh Soniyal said that he is happy with the selection of both the players of Bageshwar in the IPL auction 2025. All the officials of Cricket Association of Bageshwar are happy with the achievement of both the players and new momentum is expected in the career of both of them. Apart from this, the people of the villages of both the players have also expressed happiness over their selection. He has been blessed to move ahead and earn a lot of fame. He wished both the players the best performance.
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 27, 2024, 6:03 PM IST
