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IPL: Ben Stokes bought by Rajasthan Royals; Joe Root unsold - bobby - 01-27-2018
England's Ben Stokes sold for almost £1.4m in the Indian Premier League auction but Test captain Joe Root went unsold in the first round of bidding.
Stokes, who was named the most valuable player last year following a £1.7m contract with Rising Pune Supergiant, has joined Rajasthan Royals.
"Ben is a cricketer of today and a cricketer of the future," said Royals chief executive Ranjit Barthakur.
Chris Woakes fetched £820,000 from Royal Challengers Banglaore.
Jofra Archer, the 22-year-old Sussex all-rounder, was also signed by Rajasthan Royals as he went for £800,000.
Archer has been a success in Australia's T20 franchise competition, the Big Bash, and although born in West Indies, wants to play his international cricket for England.
IPL: Ben Stokes bought by Rajasthan Royals; Joe Root unsold - chairman - 01-28-2018
There are currently more Afghanistan players bought by IPL franchises (4), than Sri Lanka (zero), Bangladesh (2) and Zimbabwe (zero) combined.