Bengaluru, Dec 19 (PTI) Sameer Rizvi and his uncle Tankeeb Akhtar were choked with emotions as Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals engaged in an intense bidding war for the 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh batter in the IPL auction on Tuesday.

The paddle final settled at a whopping Rs 8.40 crore with Rizvi going to the CSK’s ‘Anbu (Love) Den.’ For IPL 2024.

The roseate moment came after massive struggles for the Rizvi household as his father Haseen has not been able to work owing to poor health. Now the physically fragile yet proud dad can afford to smile. After all, the son will be able to afford best medicl treatment for his father, who suffered brain haemorrhage three years ago. “We were expecting Sameer to get picked by some team in the auction. But we never expected for this big money or CSK to bid for him,” Akhtar told

Source: PTI News