Pappu Yadav's Heartwarming Reaction After Son Picked By Kolkata Knight Riders In IPL Auction
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Independent MP Pappu Yadav celebrates his son Sarthak Ranjan being drafted by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction for Rs 30 lakh.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were active in the IPL mini-auction held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, securing 13 new players for the 2026 season. With the largest available purse of Rs 64.30 crore, KKR made headlines by acquiring Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for a significant Rs 25.20 crore.
Among the new additions to the KKR squad, Sarthak Ranjan, son of independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, was a notable selection. KKR picked Sarthak, who represents Delhi in domestic cricket, for Rs 30 lakh.
Pappu Yadav expressed his joy and congratulated his son on social media following Sarthak's selection into the world's premier cricket league. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Pappu Yadav wrote, "Badhai ho betu! Jamkar khelo aur apne pratibha ke dum par apni pehchan banao. Apni chahat poori karo. Ab Sarthak ke naam pe banegi humari sarkaar.(Congratulations, dear child Play with all your heart On the strength of your talent Build your own identity Fulfill your desires! Now under the name of Sarthak Our identity will be made).
Sarthak Ranjan's domestic cricket record includes 2 First-Class matches, 4 List-A games, and 5 T20 matches for Delhi. In First-Class cricket, he has scored 28 runs, averaging 9.33. His List-A record shows 105 runs at an average of 26.25, and in T20s, he has scored 66 runs with an average of 13.20.
**Kolkata Knight Riders - New Players**
- Cameron Green (Rs 25.20 crore)
- Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 18 crore)
- Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 9.20 crore)
- Tejasvi Singh (Rs 3 crore)
- Finn Allen (Rs 2 crore)
- Tim Seifert (Rs 1.50 crore)
- Rahul Tripathi (Rs 75 lakh)
- Kartik Tyagi (Rs 30 lakh)
- Daksh Kamra (Rs 30 lakh)
- Sarthak Ranjan (Rs 30 lakh)
- Prashant Solanki (Rs 30 lakh)
- Akashdeep (Rs 1 crore)
- Rachin Ravindra (Rs 2 crore)
**Retained Players:**
Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik
Following the auction, KKR has a remaining purse of Rs 45 lakh.
