The Indian Premier League’s (IPL) player auction on Monday saw the first Afghan players to be signed up to the tournament, with Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi going to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 40 million and three million respectively.

England’s Ben Stokes fetched a staggering $2.17 million in the IPL player auction, with the Rising Pune Supergiants splashing the cash in a frenzied bidding war to land the explosive English all-rounder.

The Pune franchise fought off the attentions of Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad to get the 25-year-old, paying 145 million Indian rupees despite his limited availability for the Twenty20 competition.