 "KSCA T20: Abhinav, Agarwal, Padikkal costliest picks in player auction")
Bengaluru: Abhinav Manohar, Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal expectedly emerged as the costliest picks during the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 player auction here on Saturday. Abhinav, who plays for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, went to Shivamogga Lions for Rs 15 lakh, while Agarwal was picked up by Bengaluru Blasters at a price of Rs 14 lakh. Padikkal was bought by Gulbarga Mystics for Rs 13.2 lakh and Hubli Tigers acquired veteran batsman Manish Pandey for Rs 10.6 lakh. Six teams — Blasters, Lions, Mystics, Tigers, Mysuru Warriors and Manguluru Mystics — participated in the auction that saw over 700 Karnataka cricketers go under the hammer. The tournament will begin on August 13 and the final is scheduled on 29 August.
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