IPL 2025 auction: KKR buy Spencer Johnson for ₹2.8 crore

By Rajdeep Saha

Nov 25, 2024

06:52 pm

What's the story

Australia's left-arm fast bowler, Spencer Johnson, will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

The Knights went for the player in the accelerated round and bought him for a sum of ₹2.8 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Johnson had set his base price at ₹2 crore. Gujarat Titans released Johnson ahead of the auction.

Twitter Post

Spencer Johnson SOLD to @KKRiders for INR 2.8 Crore 🔥🔥#TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 25, 2024

Information

Johnson's T20 stats

Johnson has featured in 60 T20 matches to date, claiming 71 scalps at 22.33. His economy rate is 7.69. In 8 T20Is for the Aussies, Johnson owns 14 scalps at an impressive 17.07. He took a fifer recently against Pakistan.