Abu Dhabi, Dec. 16 -- The wicketkeepers' set at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction featured several high-profile names, including Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jamie Smith, Finn Allen and Ben Duckett. However, only three players found buyers, and all of them were sold at their respective base prices.

It turned out to be a homecoming for South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock, who was snapped up by the Mumbai Indians (MI) for his base price of Rs 1 crore. De Kock recently reversed his white-ball international retirement and returned to the South African setup.

The South African wicketkeeper has played 43 matches for the Mumbai Indians and has scored 1,329 runs at an average of 34.08, SR of 131.32 with 10 fifties.

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