Kohima: 17-Year-Old Khrievitso Kense from Nagaland has been shortlisted for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction which is scheduled to be held in Bangalore from February 12.
He is the only cricketer from his state to be selected in IPL bidding 2022. Kense was also shortlisted for the IPL auction in 2021 as well.
Kense is a right-arm leg spin bowler and was selected by the Reliance Foundation-backed Mumbai Indians at a reserve price of Rs 20 lakh.
When he got selected for the IPL auction in 2021, the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had congratulated him.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Rio had tweeted, ''My best wishes to Khrievitso Kense from Nagaland, the youngest Indian player to be shortlisted for IPL 2021 Auction. I hope he gets picked by a great franchisee that will perform excellently in the IPL 2021."
According to reports, Kense is the fifth among seven siblings and come from Sovima Village near Dimapur.
He debuted in Nagaland's Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 opener against Arunachal Pradesh.
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