In the final round of the 2017 IPL auction, Rising Pune Supergiants purchased West Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary at his base price of Rs 50 lakh, while Tiwary’s former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders bought West Indies batsman Darren Bravo for Rs 50 lakh. Meanwhile, Gujarat Lions procured the service of Indian bowler Munaf Patel 30 lakhs.