Australian Pat Cummins fetched a staggering amount of Rs 20.50 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL auction 2024 a new record set on Tuesday .
The 30-year-old, an integral part of Australia’s World Cup-winning ODI men’s cricket team, had briefly surpassed Sam Curr and claimed the record, held by Mitchell Starc of Kolkata Knight Riders cost Rs 24.75 crore The building on the other hand
IPL Auction 2024 :
“Sunrisers Hyderabad Secures Australian Star Pat Cummins for a Staggering Rs 20.50 Crore, Making Him the Second-Most Expensive Player in IPL History.”
The 30-year-old skipped past citing a ‘busy schedule’ but was one of the most sought-after players in the auction, with a record price of Rs 2 million
Cummins first emerged as the most expensive buy in the 2020 IPL auction when Kolkata Knight Riders acquired him for Rs 15.5 crore. The pacer has played 50 T20Is and has a stellar record of 55 wickets at an economy of 7.37.
Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 6.80 crore at the IPL auction, surpassing the sale of Chennai Super Kings. Notable players like Riley Rossouw, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey and former Australia captain Steve Smith go unsold.” at the beginning of the round.
Not once in the past 16 Indian Premier League (IPL) player auctions did the bid breach the ₹20 crore limit. In fact, at the beginning of the 2008 IPL, each team had a marketing purse of ₹20 crore.
The barrier was broken not once but twice on Tuesday. Australia’s World Cup-winning pace duo of Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins broke all records, emerging as the biggest beneficiaries.
Minutes later, against Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans, Starc emerged as the most expensive player in the IPL as KKR fetched a whopping ₹24.75 crore.
As the commercial entered the fourth set at the Coca-Cola Arena, with KKR and GT both carrying over ₹31 crore in their coffers, it was inevitable that franchises would eagerly open their wallets to get a hold of Mitchell Starc the value of the
The bidding war for Mitchell Starc ignited between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, reaching a crescendo around the ₹10 crore mark. Subsequently, the next eight minutes witnessed chaos and a cascade of reactions from the live audience—the first occurrence of such an atmosphere at an IPL auction—culminating in Kolkata Knight Riders having the final triumph.
Chennai Super Kings Bag New Zealand Sensation Daryl Mitchell for ₹14 Crore and Add Promising All-Rounder Rachin Ravindra (₹1.80 Crore) to Their Roster.
Mumbai Indians Seize Opportunity as Gerald Coetzee (₹5 Crore) Emerges Early, Bolstering Their Squad at a Reasonable Price. The move allowed them to secure another overseas pacer, Dilshan Madushanka from Sri Lanka, for ₹4.60 Crore, despite starting the auction with a constrained budget
Besides Cummins, Sunrisers also added Australian opener Travis Head (₹6.80 crore) while Rajasthan Royals spent more than half of the auction purse on West Indies power-hitter Rovman Powell (₹7.40 crore) who was a first offered by auctioneer Mallika Sagar .
With Harshal Patel (₹11.75 crore) emerging as the most expensive signing among Indian cricketers, Punjab Kings welcomed the effective death bowler with open arms.
IPL Auction 2024 wasn’t just international stars who benefited from Moneyball. More than a dozen domestic cricketers have joined the millionaire club, led by young batsman Sameer Rizvi (₹8.40 crore) from Uttar Pradesh.
Chennai Super Kings snapped up Rizvi after a fierce bidding war that also included GT and Delhi Capitals. Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Kushagra (₹7.20 crore) went to Capitals, while Tamil Nadu’s Shah Rukh Khan (₹7.40 crore) didn’t lose much money despite being released by Punjab Kings before the auction s -Lost the paddle game for the club, and The Titans signed a strong player.
The signing of Pat Cummins puts Sunrisers Hyderabad in a confusing position. Before Cummins arrived, SRH added another Australian to their squad, earning Travis Head 6.8 million. Hyderabad’s team structure has not been on par with the other nine franchises, which is reflected in their performance in the last season.
