IPL 2024: Top 5 expensive players and their performances in the league

In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction held in Dubai, franchises splurged a huge chunk of money to reserve the services of some eminent players who were performing exceptionally during or prior to the business event. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were the highest spenders with INR 31.35 crore and 30.80 crore respectively. The defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) also grabbed a lot of eyeballs for releasing a hefty sum of INR 30.40 crore from their purse. 

Following five weeks of the IPL 2024, cricket supporters are eager to know how expensive players have performed, thus far. Taking this conversation ahead, let’s analyse the performances of the five costliest players in the ongoing tournament.

Here is the analyses of the performances of the five costliest players of IPL 2024 -

5. Alzarri Joseph

West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph was sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a massive amount of INR 11.50 crore. With this amount, he was the fifth-most expensive player at the business extravaganza. Following the auction, RCB faced wrath from their fans for buying the Caribbean player at a huge price as the 27-year-old failed to leave any impact in the tournament after the 2019 season of the cash-rich league.

Discussing Alzarri’s bowling numbers in the ongoing competition, the pacer has got only one wicket after his three outings. In the first three contests, the Royal Challengers gave the lanky pacer the task of reinforcing their fast-bowling unit but after facing a humiliating seven-wicket hammering at the hands of Kolkata in Bengaluru, RCB haven’t inducted him into their playing XI.