IPL 2024: Team-wise costliest buys in the auction
In the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, a total of INR 230 crores were spent on 72 players.
2. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) - Pat Cummins
When Australia skipper Pat Cummins’ name was announced in the 2024 IPL auction, CSK and MI vied with each other to get him. After a few moments, both franchises opted out of the battle and it was witnessed that Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and RCB got involved in a bidding contest.
In the end, SRH pulled off the Aussie for a humongous amount of INR 20.50 crore. With this amount, he surpassed England all-rounder Sam Curran and became IPL’s costliest player. However, Cummins couldn’t hold the record as another Aussie stalwart shattered it in the same auction.
Cummins might be seen as a skipper for SRH in the upcoming competition as he guided Australia to the record-extending sixth title victory in the 2023 World Cup. Along with captaincy, the 30-year-old will also strive to bolster SRH’s pace attack with veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the young speedster Umran Malik.
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