IPL 2024: 5 auction picks that turned out to be masterstrokes for teams

2. Mitchell Starc 

Everyone was left shell-shocked as Kolkata Knight Riders fought off other teams to buy Australian pacer Mitchell Starc for a mammoth INR 24.75 Crores. The mentor of the franchise, Gautam Gambhir was confident that the pacer would be a great purchase for the team and would be the leader of their pace attack.

Starc turned out to be the most expensive buy in the history of the Indian Premier League. There were lots of concerns about his ability after a poor start to the campaign as he went wicketless and at a high economy for the opening few fixtures. However, the speedster proved his worth by getting the early wickets in most encounters in the second half of the tournament and was surely the bowler to watch out for in the playoffs. During the 14 matches he played this season, he was able to scalp 17 wickets as his side lifted the title earlier today.