In a historic move at the IPL 2024 auction, Pat Cummins clinched the title of the most expensive player ever. SunRisers Hyderabad secured him for a whopping Rs 20.50 crore.
Rovman Powell made headlines by becoming the first player to be sold at Rs 7.4 crore, with Rajasthan Royals making the significant purchase. Delhi Capitals acquired Harry Brook for Rs 4 crore, and Travis Head joined SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 6.8 crore after a spirited bidding war.
Here’s a list of sold players from different teams after SET-2:
- Pat Cummins (SunRisers Hyderabad) – Rs 20.5 crore
- Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings) – Rs 14 crore
- Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings) – Rs 11.75 crore
- Rovman Powell (Rajasthan Royals) – Rs 7.4 crore
- Travis Head (SunRisers Hyderabad) – Rs 6.80 crore
- Gerald Coetzee (Mumbai Indians) – Rs 5 crore
- Shardul Thakur (Chennai Super Kings) – Rs 4 crore
- Harry Brook (Delhi Capitals) – Rs 4 crore
- Wanindu Hasaranga (SunRisers Hyderabad) – Rs 1.50 crore
- Rachin Ravindra (Chennai Super Kings) – Rs 1.8 crore
Unsold players after SET-2:
- Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)
- Steve Smith (Australia)
- Manish Pandey (India)
- Karun Nair (India)
Twitter erupted as Pat Cummins scripted history at the IPL Auction. Having retained the Ashes before leading Australia to World Cup glory and becoming the most expensive IPL buy ever, Cummins has had a great 2023.
However, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that Cummins is not a valuable purchase.
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