IPL 2024 auction: Franchises bid way beyond base prices set for players, here's list of top picks
₹143.4 crore. This includes 14 overseas players. Considering the list of expensive players auctioned this year, this time 7 overseas players were the favourites, and only 4 Indian players were bagged for over ₹5 crore mark.
ALSO READ: IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates In the ongoing Indian Premier League auction for the 2024 session, Australia's star bowler Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player to be sold with a price of ₹24.75 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders. His base price was just ₹2 crore. Surprisingly, the second most expensive player to be auctioned was also from Australia, and it was Pat Cummins.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bought the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 winning captain for a price of ₹20.5 crore. His base price was set at ₹2 crore. The third costliest player was New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell, who was bought for a price of ₹14 crore by Chennai Super Kings.
His base price was just ₹1 crore. Following Starc, Cummins, and Mitchell, India's all-rounder Harshal Patel was the most expensive player sold to Punjab Kings for a price of ₹11.75 crore. His base price was ₹2 crore.
ALSO READ: IPL auction 2024: ‘Suspension of logic…,’ social media questions SRH over buying Pat Cummins for ₹20.5 crore West Indies' power batter Alzarri Joseph was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping ₹11.50 crore. His base price was just ₹1 crore. The next costliest player was again from the West Indies.
Renowned batter Rovmen Powell was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a price of ₹7.4 crore. His base price was also set at ₹1 crore. Australia's opener Travis Head, who snatched the ICC World Cup 2023 from India's clutches, was sold for ₹6.8 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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