IPL 2024 most expensive players

Despite being a mini-auction, IPL 2024 auction broke many records in terms of money shelled out to bag star players

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Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in league's history when KKR bagged the left-arm quick for Rs 24.75 crore.

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His fellow countrymen Pat Cummins was earlier sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore.

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33-year-old Starc had last played IPL in 2015 and was a key member of Australia's World Cup 2023 ODI winning team. He has taken 73 wickets in 58 T20Is. Earlier

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Sam Curran held the record with a price tag of Rs 18.50 crore. He was sold to Punjab Kings back in IPL auction 2023.

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Apart from the Australian duo of Starc and Cummins, New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell and West Indies's Rovman Powell also bagged big money.

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Daryl Mitchell was sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14 crore, the third-top player at the auction. West Indies star Rovman Powell went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.40 crore

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Travis Head of Australia will play alongside Cummins for Hyderabad after being sold for Rs 6.8 crore. Another West Indian Alzarri Joseph was bagged by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 11.50 crore.

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New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, the star of the ODI World Cup, failed to arouse much interest. Chennai Super King paid Rs 1.8 crore for his services.

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Among the Indian players, pacer Harshal Patel was sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 11.75 crore. Uncapped player Shubham Dubey went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5.80 crore.

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