IPL Auction 2024: Pat Cummins ‘Pumped Up’ After SRH Shells Out Rs 20.50 Cr For Australia Captain – WATCH
New Delhi: Pat Cummins stated he is ‘pumped up’ after the Australian captain became the second-costliest player ever in the history of the Indian Premier League during IPL Auction 2024 in Dubai on Tuesday. Cummins went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for a staggering Rs 20.50 crores, surpassing Sam Curran who was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18.50 crores last season. Meanwhile, in a turn of events, his national teammate Mitchell Starc became the costliest within an hour as Kolkata Knight Riders shelled out a whopping Rs 24.75 crore.
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— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) December 19, 2023
Besides Cummins, Sunrisers also grabbed World Cup final hero Travis Head for Rs 6.80 crore. An intense bidding war followed for Cummins with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad raising their paddles frenetically to secure the services of the fast bowling all-rounder.
In the end, it was SRH who broke the bank for Cummins, who drew the highest-ever bid surpassing the Rs 18.5 crore that Punjab Kings had shelled out for England’s Sam Curran last year. It was not the first time that Cummins attracted huge sums at the IPL auction. Ahead of the 2020 edition, KKR had paid Rs 15.5 crore for his services.
Head, who scored a match-winning century in the ODI World Cup final against India and also starred in the World Test Championship final against the Rohit Sharma-led team earlier this year, saw reigning champions Chennai Super Kings and SRH indulge in a bidding war. The wicketkeeper batter was finally grabbed by 2016 champions SRH.