Pat Cummins became the most expensive player in the history of IPL after a fierce bidding battle between 4 teams – Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Updated On – 02:52 PM, Tue – 19 December 23
Pat Cummins
Hyderabad: Australia’s World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping Rs. 20.5 crore at the Indian Premier League auction which is currently underway on Tuesday.
With this, the Aussie captain became the most expensive player in the history of IPL after a fierce bidding battle between 4 teams – Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The previous record for the most expensive buy was held by Sam Curran who went for Rs. 18.5 cr to Punjab Kings in the 2023 IPL mini auction.
In another impressive buy, the SRH camp outbid CSK to claim the Australian all-rounder, World Cup 2023 final hero Travis Head for Rs. 6.8 Crore.
