In the race for the most expensive players in IPL history, Mitchell Starc broke the record of his own countryman Pat Cummins in a single day. Pat Cummins became the most expensive player in the auction for IPL 2024, but within a short time Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in history and pushed him to second place in the list. Let us know about the 10 most expensive players in IPL history.
Mitchell Starc (24,75,00,000)- Mitchell Starc is a fast bowler of Australia. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24 crore 75 lakh. Starc had performed brilliantly in the recently concluded World Cup. He took a total of 16 wickets in 10 matches and was ranked 10th in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets.
Pat Cummins (20,50,00,000) – Australia’s World Cup winning team captain and fast bowler Pat Cummins was included in their team by Sunrisers Hyderabad with a bid of Rs 20 crore 50 lakh. Cummins has become the second most expensive player in IPL history. Cummins is 30 years old and has played 56 Tests, 88 ODIs and 50 International T20 cricket matches for Australia. In which he took 242 wickets in Test, 141 in ODI and 55 wickets in T20.
Sam Curran – England all-rounder Sam Curran became the most expensive player of the 2023 IPL. He was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18,50,00,000.
Cameron Green – Australia’s Cameron Green became the second most expensive player of IPL 2023. He was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 17,50,00,000.
Ben Stokes – England player Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16,25,00,000.