IPL Auction 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Starc goes to KKR for record Rs 24.75 crore, SRH signs Cummins for 20.50 crore; Rs 230.45 crore spent on 72 players

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, David Willey, Mohd. Arshad Khan.

Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger. 

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.

Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain.

Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan. 

Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.

Rishabh Pant (c), Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.

Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya (c), Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma.

MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

Karun Nair - UNSOLD

Manish Pandey - sold to KKR for Rs 50 lakh

Rilee Rossouw - DC and PBKS in a bidding war. Goes to PBKS for Rs. 8.00 crore

Steve Smith - UNSOLD

Lockie Ferguson - sold to RCB for Rs 2.00 crore

Mujeeb Ur Rahman - sold to KKR for Rs. 2.00 crore

Waqar Salamkheil - UNSOLD

Saurav Chauhan - UNSOLD

Arshad Khan - sold to LSG for Rs. 20 Lakh

Michael Bracewell - UNSOLD

Mohammad Nabi - sold to MI for Rs. 1.50 crore

Shai Hope - sold to DC for Rs. 75 Lakh

Gus Atkinson - sold to KKR for Rs. 1.00 crore

Dushmantha Chameera - UNSOLD

Matt Henry - UNSOLD

Adam Milne - UNSOLD

Swastik Chhikara - sold to DC for Rs. 20 Lakh

Amandeep Khare - UNSOLD

Abid Mushtaq - sold to RR for Rs. 20 Lakh

Rohit Rayudu - UNSOLD

Shivalik Sharma - sold to MI for Rs. 20 Lakh

Swapnil Singh - sold to RCB for Rs. 20 Lakh

G. Ajitesh - UNSOLD

Avinash Rao Aravelly - sold to CSK for Rs. 20 Lakh

KL Shrijith - UNSOLD

Nandre Burger - sold to RR for Rs. 50 Lakh

Sakib Hussain - sold to KKR for Rs. 20 Lakh

Gurjapneet Singh - UNSOLD

Sourabh Chauhan - sold to RCB for Rs. 20 Lakh

G. Ajitesh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Gourav Choudhary - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Robin Minz - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs. 3.60 Crore

Bipin Saurabh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

K.M. Asif - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Sakib Hussain - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Mohammed Kaif - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Abhilash Shetty - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Gurjapneet Singh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Prithvi Raj Yarra - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Shubham Agrawal - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Prince Choudhary - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 20 Lakh

Jhathavedh Subramanyan - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 20 Lakh

Swastik Chhikara - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Rithik Easwaran - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Himmat Singh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Shashank Singh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Sumeet Verma - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Naman Dhir - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 20 Lakh

Anshul Kamboj - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 20 Lakh

Tanush Kotian - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Sumit Kumar - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs. 1.00 Crore

Kamlesh Nagarkoti - Base Price: Rs. 30 Lakh - UNSOLD

Pradosh Ranjan Paul - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Rohit Rayudu - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - UNSOLD

Ashutosh Sharma - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 20 Lakh

Vishwanath Pratap Singh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 20 Lakh

Shashank Singh - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 20 Lakh

Tanay Thyagarajann - Base Price: Rs. 20 Lakh - sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 20 Lakh

Finn Allen - Base Price: Rs. 75 Lakh - UNSOLD

Colin Munro - Base Price: Rs. 1.5 Crore - UNSOLD

Sherfane Rutherford - Base Price: Rs. 1.5 Crore - sold to KKR for Rs. 1.5 Crore

Ashton Agar - Base Price: Rs. 1.00 Crore - sold to LSG for Rs. 1.00 Crore

Rassie van der Dussen - Base Price: Rs. 2.00 crore - UNSOLD

Qais Ahamad - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - UNSOLD

Michael Bracewell - Base Price: Rs. 1 Crore - UNSOLD

Tom Curran - Base Price: Rs. 1.5 Crore - sold to RCB for Rs. 1.5 Crore

James Neesham - Base Price: Rs. 1.50 Crore - UNSOLD

Keemo Paul - Base Price: Rs. 75 Lakh - UNSOLD

Odean Smith - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - UNSOLD

David Willey - Base Price: Rs. 2.00 Crore - sold to LSG for Rs. 2.00 Crore

Shai Hope - Base Price: Rs. 75 Lakh - UNSOLD

Dushmantha Chameera - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - UNSOLD

Ben Dwarshius - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - UNSOLD

Matt Henry - Base Price: Rs. 75 Lakh - UNSOLD

Kyle Jamieson - Base Price: Rs. 1 Crore - UNSOLD

Spencer Johnson - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs. 10.00 Crore

Tymal Mills - Base Price: Rs. 1.50 Crore - UNSOLD

Adam Milne - Base Price: Rs. 1.00 Crore - UNSOLD

Lance Morris - Base Price: Rs. 75 Lakh - UNSOLD

Mustafizur Rahman - Base Price: Rs. 2.00 Crore - sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 2.00 Crore

Jhye Richardson - Base Price: Rs. 1.50 Crore - sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs. 5.00 Crore

Nuwan Thushara - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 4.80 Crore

Sandeep Warrier - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - UNSOLD

Luke Wood - Base Price: Rs. 50 Lakh - UNSOLD

RCB - 6.75 crore
KKR - 6.55 crore
PBKS - 13.15 crore
CSK- 3.20 crore
DC - 16.85 crore
RR - 0.90 crore
MI - 7.95 crore
SRH - 3.40 crore
LSG - 4.15 crore
GT - 21.45crore

Finn Allen

Alick Athanaze

Mark Chapman

Samuel Hain

Reeza Hendricks

Brandon King

Colin Munro

Sherfane Rutherford

Ashton Turner

Rassie Van Der Dussen

James Vince

Ibrahim Zadran

Najibullah Zadran

Murgan Ashwin - UNSOLD

Shreyas Gopal - sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 20 Lakh

Pulkit Narang - UNSOLD

M. Siddharth - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs. 2.40 Cr.

Shiva Singh - UNSOLD

Manav Suthar - sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs. 20 Lakh.

Rasikh Dar - sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs. 20 Lakh.

Yash Dayal - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 5.00 Cr.

Sushant Mishra - sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs. 2.20 Cr.

Ishan Porel - UNSOLD

Akash Singh - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 20 Lakh.

Kartik Tyagi - sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs. 60 Lakh.

Kuldip Yadav - UNSOLD

Ricky Bhui - sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs. 20 Lakh.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore - sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 40 Lakh.

Kumar Kushagra - sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 7.20 Cr

Urvil Patel - UNSOLD

Vishnu Solanki - UNSOLD

Punjab Kings tries its best to get the all-rounder back but Gujarat Titans with a much deeper purse to take the hit finally gets the player after a lengthy bidding battle.

Raj Angad Bawa - UNSOLD

Shahrukh Khan - sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs. 7.40 Cr.

Mohd. Arshad Khan - UNSOLD

Sarfaraz Khan - UNSOLD

Arshin Kulkarni - sold to LSG for Rs. 20 Lakh

Vivrant Sharma - UNSOLD

Atit Sheth - UNSOLD

Hrithik Shokeen - UNSOLD

Ramandeep Singh - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 20 Lakh.

Just the opening bid is enough to get the player to KKR.

UP batter Sameer Rizvi gets a bid from Chennai Super Kings. Gujarat Titans also go ahead for the player. The price zooms past Rs. 1.00 Cr. The bids come fast even after the price goes above Rs. 5.00 Cr. GT flinches and pulls out at Rs. 7.60 Cr before Delhi Capitals joins in. But CSK manages to get him for Rs. 8.40 Cr.

The Kerala batter into the auction for a base price of Rs. 20 Lakh. He has no takers.

Shubham Dubey is first player from the next set. Delhi Capitals start off. Rajasthan Royals join in. The bid has gone beyond 50 lakhs now. 

The 29-year-old lower order batter had finished the recent SMAT with a strike rate of 187.28. 

Royals aren’t letting him go and the bid now touches Rs. 1 crore. Capitals aren’t relenting and the price soars to Rs. 3 crore. And now it Rs. 4 crore, which is more than half of what Rajasthan Royals has left in its purse. Delhi Capitals is better placed in terms of money remaining. 

Royals finally have their man for Rs. 5.8 crores!

Priyansh Arya

Saurav Chuahan

Shubham Dubey

Rohan Kunnummal

Angkrish Raghuvanshi

Sameer Rizvi

Manan Vohra

CSK - 3

DC - 7

GT - 6

KKR - 9

LSG - 5

MI - 6

PBKS - 6

RCB - 5

RR - 7

SRH - 2

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CSK - Spent: 19.80 Cr | Purse left: 11.60 Cr

DC - Spent: 4.00 Cr | Purse left: 24.95 Cr

GT - Spent: 6.30 Cr | Purse left: 31.85 Cr

KKR - Spent: 25.75 | Purse left: 6.95 Cr

LSG - Spent: 6.40 Cr | Purse left: 6.75 Cr

MI - Spent: 9.60 Cr | Purse left: 8.15 Cr

PBKS - Spent: 15.95 Cr | Purse left: 13.15 Cr

RCB - Spent: 11.50 Cr | Purse left: 11.75 Cr

RR- Spent: 7.40 Cr | Purse left: 7.10 Cr

SRH - Spent: 30.40 | Purse left: 3.60 Cr

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Who is the most expensive player in IPL history - list of top 10 costliest buys in auction

Sportstar looks at the 10 most expensive buys in the tournament’s history:

Akeal Hosein - UNSOLD

Mujeeb Rahman - UNSOLD

Adil Rashid - UNSOLD

Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil - UNSOLD

Tabraiz Shamsi - UNSOLD

Ish Sodhi - UNSOLD

Interest for the Lankan southpaw from Luckow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. MI takes the bowler for Rs. 4.60 Cr.

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals start bidding for Unadkat. The price started from Rs. 50 Lakh and now is past Rs 1.50 Cr. SRH takes the bowler at Rs. 1.60 Cr.

Another Australia bowler at Rs. 2.00 Cr. He goes unsold. 

Get ready for an intense bidding spell, ladies and gentlemen! 

Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in the fray for the player. The price shoots over Rs. 7.00 Cr in no time. MI in clear lead at Rs. 9.60 Cr. Kolkata Knight Riders enters at Rs. 9.80 Cr. Gujarat Titans also comes in after Rs. 10.00 Cr. GT and KKR go no holds barred for Starc. Inching very close to the most expensive player territory. KKR holds at Rs. 18.75 Cr. GT comes in at Rs. 20.50 Cr. Starc becomes the most expensive player with KKR’s bid at Rs. 20.75 Cr. GT ahead at Rs. 23.50 Cr. A long discussion for KKR before it gets the winning bid at Rs. 24.75 Cr.

Mitchell Starc becomes most expensive player in IPL history, goes to KKR for Rs 24.75 crore

Starc was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018 for Rs. 9.40 crore before opting out due to an injury.

Mavi has a base price of Rs. 50 Lakh and Lucknow Super Giants bids. Royal Challengers Bangalore joins the race. No budging from either side as the price shoots past Rs. 5.00 Cr. LSG finally manages to get the winning bid at Rs. 6.80 Cr.

Sunrisers Hyderabad starts the bidding at Rs. 2.00 Cr. Gujarat Titans joins to push the price higher. Delhi Capitals enters with a bid of Rs. 5.20 Cr. But GT pulls clear at Rs. 5.80 Cr.

IPL auction 2024: Umesh Yadav sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 5.8 crore

IPL 2024: Umesh Yadav was signed by Gujarat Titans during the auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday.

Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals in the early contest for the West Indies bowler. But as the price inches towards Rs. 5.00 Cr, Lucknow Super Giants joins the race. Royal Challengers Bangalore comes in at Rs. 6.80 Cr. RCB has the player at Rs. 11.50 Cr.

Kolkata Knight Riders is the only team to bid for the pacer at the base price.

Opening bid of Rs. 2.00 Cr for Ferguson. No takers.

The next set of players starts.

Lockie Ferguson

Josh Hazlewood

Alzarri Joseph

Dilshan Madushanka

Shivam Mavi

Chetan Sakariya

Mitchell Starc

Jaydev Unadkat

Umesh Yadav

Rs. 50 Lakh to start for Sri Lanka’s Mendis but he goes unsold.

No takers for the Australia player at the base price of Rs. 2.00 Cr.

The Indian wicket keeper has Kolkata Knight Riders bid for him at Rs. 50 Lakh. And the opening bid is enough to get the player.

The South African has a start price of Rs. 50 Lakh. Delhi Capitals starts for the player. It is the only team to go for the player and gets him at the base price.

A base price of Rs 1.50 Cr. No bidders for the England keeper. 

K.S. Bharat

Josh Inglis

Kusal Mendis

Philip Salt

Tristan Stubbs

We’re ready for the draw of lots for this set of wicket-keepers.

GT - 37.65 Crore

RR - 7.10 Crore

CSK - 11.60 Crore

MI - 12.75 Crore

PBKS - 13.15 Crore

LSG - 13.15 Crore

SRH - 5.20 Crore

DC - 24.95 Crore

KKR - 32.70 Crore

RCB - 23.25 Crore

Set 1

Rovman Powell - 7.40 Cr to RR

Rilee Rossouw - UNSOLD

Harry Brook - 4.00 Cr to DC

Travis Head - 6.80 Cr to SRH

Karun Nair - UNSOLD

Steve Smith - UNSOLD

Manish Pandey - UNSOLD

Set 2

Wanindu Hasarnaga - 1.50 Cr to SRH

Rachin Ravindra - 1.80 Cr to CSK

Shardul Thakur - 4.00 to CSK

Azmatullah Omarzai - 50 Lakh to GT

Pat Cummins - 20.50 Cr to SRH

Gerald Coetzee - 5.00 Cr to MI

Harshal Patel - 11.75 Cr to PBKS

Daryl Mitchell - 14.00 Cr to MI

Chris Woakes - 4.20 Cr to PBKS

The final player of this set, at Rs. 2.00 Cr. Kolkata Knight Riders opens the bid. Punjab Kings again pursues an all rounder and finally gets the player for Rs. 4.20 Cr.

The New Zealand all-rounder is at a base price of Rs. 1.00 Cr. Delhi Capitals shows its paddle. Punjab Kings comes in to the picture. The two teams in a bidding war and take the price up to Rs. 6.00 Cr. Delhi takes long to put up its bid but does so at Rs. 8.00 Cr. Punjab Kings with the bid at Rs. 11.25 Cr. Chennai enters the race at Rs. 12.00 Cr. and then pushes it further to Rs. 14.00 Cr. which finally makes Punjab back out.

Gujarat Titans starts the bidding at Rs. 2.00 Cr. Punjab Kings makes it clear that it wants to go after the player. The price moves past Rs. 5.00 Cr. No relenting from either side as the price shoots to Rs. 8.00 Cr. The two-horse race continues past Rs. 10.00 Cr before Lucknow Super Giants gets in at Rs. 11.00 Cr. But Punjab finally lands the player for Rs. 11.75 Cr.

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IPL Auction 2024: Harshal Patel sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 11.75 crore

Indian fast bowler Harshal Patel was sold to Punjab Kings for Rs. 11.75 crore during the 2024 IPL Auction, in Dubai on Tuesday.

The South Africa all-rounder up for grabs at Rs. 2.00 Cr. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings again at it before Lucknow Super Giants joins at Rs. 3.60 Cr. The player finally goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 5.00 Cr.

IPL auction 2024: Gerald Coetzee signed by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5 crore

IPL Auction: South Africa pacer Gerald Coetzee was signed by Mumbai Indians for R. 5 crore.

The World Cup winning captain in now at Rs. 2.00 Cr. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the teams vying for the pacer. Royal Challengers Bangalore comes in for Rs. 5.00 Cr. Sunrisers Hyderabad also decides to put in a bid at Rs. 8.00 Cr. The race is now between SRH and RCB which takes the price to Rs. 12.00 Cr. The bids do not stop even after the 15-crore mark is crossed. Cummins is the most expensive player in the IPL history. The bid with RCB at Rs 19.25 Cr. But SRH takes the price to Rs. 20 Cr. They have to eventually to Rs. 20.50 Cr to finally get Pat Cummins.

Pat Cummins is second-most expensive player in IPL history, SRH buys him for Rs 20.5 crore

Cummins’ 14-ball half century, scored for KKR against Mumbai Indians in 2022, is the joint second-fastest fifty in IPL.

Gujarat Titans starts with Rs. 50 Lakh and gets the player for its base price.

The India all-rounder on the floor for the base price of Rs. 2 Cr. Chennai again is the first to get its paddle up before Sunrisers Hyderabad joins the race. SRH pulls out at Rs 3.20 Cr at first but then again makes the bid. Chennai sticks through and gets the player at Rs. 4.00 Cr.

IPL auction 2024: Shardul Thakur sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4 crore

IPL 2024: Shardul Thakur was signed by Chennai Super Kings during the auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday.

The Kiwi youngster has a base price of Rs. 50 Lakh. Chennai Super Kings gets its paddle up first. Delhi Capitals enters the picture, taking the price past Rs. 1 Cr. Punjab Kings has decided to bid at Rs. 1.10 Cr. It is in a direct race with CSK. But Chennai persists and has the player at Rs 1.80 Cr.

Chennai Super Kings signs Rachin Ravindra for Rs 1.8 crore in IPL auction 2024

IPL 2024: Rachin Ravindra was signed by Chennai Super Kings for 1.8 cr during the auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday.

The Sri Lankan for Rs 1.50 Cr. Sunrisers Hyderabad starts the bidding for the player. That is the only bid and SRH gets its second player in this auction.

IPL auction 2024: Wanindu Hasaranga sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.5 crore

IPL 2024: Wanindu Hasaranga was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad during the auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday.

Get set, folks! There are quite a few big names in this set.

Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Pat Cummins (Australia) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - Base Price: INR 150 lakh

Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) - Base Price: INR 100 lakh

Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) - Base Price: INR 50 lakh

Harshal Patel (India) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) - Base Price: INR 50 lakh

Shardul Thakur (India) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Chris Woakes (England) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

That’s all for the opening set in the auction. Coming up next, Capped all-rounders!

Another Indian batter in the auction at Rs. 50 Lakh. Again, no takers for the Karnataka batter. 

The former Australia batter takes the auction floor for Rs 2 Cr. He is unsold.

The Indian batter is up for grabs at Rs 50 Lakh. No suitors for the player. 

The Australian batter prompts a collective sigh from the audience at the venue. Sunrisers Hyderabad starts the bid at Rs 2 Cr which is raised by Chennai Super Kings. It is these two teams which continue to bid past Rs 4 Cr. The bids take longer to come up as the price goes past Rs 5 Cr and closer to Rs 6 Cr. CSK pulls at Rs 6.80 Cr and the player will play for SRH.

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IPL auction: Travis Head goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 6.8 crore

IPL 2024: Travis Head was signed by SRH during the auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday.

The third player out of the bag is England’s Harry Brook. Delhi Capitals starts at Rs 2 Cr for the batter. Rajasthan Royals takes it 2.20 Cr. DC and RR continue past the 3-crore mark. The Delhi franchise finally takes the player for Rs. 4 Cr.

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IPL auction 2024: Harry Brook sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 4 crore

IPL 2024: Harry Brook was signed by Delhi Capitals during the auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday.

The South African batter at Rs 2 Cr. No takers at the price and he will be unsold.

The first player is Rovman Powell for Rs 1 Cr. KKR and RR are in the bidding for the West Indies player as the value goes past Rs 2 Cr. Neither team willing to relent. The price has touched Rs 5 Cr. It continues to be a two-way battle. KKR pulls out first at Rs 7.40 Cr. RR will take the player.

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IPL Auction 2024: Rovman Powell first player to be sold, joins Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.4 crore

Rovman Powell became the first player to be sold in the 2024 IPL Auction in Dubai on Tuesday, after he was brought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 7.4 crores.

Mallika Sagar is now in the middle. It is time to get the paddles ready.

The first address of the auction is by the chairman of the Indian Premier League.

It is time for the bidding to get underway at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai! 77 players will get an IPL contract today. Who will they be? We’ll find out soon.

Gujarat Titans - 8 overall, 2 overseas

Sunrisers Hyderabad - 6 overall, 3 overseas

Kolkata Knight Riders - 12 overall, 4 overseas

Chennai Super Kings - 6 overall, 3 overseas

Punjab Kings - 8 overall, 2 overseas

Delhi Capitals - 9 overall, 4 overseas

Royal Challengers Bangalore - 6 overall, 3 overseas

Mumbai Indians - 8 overall, 4 overseas

Rajasthan Royals - 8 overall, 3 overseas

Lucknow Super Giants - 6 overall, 2 overseas

Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Pat Cummins (Australia) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) - Base Price: INR 150 lakh

Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) - Base Price: INR 100 lakh

Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) - Base Price: INR 50 lakh

Harshal Patel (India) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) - Base Price: INR 50 lakh

Shardul Thakur (India) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Chris Woakes (England) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Harry Brook (England) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Travis Head (Australia) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Karun Nair (India) - Base Price: INR 50 lakh

Manish Pandey (India) - Base Price: INR 50 lakh

Rovman Powell (West Indies) - Base Price: INR 100 lakh

Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Steve Smith (Australia) - Base Price: INR 200 lakh

Mumbai Indians squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Verma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Hardik Pandya (Traded), Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd.

Chennai Super Kings squad: MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana.

Gujarat Titans squad: Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma.

Delhi Capitals squad: Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar.

Lucknow Super Giants squad: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Devdutt Padikkal (Traded).

Rajasthan Royals squad: Sanju Samson (c) (wk), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan (Traded).

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed (Traded). 

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (Traded), Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green (Traded).

Punjab Kings squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh. 

Kolkata Knight Riders squad: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.

* Bids up to Rs. 1 crore: Increments of Rs. 5 lakh

* Bids from Rs. 1 crore up to Rs. 2 crore: Increments of Rs. 10 lakh

* Bids from Rs. 2 crore up to Rs. 3 crore: Increments of Rs. 20 lakh

* Bids from Rs. 3 crore onward: Increments at the auctioneer’s discretion, but not less than Rs. 20 lakh.

The slot vacated by Shahrukh Khan’s release will be on top of the agenda for Punjab Kings. Can it go for an Indian all-rounder who can finish the games effectively? And then make up its squad with quality back-ups from the domestic circuit?

Mark Wood is set to be available for the entire duration of the IPL. Still, should England pull him midway through the season to prepare for the T20 World Cup, the new management under Justin Langer will be eyeing a strong back-up. Entering the auction with the smallest purse, can it create viable back-ups?

Rishabh Pant is likely to return to the field. Still, Capitals will need a strong back-up as a finisher after having lost faith in Rovman Powell. And it will also require a ready-made replacement for Prithvi Shaw and left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed. 

It has at least three slots to fill in the starting XI. A finisher - preferably an all-rounder, a pacer and a pacer. At least one of them has to be an overseas buy. Can it get its act right this time around, at least on the auction table?

It’s a given that it will target a big-ticket all-rounder to maintain the balance of the team. Who will it be? In fact, the ball will be in GT’s court considering it has the largest purse available. Besides an all-rounder, it will also be on a hunt for an overseas pacer who can combine with Mohammed Shami.

Despite finishing at the bottom of the points table, SRH has retained its core. It will be eyeing an explosive opener and a quality pacer who can combine effectively with veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Kumar Sangakkara and his think-tank will have their eyes set on two big catches: a reliable middle-order bat and an all-rounder. One of them can be an overseas buy. But with a tight purse, it will be interesting to see who it will opt for.

Having released a whopping 12 players, including six pacers, KKR’s could be the busiest table at the auction. Besides adding a barrage of pacers, the franchise will also be hoping for a reliable back-up wicketkeeper to Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

The franchise that’s been the talk of the town ever since that famous transfer may have given its team balance a huge fillip with Hardik Pandya’s homecoming. But the franchise will have limited budget to add a quality pacer to reduce the pressure on Jasprit Bumrah.

Its starting XI, except retired Ambati Rayudu, is already in place. So, CSK, with its sizable purse, may end up playing spoilsport for a couple of other franchises. Besides, the franchise will be keen on having strong back-ups in place for injury-prone Matheesha Pathirana and Moeen Ali. Not to mention its quest for a finisher once MS Dhoni hangs up his boots. Shahrukh Khan calling?

It’s that time of the year again when cricketers end up being commodities. The Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction - being held overseas for the first time - will see 333 hopeful cricketers attracting a bid for a maximum of 77 slots once the game of hammer and pedals begins at the Coca Cola Arena here on Wednesday. 

For the cricket fans, though, more than the first about the venue, the moot question is whether the Rs. 20-crore mark will be breached for the first time at an IPL auction. 

With the 2024 Player Auction being the last before next year’s periodic full squad revamp, the franchises don’t really have to think long-term.

Besides, splurging big may also result in a potential marquee player being under the wings and presenting franchises with an option to retain him ahead of next year’s auction.

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IPL Auction 2024: From Pat Cummins to Rachin Ravindra, star players eye big bids in Dubai

Australia’s ODI World Cup stars, especially left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc, opening batter Travis Head and captain Pat Cummins, will hope to rake in big bucks.

Gujarat Titans (Rs 38.15 crore)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 34 crore)

Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 32.7 crore) 

Chennai Super Kings (Rs 31.4 crore) 

Punjab Kings (Rs 29.1 crore) 

Delhi Capitals (Rs 28.95 crore) 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 23.25 crore) 

Mumbai Indians (Rs 17.75 crore) 

Rajasthan Royals (Rs 14.5 crore)

Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 13.15 crore)

The final IPL 2024 Auction pool will have 333 players, with a maximum of 77 slots available to be filled by the 10 franchises. Of these, 30 will be overseas players. There will be a total of 214 Indian players, and 119 overseas - including two from Associate nations. There are 116 capped players and 215 uncapped with two from Associate nations.

When and where is the IPL 2024 Auction?

The IPL 2024 Auction will be held in Dubai on December 19. The auction will have an 11:30 AM local time, 1:00 PM IST start. It is the 17th IPL auction, with the last one held in December 2022. 

How to watch IPL Auction 2024?

The IPL 2024 Auction will be broadcast on the Star Sports network and streamed online through Jio Cinema in India on Tuesday, December 19.