The auction of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) was held in Kochi, India on Friday. English cricketer Sam Curran has created a storm in this small-scale auction. The franchises have completely abandoned him. That’s why the price of this pace-bowling all-rounder has skyrocketed. Punjab Kings got him for 18 crores and 50 lakh rupees.
There is no precedent in the history of IPL for players to be sold at such a high price. So Karan made a new record before the start of the tournament. He is now the most expensive cricketer in IPL history. The previous record was held by Chris Pepper. Rajasthan Royals brought this Protea all-rounder to the team at a cost of around 16 crores 25 lakh rupees. But that was in the previous season.
In this auction, pace bowling is the winner of all-rounders. Australian all-rounder Green set the money market on fire. Mumbai Indians had to spend 17.5 million rupees to get him on the team. The pace-bowling all-rounder is also the third highest-selling cricketer in this year’s auction. Chennai Super Kings cost Rs 16 crore 25 lacks to get Englishman Ben Stokes.
However, another surprise at the auction was Kane Williamson. After leaving Sunrisers Hyderabad, the experienced Kiwi batsman was picked up by Gujarat Titans. However, only 2 crore rupees were spent to get him. Although he was the captain in the previous seasons, there is a high possibility that he will not get the captaincy this time. Titans have the current champion captain Hardik Pandya.
Among the retained players in this year’s IPL, Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul will get the highest remuneration. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Laxmau Super Giants will make Rs 17 crores for both. On the other hand, Mayank Agarwal fetched the highest price among Indians in this auction. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for Rs 8 crore.