BREAKING: Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins set new Salary records in IPL auction 2023
Mitchell Starc overtook his Australian bowling partner Pat Cummins to become the most expensive buy in IPL history with an eye-popping bid of Rs 24.75 crore at the IPL auction 2024 on Tuesday.
At 33 years old, Starc is set to make a comeback to the IPL after an eight-year hiatus, having previously been part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team.
Before that moment, Starc’s teammate and Australia captain Pat Cummins held the new record for one-hour, having bagged Rs 20.50 crore from The Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Starc, however, was shocked after making history on Tuesday. “It was a shock, of course. My wife Alyssa (Healy) is with the women’s team in India so she was getting updates quicker than what I was seeing on screen. Surprised but thrilled,” Starc told the host broadcaster.
Among the fast bowlers, the others who broke the bank were Harshal Patel (Rs 11.75 crore to Punjab Kings), Alzarri Joseph (Rs 11.50 crore to RCB), Umesh Yadav ( Rs 5.80 crore to Gujrat Titans) and Shivam Mavi (Rs 6.40 crore to LSG).
Harshal, who was released by RCB ahead of the auction, remains a sought after player with Punjab Kings going the distance for the out-of-favour India pacer.
In the batters category, Daryl Mitchell had a massive payday with Chennai Super Kings spending Rs 14 crore for the New Zealand batter.
SRH grabbed World Cup final hero Travis Head for Rs 6.80 crore.