IPL 2024 Auction: Pat Cummins Most Expensive Buy In History (image-instagram/patcummins30)

Its ground breaking moment in IPL auction. Pat Cummins, the world cup winning Australian captain has made history on Tuesday. In the IPL auction being held in Dubai, Cummins is named as the most expensive player in the IPL history who have soared past the Rs 20 crore mark.

Sunrise Hyderabad has made this move to secure the services of the Australian talent. Being an unexceptional talent in cricketing world, his consistency in international cricket has helped become the most sought-after player.

There was a bidding war between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, shortly after which Sunrise Hyderabad joined the tug of war. After the intense bidding war, Sunrise Hyderabad being reluctant to take a step back bagged the player.

The fast bowler was previously part of Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. In the 2020 auction, the Kolkata Knight Riders signed him of for then record sum of Rs 15.5 crore. After being released, he was later bought back to the franchise two seasons later for nearly a million dollars.

At the meantime, another Australian star Steve Smith has gone unsold at the IPL auction for now but the player can be sold out in an accelerated round.

Cummin never failed to create history even in IPL matches. His 14-ball half century, scored for Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indian in 2022, is the second-fastest fifty in IPL. In his 42 outings in IPL, Cummins has 45 wickets at an economy rate of 8.54 as well as 359 runs.

Cummin being the Australian captain led his nation team to World Test Championship title in June and later under his wings, the team then beat India at home to win the ODI World Cup. To Cummins, the IPL 2024 will be an ideal preparation for the T20 World Cup which is set to start days after IPL finals.

This is the first time IPL auction being conducted outside India. IPL auction in Dubai is going to mark milestone in the tournament’s history.