IPL 2024 Auction: An enthralling day of IPL 2024 Auction has come to an end. In all 72 players (30 overseas) were picked as the teams spent a total of Rs 230.45 crore. Unprecedented scenes were there for all on Tuesday, as Rs 20 crore mark was breached. First, Pat Cummins went for Rs 20.50 crore to SRH to become the first player ever to breach the Rs 20-crore mark. Then Mitchell Starc broke that record and was roped in by KKR for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore - the highest-ever price for an IPL player ever! Harshal Patel was the costliest Indian player as he was roped in by PBKS for Rs 11.75 crore. Uncapped batter Sameer Rizvi (Rs 8.4 crore, CSK) sprung a surprise. Apart from them, Daryl Mitchell (Rs 14 crore, CSK), Alzarri Joseph (Rs 11 crore, RCB), Rilee Rossouw (Rs 8 crore, PBKS), Rovman Powell (RR, Rs 7.40 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 7.40 crore, GT), Kumar Kushagra (Rs 7.2 crore, DC), Travis Head (SRH, Rs 6.80 crore) were the other top buys.
Here are the Highlights of the IPL 2024 auction straight from Dubai:
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- 18:45 (IST)IPL Auction Live: Starc ReactsMitchell Starc's first reaction is here after becoming the costliest player in IPL history. "Hey KKR fans, I am thrilled to be joining the team for this year's IPL. I cannot wait to get to Eden Gardens, to experience the home crowd, fans and atmosphere. Ami KKR!," said Starc in a video by KKR.
- 17:36 (IST)IPL 2024 Auction Live: Other Uncapped Stars!Angkrish Raghuvanshi - Kolkata Knight Riders - Rs 20 Lakh and Arshin Kulkarni - Lucknow Super Giants - Rs 20 Lakh are the other two uncapped India players to find a franchise. Mohammed Arshad Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Raj Angad Bawa, Vivrant Sharma, Atit Sheth are unsold.
- 17:28 (IST)IPL Auction Live: And he goes to CSK for Rs 8.40 CroreSameer Rizvi will got to Chennai for Rs 8.40 crore to Chennai Super Kings. According to Cricindo, Rizvi, 20, was a prolific six-hitter for Kanpur Superstars in UP T20 League. He made two tons ended with 455 runs in nine innings in the tournament.