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Australia’s World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will play for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in seventeenth version of Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). After an intense bidding warfare between Delhi Capitals, SRH, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Cummins was purchased by Sunrisers from Hyderabad finally. By the time bidding warfare closed, the quantity had breached the Rs 20 crore mark, making Cummins the most costly purchase within the historical past of the league. However soom, his compatriot Mitchell Starc beat him on this competitors.
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Cummins went previous England all-rounder Sam Curran who had fetched Rs 18.50 crore on the final yr’s public sale, purchased by Punjab Kings (PBKS). But the Australian captain was quickly undone by Starc, who went for Rs 24.75 lakh to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
But Cummins will not thoughts it. He wouldn’t thoughts seeing his teammate beating him to turn out to be costliest IPL participant. Cummins goes to ear Rs 49 lakh per ball within the subsequent IPL. Mazher Arshad, a identified statitician put out the tweet through which he mentioned that ‘Pat Cummins’ wage is 6000 USD per ball within the IPL’. The 6000 US Dollars convert to Rs 49 lakh. That means Cummins every ball is value Rs 49 lakh in IPL 2024.Â
SRH launched a video of Cummins quickly after the participant despatched the shockwaves all over the world due to his value. In the video, Cummins mentioned he’s excited to be becoming a member of the Hyderabad franchise.Â
“Pumped to be joining Hyderabad for the upcoming IPL. I have heard a lot about the Orange Army. I have played quite a few times in Hyderabad and loved it. I cannot wait to get started. Great to see another Aussie head over to that place. We are going to have lots of fun this season and hopefully a lot of success,” mentioned Cummins, whereas talking to the followers of the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Former India bowler Anil Kumble was baffled by the worth that Cummins fetched on the public sale. Kumble mentioned that Cummins is a good cricketer however his T20 data are usually not too heartening. Kumble was additionally stunned {that a} bowler like Starc, who is perhaps very skillful, bought Rs 24 lakh 75 lakh when he’s coming to the T20 league after a spot of 8 years. Starc final performed IPL again in 2015 for RCB.
