Dubai [UAE], Dec 19: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore at the auction in Dubai on Tuesday.
Starc has now left behind his skipper Pat Cummins, who was earlier the most expensive player in IPL history with ₹ 20.50 crore and was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The pacer started an insane bidding war that lasted for minutes, with Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) locking horns first. Once they backed out, Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) went ahead with an even bigger bidding war, crossing the ₹ 20.50 crore spent by SRH on Cummins. Eventually, GT backed out at ₹24.75 crore and KKR got Starc for a record-breaking prize.
“The record created not long back is BROKEN! Most expensive player of all time Pat Cummins Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc is SOLD to #KKR for INR 24.75 Crore #IPLAuction | #IPL,” tweeted IPL’s official X (Twitter) handle.
Starc made his return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after years, having last played in 2015. He has taken 73 wickets in 58 T20Is and is a multi-time World Champion with Australia across all formats. With 647 international wickets in 262 matches, he is among the best fast bowlers of the modern era.
In his IPL career, Starc has 34 wickets to his name in 27 matches he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from 2014-15.
Earlier, Cummins broke the roof as he became the costliest player in the history of the Indian Premier League when he was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for ₹ 20.50 crore on Tuesday at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
With a base price of ₹ 2 crore, Cummins attracted the attention of Mumbai Indians who entered the bidding war for the first time. As the price continued to rise, MI backed while Royal Challengers Bangalore joined the bidding war against CSK. When it seemed RCB would walk away with the players SRH entered the battle, and a high-bidding war unfolded in the next moments.
As he touched the 20 crore mark, the entire arena cheered and applauded. RCB eventually gave up and SRH acquired the services of the Australian World Cup-winning skipper for ₹ 20.50 crore and Cummins became the most expensive player in the history of the IPL.
Earlier, Sam Curran held the record with a price tag of ₹18.50 crore. He was sold to Punjab Kings back in 2022.
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Rovman Powell (West Indies), Base Price of ₹1 crore, sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹7.40 crore. - Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Base Price of ₹2 crore, unsold.
- Harry Brook (England), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹4 crore.
- Travis Head (Australia), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹6.80 crore.
- Karun Nair (India), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, unsold.
- Steve Smith (Australia), Base Price of ₹2 crore, unsold.
- Manish Pandey (India), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, unsold.
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Base Price of ₹1.5 crore, sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1.5 crore.
- Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹1.8 crore.
- Shardul Thakur (India), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹4 crore.
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹50 lakh. - Pat Cummins (Australia), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹20.5 crore, becomes the costliest player in the history of IPL.
- Gerald Coetzee (South Africa), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹5 crore.
- Harshal Patel (India), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Punjab Kings for ₹11.75 crore.
- Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), Base Price of ₹1 crore, sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹14 crore.
- Chris Woakes (England), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Punjab Kings for ₹4.2 crore.
- Philip Salt (England), Base Price of ₹1.5 crore, unsold
- Tristan Stubbs (South Africa), Base Price of ₹50 lakhs, sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹50 lakhs.
KS Bharat (India), Base Price of ₹50 lakhs, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹50 lakhs. - Josh Inglis (Australia), Base Price of ₹2 crore, unsold
- Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand, Base price of ₹2 crore, unsold
- Chetan Sakariya (India), Base price of ₹50 lakhs, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹50 lakhs.
- Alzarri Joseph (West Indies), Base price of ₹1 crore, sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹11.5 crore.
- Umesh Yadav (India) Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹5.8 crore.
- Shivam Mavi (India), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹6.4 crore.
- Mitchell Starc (Australia), Base Price of ₹2 crore, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore – goes past Cummins to become the costliest player in IPL history.
Josh Hazlewood (Australia), Base Price of ₹2 crore unsold. - Jaydev Unadkat (India), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1.6 crore.
- Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹4.6 crore.
- Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil (Afghanistan), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, unsold.
- Adil Rashid (England), Base Price of ₹2 crore, unsold.
- Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, unsold.
- Ish Sodhi (New Zealand), Base Price of ₹75 lakh, unsold.
- Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa), Base Price of ₹50 lakh, unsold.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Base Price of ₹2 crore, unsold.
- Shubham Dubey (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹5.8 crore.
- Rohan Kunnumal (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
Saurav Chauhan (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold. - Priyansh Arya (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
- Manan Vohra (India) Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
- Sameer Rizvi (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹8.4 crore.
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹20 lakh.
- Mohd. Arshad Khan (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
- Sarfaraz Khan (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
- Raj Angad Bawa (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
- Vivrant Sharma (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
- Arshin Kulkarni (India), Base Price of ₹20 lakh, sold to Lucknow Suer Giants for ₹20 lakh.
- Atit Sheth (India) Base Price of ₹20 lakh, unsold.
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