Australian World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins couldn’t remain the most expensive player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) for long as Mitchell Starc has been roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore.
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Mitchell Starc is so far the most expensive player in the history of the tournament, followed by Pat Cummins at Rs 20.5 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad, Daryl Mitchell at Rs 14 crore to Chennai Super Kings, Harshal Patel to Punjab Kings for Rs 11.75 crore.
They are the three players who have breached the Rs 10 crore mark. Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur (Rs 4 crore) and Rachin Ravindra (Rs 1.80 crore) have been picked by Chennai Super Kings.
Rovman Powell (Rajasthan Royals, Rs 7.40 crore), Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rs 6.80 crore), Harry Brook (Delhi Capitals, Rs 4 crore) were the top buys in the first set of capped batters.