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Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins of Australia became the most expensive players at the IPL 2024 player auction in Dubai, earning INR 24.75 crore and 20.50 crore, respectively.
Others who made a lot of money in the IPL Player Auction included Daryl Mitchell (INR 14 crore), Harshal Patel (INR 11.75 crore), and Alzarri Joseph (INR 11.50 crore). However, there were some uncapped Indian players that received massive and life-changing pay days during the auction. IANS looks at the players that had a low starting price at the auction but made a lot of money on Tuesday night.
Sameer Rizvi receives INR 8.40 crore in a deal with CSK for a base price of INR 20L.
Many former cricketers believe Rizvi would be in high demand as a young Indian hitter who is in form in the shorter format and can be a long-term investment. It eventually worked out that way since Rizvi’s name piqued the curiosity of three organizations.
However, Chennai Super Kings, the five-time IPL champions, outbid Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals to sign him for a whopping INR 8.4 crores, the highest fee paid for any uncapped player in Tuesday’s auction.
Rizvi scored 455 runs in nine innings for Kanpur Superstars in the inaugural UP T20 League earlier this year, including two stunning hundreds, one of which was the fastest ton in the competition. Rizvi also had the distinction of hitting the most sixes by any batter in the competition.
In this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Rizvi scored 277 runs in seven innings, averaging 69.25 at a strike-rate of 139.89, including two fifties. He then went on to be the leading run-getter in the U23 List A competition, where he hit 84 runs from 50 balls in the final, as Uttar Pradesh emerged victorious.
Kumar Kushagra – base price of INR 20L, earns INR 7.2 crore deal with DC
A wicketkeeper-batter coming in from Jharkhand always has a nice ring to it. So, it wasn’t a huge surprise to see Kushagra attracting interest from Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals, both of whom wanted an Indian wicketkeeper-batter in their ranks. Eventually, DC acquired his services for INR 7.2 crore.
Kushagra was a part of the India team in the 2020 Men’s U-19 World Cup in South Africa, where he featured in only one game as the side finished runners-up to Bangladesh. In the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal clash against Nagaland, Kushagra hit a knock of 266 runs, becoming the youngest batter to score 250-plus score and broke the 46-year-old record set by Pakistan batting legend Javed Miandad.
Earlier this year, Kushagra made 227 runs in five innings at a strike rate 109.13, including a fifty for East Zone. Later, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he smacked a 37-ball 67 for Jharkhand against Maharashtra, a knock which everyone believes got him in the sight of IPL scouts.
Shubham Dubey – base price of INR 20L, earns INR 5.8 crore deal with RR
A middle-order batter from Vidarbha, Dubey had come into the sight of IPL franchise scouts when he became the side’s designated finisher in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In that competition, Dubey made 221 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 187.28, while batting at number five.
Dubey’s big-hitting skills were on full display when he came in as an Impact Player and hit a blazing 58 off just 20 balls against Bengal to help his side ace a record-run chase of 213, which is the most successful chase for Vidarbha in T20s.
With finishers being in hot demand at the auction, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals were in a tussle for left-handed batter Dubey’s services before the latter acquired his services for INR 5.8 crore.
Robin Minz – base price of INR 20L, earns INR 3.6 crore deal with GT.
Four clubs shown interest in Minz late in the auction: the Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Gujarat Titans. Minz was eventually acquired by GT for a hefty INR 3.6 crore, despite the fact that he has yet to play senior T20 cricket.
Minz, a left-handed batter from Gumla in Jharkhand, is the first tribal cricketer to be selected for the IPL. Minz has played for the Jharkhand U19 and U25 teams but has yet to make his senior cricket debut. Minz, a middle-order hitter, scored an undefeated 73 off 35 deliveries earlier this year in an invitational T20 competition in Odisha.
He was also brought on a Mumbai Indians tour of the United Kingdom in July, along with other promising youngsters, after being seen by the team’s scouts. Interestingly, one of his coaches is Chanchal Bhattacharya, who was also MS Dhoni’s childhood coach.
Gujarat Titans signed youthful left-arm pacer Sushant Mishra for INR 2.2 crore and big-hitting all-rounder Shahrukh Khan for INR 7.4 crore, as well as fast-bowler Kartik Tyagi for INR 60 lakh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore signed left-arm fast bowler Yash Dayal for INR 5 crore, while Lucknow Super Giants signed left-arm spinner M Siddharth for INR 2.4 crore. Sumit Kumar, an all-rounder, was signed by the Delhi Capitals for INR 1 crore.
Source:IANS
