The ten franchises seized the opportunity to rebuild their teams in time for the competition, with the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction being their best chance to do so. A lot of people watched the business event after the 2023 World Cup, where 333 players were auctioned off.
A few players with diligence and tenacity among the 333 names in the auction were rewarded with large sums of money. They will have to defend their price tags while supporting their respective teams in the forthcoming competition. Following the conclusion of the auction, let’s take a quick look at five names who made headlines for being the most costly participants in the business spectacular.
In the 2024 IPL auction, the following five players went for the highest price:
1. Mitchell Starc
After being traded to KKR for an incredible INR 24.75 crore, Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL history. Following the arrival of Knight Riders and GT, the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Washington Capitals (DC) decided to end their bidding war for Starc.
After defeating the Titans, the two-time IPL champions KKR eventually acquired the Australian paceman at a steep cost. Kolkata will look to Starc to lead their speed attack and be a remarkable ball handler for his first IPL game in nine years. With two impressive bowling performances in the 2023 World Cup and 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) finals, the 33-year-old is in excellent form this year.
He took three wickets against South Africa and the host India in the ODI extravaganza’s knockout matches, helping his team to emphatic wins. In 27 matches, the veteran has claimed 34 wickets at an economical economy of 7.17, according to his IPL statistics. With 20 wickets at an economy of 6.76 in 13 matches while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2015, he was the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the competition.
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