IPL Auction 2024 Highlights: Starc, Cummins shatter ₹20 crore barrier, uncapped Indians rake in the moolah

IPL Auction 2024 Highlights: Mitchell Starc shattered the record for most expensive IPL player right after Pat Cummins did so

IPL Auction 2024 Highlights: There were questions of whether the ₹20 crore mark could be breached today and Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc both dashed past that. Australian captain Cummins, who has had a golden year, capped it off by fetching a price of ₹20.50 crore, with Sunrisers Hyderabad breaking the bank for the fast bowler. His record, however, stood only for a few minutes as teammate and fellow Australian pace stalwart Mitchell Starc got snapped up for a stunning ₹24.75 crore by KKR for what will be his first season in the IPL in eight years.

There was also an intense bidding war for Daryl Mitchell, who was eventually bought by CSK for ₹14 crore. Harshal Patel was acquired by PBKS for ₹11.75 crore. Alzarri Joseph was bought by RCB for ₹11.50 crore. Cummins and Starc's teammate and Australia's World Cup final hero Travis Head was also snapped up by SRH for ₹6.80 crore. However, Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood have gone unsold.

Meanwhile Shubham Dubey, Shahrukh Khan and Sameer Rizvi made big splashes among uncapped Indian players. Rizvi was bought by CSK for ₹8.40 crore while Dubey went to RR for ₹5.8 crore. Shahrukh was snapped up by GT for ₹7.40 crore.