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

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....Read More
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.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And that is that!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The last man to enter the bid is Sourab Chauhan, at RCB's request. And RCB take him for ₹20 lakh. And that brings to an end the 2024 IPL Auctions. Australia fast bowling duo Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins remain the standouts, as one would have expected. Cummins was sold to SRH for Cummins was sold to SRH for ₹20.50 crore, making him the first player in IPL history to go at more than ₹20 crore. But just under an hour later, Starc smashed that record with KKR buying him for ₹24.75 crore. The other big buys were Dary Mitchell who was acquired by CSK for ₹14 crore. Harshal Patel is the most expensive Indian player, being bought by PBKS for ₹11.75 crore while West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph went to RCB for ₹11.50 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Nandre Burger joins RR
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Indian fans have got a glimpse of him during the team's ongoing tour of South Africa. He has gone for a base price of ₹50 lakh to RR.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Chhikara and Mushtaq find bidders
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Both players bought for their base prices of ₹20 lakh. Swastik Chikkara has gone to DC, Abid Mushtaq is going to RR.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Atkinson goes to MI
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The England pacer has been snapped up by MI for ₹1 crore. Adam Milne and Matt Henry both then go unsold.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Nabi goes to MI, Hope to DC
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: MI snap up Afghanistan veteran Nabi for ₹1.50 crore. West Indies ODI captain Shai Hope, meanwhile, is bought by DC for ₹75 lakh. Both at their base prices.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Mujeeb goes to KKR
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman has returned, base price of ₹2 crore. KKR make the first and final bid.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Steve Smith unsold again
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Still no buyers for the former Australia captain. Then comes Lockie Ferguson and he is taken by RCB for ₹2 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: PBKS snap up Rossouw
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: PBKS stick through and get Rossouw for ₹8 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Bidding war for Rilee Rossouw
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Here we go then, DC and PBKS competing for Rilee Rossouw, who had a base price of ₹2 crore. The bid is currently at ₹4.40 crore with PBKS.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Manish Pandey to KKR for ₹50 lakh
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Manish Pandey is up next and KKR raise their paddle. Base price of ₹50 lakh and that is what they get him for.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Back in the auction room now
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Karun Nair is the first player among those who went unsold. Base price of ₹50 lakh. He remains unsold.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Boucher on the leadership situation in MI
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Hardik Pandya is of course the new captain of the Mumbai Indians, ending Rohit Sharma's extremely succesfull 10-year reign. Here is what head coach Mark Boucher had to say about the situation.
"Well, we've had conversations with certain team members in that leadership within the group. I think it's purely just a transitional phase, you know, the game of cricket. Mumbai Indians moves on forward. The road's been fantastic for us. He's [Hardik Pandya] been a stalwart for Mumbai Indians. He's done really well. This is just a decision that is made by us to move forward and get into a transition phase with a new captain. And if we take all the emotions aside and all that type of stuff, that's simply what it is all about.
"Can I say anything about it? I'm not too sure. I've heard rumours via social media and all that type of stuff, but I'm not really into social media stuff. As far as I can say is that it was handled by us in the best way possible. We understand there are emotions around everything but this is purely a transitional phase for Mumbai Indians and decisions were made by us to, move forward and that's where we are at the moment."
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: That's that for this round
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The auctioneer now asks the team to submit the names of players they want to bid for. Those players will be back in the pool for the next round.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Robin Minz to Titans for ₹3.6 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: He comes in at a base price of ₹20 lakh and CSK bid for him straightaway. It is a battle between CSK and Mumbai for a while and then GT come in. They eventually snap him for ₹3.6 crore. A string of unsold players after that.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: PBKS may have goofed up
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: They have ended up buying three players in a row, all with base prices of ₹20 lakh. They are Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Shashank Singh. However, PBKS interrupt Mallika Sagar before the third name goes up, stating that they may have bid for the wrong player. The auctioneer, however, says that the hammer has gone down and so the decision stays.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Anshul Kamboj to MI, Sumit Kumar to DC
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Big payday for Sumit Kumar. His base price was ₹20 lakh. DC and KKR compete for him and the former snap him up at ₹1 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Jhye Richardson to DC for RS 5 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Good day to be an Aussie pacer today,. Richardson came in with a base price of 1.50 crore and DC and RCB battle it out for him. DC wins it at ₹5 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Nuwan Thushara to MI for ₹4.8 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Sri Lanka pacer with that slingy action that Lasith Malinga immortalised. KKR started the bidding but RCB and MI then took over. MI looked far more confident of getting him throughout and they get him for ₹4.50 crore after coming in for a base price of ₹50 lakh.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Mustafizur Rahman bought by CSK for ₹2 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The Bangladesh pacer came in with a base price of ₹2 crore and he is bought at exactly that amount.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Spencer Johnson to GT for ₹10 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well this has come out of nowhere a little bit. It is DC vs GT in the end for Johnson and the latter add him to their roster.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Kyle Jamieson unsold!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The New Zealand all-rounder had fetched ₹15 crore at one point. Now, he is unsold. The Australian Spencer Johnson then becomes the subject of a bidding war between DC and GT.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: No buyers for Shai Hope, Dushmantha Chameera
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Two regulars in international cricket find no bidders - Shai Hope, the West Indies ODI captain and Sri Lanka pacer Chameera.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: David Willey goes to LSG
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: David Willey, who retired from international cricket after the 2023 World Cup, bought by LSG for base price of ₹2 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Tom Curran snapped up by RCB
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The English all-rounder is bought by RCB for his base price of ₹1.5 crore. James Neesham then goes unsold as does Keemo Paul.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Ashton Turner goes to LSG
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Turner has gone to LSG at his base price of ₹1 crore. Qais Ahmed, Rassie van der Dussen and Michael Bracewell then goes unsold.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: KKR snap up Sherfane Rutherford
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The West Indies batters has a base price of ₹1.50 crore, KKR start and end the bid.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Back now for the accelerated part of the auction
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: New Zealand's Finn Allen is the first player to be presented. Base price of ₹75 lakh. He goes unsold.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: RCB on their acquisitions
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat had this day to say on RCB's work today. "We're delighted to have Alzarri [Joseph]. From our perspective, he was in our top three targets. From an overseas pace bowling perspective, you're always trying to navigate through the auction order, which makes things slightly tricky. We made a good judgment call, I think, to bring forward our interest in Alzarri and to have a good go at him because he's a player that we really like now with Alzarri, he bowls at high pace, he's got a high release point, so he gets bounce. We know bounce is important at the Chinnaswamy [Stadium]. He's also got fantastic death skills. You look at his record and he's stacks up against anyone at the death," he said about Alzarri Joseph. They also invested a significant amount of money for Yash Dayal. "Obviously a slightly different pick in that sense. We like the left arm angle, we like the fact that he moves the ball up front. We want to make sure we've got the right battery of bowlers domestically that can supplement the likes of Alzarri," he said.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Shahrukh Khan talks!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: He was bought by GT for ₹7.40 crore. He will be reunited with David Miller there, with whom he had played at Punjab Kings. "I've been a big fan of him for the past 10 years. He's the guy who comes in big games. He's the guy who wins big games. To be playing alongside him I'm looking forward to lot more. The way he's calm under pressure and the way he's played for SA and GT," he said. He also says that he is happy to bat at any position required and is also looking forward to rolling his arm. He had been practising his spinners and was the highest wicket taker in the TNPL. "100% can bowl. Got my bowling going in the TNPL and that helps here to. Definitely want to chip in with the ball if given the opportunity," he said.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: What's next?
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Now we will have the accelerated rounds and these are how the purses look for now.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: ₹6.75 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders: ₹6.55 crore
Punjab Kings: ₹13.15 crore
Chennai Super Kings: ₹3.20 crore
Delhi Capitals: ₹16.85 crore
Rajasthan Royals: ₹0.90 crore
Mumbai Indians: ₹7.95 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: ₹3.40 crore
Lucknow Super Giants: ₹4.15 crore
Gujarat Titans: ₹21.45 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: M Siddharth bought by LSG for 2.4 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Base price of ₹20 lakh and a lot of takers for him. Eventually it boils down to a fight between LSG and RCB and the former snap him up for ₹2.4 crore. Shreyas Gopal is bought by MI for ₹20 lakh. No buyers for Murgan Ashwin and Pulkit Narang.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Sushant Mishra to GT for ₹2.20 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The bidding was started by Mumbai Indians. Mishra had played in the Under 19 World Cup for India and had been snapped up earlier by SRH. Kartik Tyagi then goes to Gujarat Titans for ₹20 lakh.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Kumar Kushagra to DC for ₹7.20 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: No takers for Urvil Patel or Vishnu Solanki but 19-year-old Kumar Kushagra, whon has been Jharkhand's regular wicketkeeper in the absence of Ishan Kishan, has spared a bidding war. CSK first raised the paddle and had an exchange with GT before pulling out at ₹60 lakh. But DC then played the long game with GT and landed Kushagra for ₹7.20 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: We are back!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And now for some the uncapped wicketkeepers. The first one is Tom Kohler-Cadmore bought by Rajasthan Royals for the base price of ₹40 lakh. No takers for Ricky Bhui after that.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Starc talks!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: “I guess (worth the wait),” he says on Jio Cinema. "Really excited to get my name in and join KKR. It was a shock (price). I was getting updates from my wife before I saw it on screen. Surprised but thrilled to be joining KKR and returning to the IPL. I have played cricket against those guys and now I can play with him. Shreyas is there, Andre and Jason as well. Our Test squad whatsapp group has been going off. Pretty special night for the both of us ( him and Cummins).
“I've prioritised Test cricket, playing as much as I could for Australia. That was my thought process the last number of years. Coming into the end of this year and next year it is a lot quieter for Australia. There is a T20 World Cup coming next year and this is a good chance to play some good T20 cricket with the best league in the world.”
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Another break
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Ramandeep Singh is the last uncapped player, sold to KKR for his base price of ₹20 lakh. GT still had a huge purse, over ₹30 crore at that point and so there really was no way PBKS could compete with them if Gujarat really wanted him. SRK is a wonderful way for GT to bolster their batting lineup with Pandya gone.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: SRK sold to GT for ₹7.40 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And PBKS finally shake their heads. They made a good fight for him but Shahrukh Khan's services will be rendered for GT this season.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The battle is still on for SRK
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: It is currently with GT at ₹7.40 crore. PBKS doing a lot of talking before raising their paddle, GT responding almost immediately every time.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Cheers for Shahrukh Khan now
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Punjab Kings released him and Punjab Kings bid for him straightaway for his base price of ₹40 lakh. Gujarat Titans then make a late entry into the race and it is a game of tennis between the two tables now.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: No buyers for Sarfaraz Khan
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: He is one of three players who go unsold after Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes to KKR and Sameer Rizvi goes to CSK at their base prices of ₹20 lakh. Sarfaraz had been released by DC and he hasn't done much to bolster his T20 credentials.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: A bidding war for Sameer Rizvi now
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The 20-year-old had smashed the most sixes for Kanpur Superstars at the UP T20 League and made two blistering hundreds and finished with 455 runs in nine innings, all of which earned him a trian at three IPL franchises. It has been CSK vs GT all the way through and the latter pull out when the bid reaches ₹7.60 crore. However, DC had a little bout after that and CSK eventually snapped him up for ₹8.40 crore.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Who is Shubham Dubey you ask?
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Dubey is a finisher who has made quite a few waves playing for Vidarbha this year in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. You can read more about him here.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Shubham Dubey sold to RR for ₹5.80 crore!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: In an auction where Wanindu Hasaranga was sold for ₹1.50 crore, Shubham Dubey who has played eight List A matches 20 T20 matches in his career and is 29 years old, has been sold for ₹5.80 crore. That is what the IPL auction is all about. RR add him to their roster.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Bidding war for Shubham Dubey!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: His base price, as is the case with most uncapped players, was ₹20 lakh. The big is now at ₹4.6 crore with RR and they are locked in battle with DC. What a moment this is for the Vidarbha batter.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Here we go then
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Shubham Dubey is the one who comes first among the uncapped players. Some surprise big bids do come up time and again. We are at that part of the auction where the rags to riches stories crop up.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The remaining purses
So this is what is the state of each of the team's purses:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 11.75 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders: 6.95 crore
Punjab Kings: 13.15 crore
Chennai Super Kings: 11.60 crore
Delhi Capitals: 24.45 crore
Rajasthan Royals: 7.10 crore
Mumbai Indians: 8.15 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 3.60 crore
Lucknow Super Giants: 6.75 crore
Gujarat Titans: 31.85 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Set 6 coming up
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: This is the set that has uncapped batters so a prominent name in that would Shahrukh Khan.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: KKR on the Starc bid
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Venky Mysore had this to say about that ₹24.75 crore bid. "Somebody told me just now before Starc's bid, they put up something like a historic bid. Very quickly history changed. IPL has changed and the salary cap has changed (laughs). Everyone comes with their own plans. This is my 14th auction - you know you win some and lose some. Starc was a proffered player from that skillset standpoint. We were not successful in some bids, so that favoured us. We were just happy to have him in our side," he said.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Fleming on Mitchell as a potential replacement for Stokes
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Fleming says that Mitchell isn't really a replacement for Stokes and they weren't really desperately looking for a replacement as such. “He played just one game, so not massive shoes. Daryl is a different type of player, but his performances over the last 18-24 months have warranted this type of a price. He is an unfashionable player, often goes under the radar. With his ability to play spin he is competitive and he is also a handy bowler. In Chepauk we can slide him into a role. Just like his performances, he fits in nicely and a good buy for us,” he said.
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Vettori on the Cummins acquisition
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: This is what the SRH head coach had to say about the side breaking the bank for the Australian captain. “It's such a small auction and as I said, the team felt relatively settled that we could one or two players. The left-handed opening batsman was a huge part of that. I didn't expect to be pushed that hard by Chennai but happens and then obviously looking at their quality at the top. There are so many good players available and when you have that big purse, you can target one of them and hope to get them. That was the case with Cummins and obviously there are still some very good players to come. If we missed out on Cummins, we would have targeted them.”