Pat Cummins Most expensive player: Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired Pat Cummins for a staggering Rs 20.50 crore, setting a new IPL auction record.
IPL Auction 2024: Pat Cummins Most expensive player
- Australian international cricketer: Captains the national team in Test and ODI cricket.
- Right-arm fast bowler: Renowned for accuracy, line & length, considered one of the greatest Test bowlers ever.
- Lower-order batsman: Known for contributing valuable runs with the bat.
- World’s #1 Test bowler: Achieved the top ranking in ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings as of January 2023.
- World Cup champion: Part of winning teams in the 2015 ODI World Cup & 2021 T20 World Cup.
- Winning captain: Led Australia to victory in the 2021-23 ICC World Test Championship & 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
- Early debut & setbacks: Debuted at 18 in 2011, but injuries hampered his career until 2015 (ODI) & 2017 (Test).
- Australian cricket’s top honor: Awarded the Allan Border Medal in 2019 for being the best Australian cricketer of the year.
- Global recognition: Nominated for ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year in 2019.
- Permanent Test captaincy: Appointed as Australia’s permanent Test captain in November 2021.
The most expensive player in IPL history
| Year | Player | Team | Amount (in crores) |
| 2024 | Pat Cummin | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20.5 |
| 2023 | Sam Curran | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 18.5 |
| 2022 | Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 15.25 |
| 2021 | Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 16.25 |
| 2020 | Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 15.5 |
| 2019 | Jaydev Unadkat | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 8.4 |
| 2019 | Varun Chakravarthy | Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) | 8.4 |
| 2018 | Ben Stokes | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 12.5 |
| 2017 | Ben Stokes | Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) | 14.5 |
| 2016 | Shane Watson | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 9.5 |
| 2015 | Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils (DD, now DC) | 16 |
| 2014 | Yuvraj Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 14 |
| 2013 | Glenn Maxwell | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 6.3 |
| 2012 | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 12.8 |
| 2011 | Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 14.9 |
| 2010 | Shane Bond | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 4.8 |
| 2010 | Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 4.8 |
| 2009 | Andrew Flintoff | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 9.8 |
| 2009 | Kevin Pietersen | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.8 |
| 2008 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 9.5 |
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