Pat Cummins becomes most expensive signing in IPL history as Delhi Capitals sign Harry Brook

The 24-year-old began his first IPL season with Sunrisers Hyderabad but will now make the switch to Delhi and was the second player to be auctioned behind West Indies batter Rovman Powell.

Last year, Sunrisers paid over £1.3million for Brook but he scored just 190 runs in 11 matches in the 2023 season.

Travis Head, whose brilliant 137 helped Australia win the 50-over World Cup final against host nation India last month, was signed by Sunrisers for 6.8 crore Indian rupees (around £645,000) in the mini auction.

The 29-year-old left-handed batter returns to the IPL for the first time since 2017, when he played 10 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Australia captain Pat Cummins became the most expensive player in IPL history after being signed by Sunrisers for 20.5 crore Indian rupees (around £1.945m).

That eclipsed the record of 18.5 crore Indian rupees that Punjab Kings paid for England all-rounder Sam Curran in last year’s auction.

Cummins joins international team-mate Head at Hyderabad, the 30-year-old fast bowler having played 42 matches in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals.

IPL 2024 auction sold players

• Rovman Powell (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 7.4 crore
• Harry Brook (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 4 crore
• Travis Head (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 6.8 crore
• Wanindu Hasaranga (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.5 crore
• Rachin Ravindra (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to CSK for INR 1.8 crore
• Shardul Thakur (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to CSK for INR 4 crore
• Azmatullah Omarzai (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakh
• Pat Cummins (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20.50 crore
• Gerald Coetzee (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 5 crore
• Harshal Patel (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for 11.75 crore
• Daryl Mitchell (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to CSK for INR 14 crore
• Chris Woakes (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 4.2 crore
• Tristan Stubbs (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakh
• KS Bharat (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 50 lakh

IPL 2024 auction unsold players

• Rilee Rossouw (Base price INR 2 crore)
• Karun Nair (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Steven Smith (Base price INR 2 crore)
• Manish Pandey (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Phil Salt (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
• Josh Inglis (Base price 2 crore)

 

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