A month after lifting the ODI World Cup trophy, Australian skipper Pat Cummins broke the ceiling within the IPL public sale as he turned the costliest purchase within the historical past of the league. It was Sunrisers Hyderabad who bought Cummins for a whooping Rs. 20.5 crore after an intense bidding warfare ensued in Dubai forward of the seventeenth version of the league additionally that includes Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Tremendous Kings.
It was a primary occasion of a participant being purchased for 20 crore INR or extra. Beforehand, Sam Curran had been the costliest participant, bought for 18.50 crore to the Punjab Kings forward of the final season.
“Pumped to be becoming a member of SRH for the upcoming IPL season. I’ve performed at Hyderabad plenty of occasions and liked it. Can’t wait to get began. Nice to see one other Aussie in Travis Head there. I believe we’re going to have plenty of enjoyable this season,” Cummins stated in a video from the SRH social media deal with.
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Welcome, Cummins! 🫡#HereWeGOrange pic.twitter.com/qSLh5nDbLM
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) December 19, 2023
Cummins had been beforehand with the Kolkata Knight Riders for a few seasons however had determined to not function within the league this 12 months forward of the World Take a look at Championship Last – one other trophy Cummins claimed this 12 months because the Australian skipper.
Cummins has a complete of 45 scalps within the 42 appearances he has within the league however the right-arm fast additionally boasts a strike charge of 152, and one of many quickest half centuries within the league’s historical past (14 deliveries). Cummins’ total T20 file is a 143 scalps from 121 matches at an economic system charge of seven.98.
SRH had been eyeing to strengthen their tempo assault however with the Australian skipper, in addition they have a robust contender to develop into the franchise captain – taking up the tasks from Aiden Markram.
The franchise additionally bid 6.8 crore INR for Travis Head, who was the participant of the match of the not too long ago concluded World Cup ultimate towards India.
Having lifted the IPL trophy in 2016, Hyderabad completed on the backside of the factors desk final season.