So, that brings us to the end of IPL 2024 auction. All the teams have packed their squad with some exciting players. Australian pacer, Mitchell Starc emerged as the most expensive player in the IPL history as KKR picked him for INR 24.75 Crore. Pat Cummins was bought for whopping INR 20.50 Crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad. A total of 72 players sold at the IPL 2024 auction including 30 overseas. Some top names like Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood remained unsold at the IPL 2024 auction. The IPL 2024 trade window opens now and let's see if we get some interesting transfers.
Jammu and Kashmir's Abid Mushtaq is sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 Lakh. Shivalik Sharma goes to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 Lakh. RCB pick Swapnil Singh and Saurav Chauhan both for INR 20 Lakh. Nandre Burger goes to Rajasthan Royals for INR 50 Lakh.
Another round of accelerated bidding going on. Karun Nair is yet again unsold, Manish pandey goes to Kolkata Knight Riders. DC and PBKS show interest in Rilee Rossouw. And he goes to PBKS for INR 8 Crore. Steve Smith remains unsold once again. Lockie Ferguson goes to RCB for INR 2 Crore, Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes to KKR for INR 2 Crore. Arshad Khan goes to LSG for INR 20 Lakh. Mohammad Nabi is sold to MI for INR 1.5 Crore. Shai Hope sold to DC for INR 75 Lakh. Gus Atkinson goes to KKR for INR 1 Crore. Swastik Chhikara goes to DC for INR 20 lakh.
KM Asif, Bipin Saurabh, Sakib Hussain, Abhilash Shetty, Mohammed Kaif, Shubham Agrawal, Gurjapneet Singh, Prithvi Raj Yarra all remain unsold. Prince Choudhary is sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 Lakh and Jhathavedh Subramanyan goes to SRH for INR 20 Lakh as well.
Aushutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap, Tanay Thyagarajan and Shashank Singh both sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 Lakh. Pradosh Paul, Rohit Rayudu, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, G Ajitesh, Gourav Choudhary are unsold. Robin Minz goes to Gujarat Titans for INR 3.60 Crore.
Shashank Singh and Sumeet Verma remain unsold. Naman Dhir and Anshul Kamboj both go to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 Lakh. Tanush Kotian and Harsh Dubey go unsold. Sumit Kumar is sold to DC for INR 1 Crore.
Nuwan Thushara is up for grabs, KKR bid first. RCB and MI join the bid as well. And the Sri Lankan bowler goes to for INR 4.80 Crore to Mumbai Indians. Sandeep Warrier remains unsold. Luke Wood goes unsold as well. Swastik Chikara and Rithik Easwaran are unsold too. Himmat Singh finds no bids as well.
Nuwan Thushara is up for grabs, KKR bid first. RCB and MI join the bid as well. And the Sri Lankan bowler goes to for INR 4.80 Crore to Mumbai Indians. Sandeep Warrier remains unsold. Luke Wood goes unsold as well. Swastik Chikara and Rithik Easwaran are unsold too. Himmat Singh finds no bids as well.
Tymal Mills is unsold and so is Adam Milne. Lance Morris finds no bid as well. Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman goes to Chennai Super Kings for INR 2 Crore. Delhi Capitals pick Jhye Richardson for INR 5 Crore.
Keemo Paul and Odean Smith remain unsold. David Willey goes to LSG for INR 2 Crore. Shai Hope is unsold. Dushmantha Chameera is unsold as well. Ben Dwarshuis and Matt Henry both go unsold. Kyle Jamieson remains unsold as well. Gujarat Titans pick Spencer Johnson for INR 10 Crore.
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