Sam Curran, an all-around player for England, was previously the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), having cost Punjab Kings (PBKS) INR 18.50 crore for him at the previous year's auction.
New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 2 crore while South African batter Rilee Rossouw was bought by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 8 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at Dubai on Tuesday.
Punjab Kings Head of Cricket Development Sanjay Bangar decoded their decision to sign Indian pacer Harshal Patel as well as England all-rounder Chris Woakes during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction.
India speedster Harshal Patel admitted that he was expecting to get released after producing an "average" performance for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) last season.
Woakes attracted bids from Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings and came with a base price of Rs two crores. Woakes was sold to PBKS for Rs 4.2 crore.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction will be taking place in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on December 19 making it the first-ever instance of an auction taking place overseas.
Punjab Kings on Friday announced the arrival of Sanjay Bangar as the new Head of Cricket Development at the franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024.
With the player retention window for the Indian Premier League 2024 season drawing to a close, the 10 franchises have cumulatively retained 173 players.