RCB player thinks foreign players cleverly use LOOPHOLES to get sold for outrageous amounts by coming to IPL mini-auctions

Cummins became the first player in IPL auction history to breach the 20-crore mark and about an hour later, Starc surpassed him to become the most expensive player in the history of the auction.

RCB player thinks foreign players cleverly use LOOPHOLES to get sold for outrageous amounts by coming to IPL mini-auctions

Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc (Image via The Telegraph)

In the mini-auction for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL), Australia stars Mitchell Johnson and Pat Cummins hit the jackpot as they were bought for Rs 24.75 crore and Rs 20.50 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. Dinesh Karthik, who plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thinks foreign players make use of the loopholes in the auctions and take away whopping amounts.

Karthik said that these players straight away register their names in the mini-auction instead of the mega-auction, knowing that the franchises have a lot of money, and they have spots to fill. He talked about how the franchises pour a lot of money into the mini-auction to get the services of some world-class fast bowlers.

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Last year, it was Cameron Green and Sam Curran. This year it is Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, and it is no fault of theirs. They are just prioritizing their country, their cricket, looking at their bodies.
Karthik said on Cricbuzz

He added:

But also, it is a bit of there is a tactic about how, instead of coming to the main auction, they let that pass, and go to the mini-auction that happens next year.

Harsha Bhogle’s tweet after Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc script history at IPL auction goes viral

Pat Cummins was the first player whose name was announced by the auctioneer before his compatriot Mitchell Starc in Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena on December 19. Cummins became the first player in IPL auction history to breach the 20-crore mark and about an hour later, Starc surpassed him to become the most expensive player in the history of the auction.

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Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc (Image via NDTV)

Following the purchases, renowned cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle’s tweet went viral on social media. Without naming anyone, he simply wrote that the trade relations between India and Australia are looking good.

Check his tweet here:

Starc will be playing in the IPL for the first time in eight years. Cummins missed last year’s IPL due to a hectic international schedule.

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