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The 2024 Indian Premier League begins on Friday, starring some of the world's best cricketers. AFP Sport highlights six who went for eye-watering sums at the player auction for the 17th edition of the richest Twenty20 league in the world:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knight Riders)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Australian is the most expensive buy in IPL history after Kolkata shelled out $2.98 million on the fast bowler and handy lower-order slugger.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Starc, a left-arm swing exponent with 358 Test wickets, returns to the IPL nine years after he played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Videos of the 34-year-old bowling in training for Kolkata have generated huge interest on social media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Starc took 16 wickets in Australia's 50-over World Cup triumph, including three in the final against hosts India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia's World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in his first stint as an IPL captain after they paid $2.5 million for the 30-year-old fast bowler, an IPL auction record until Starc went under the hammer shortly after.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Former Australia pace bowling great Glenn McGrath said the hefty price tags would not impact Cummins or Starc "even one percent".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cummins led Australia to win the World Test Championship triumph last year where they also beat India in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The batting all-rounder was bought by the 2023 IPL champions for $1.6 million, a month after starring for New Zealand at the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mitchell, 32, rose to prominence by scoring two World Cup centuries against India -- in the group stage and in the semi-final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Super Kings are leaning heavily on New Zealand talent as they go for a record sixth IPL title in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

They also have batsman Rachin Ravindra and spinner Mitchell Santner in their squad ahead of the opening match on Friday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rovman Powell (Rajasthan Royals)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The hard-hitting West Indian was the first player to be sold in the auction in Dubai as Rajasthan Royals bid $890,000.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Powell scores at a strike rate of more than 144 in the middle order but his previous IPL record is moderate, with only 257 runs in two seasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He shone, however, in the Caribbean Premier League for Barbados Royals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Gerald Coetzee (Mumbai Indians)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Gerald Coetzee's tearaway speed saw him finish as South Africa's leading bowler at the World Cup in India with 20 wickets in eight matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The displays led five-time champions Mumbai Indians to pay $602,000 for him to partner Jasprit Bumrah in a formidable pace attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 23-year-old Coetzee, who said he was excited to "play under (Hardik Pandya, and bowl with Bumrah", has taken 41 international wickets in all formats since his debut last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Harshal Patel (Punjab Kings)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

An IPL regular since debuting for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2012, the medium-pace raised eyebrows when he was the subject of a bidding war at the auction, ending up as the most expensive Indian player at $1.4 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 33-year-old took 32 of his 111 career IPL wickets in an outstanding 2021 campaign, performances that led to an India debut later that year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But he failed to cement a regular place in the national side, taking 29 wickets in 25 Twenty20 matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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His last cap came on January 3, 2023 and he was released by Bengalaru last year.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Starc-IPL-2024.jpg", "alt_img": "Mitchell Starc", "alt_title": "IPL 2024", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Starc And Cummins To Coetzee And Patel: Six IPL Big-Money Buys On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "The 2024 Indian Premier League begins on Friday, starring some of the world's best cricketers.\u00a0AFP Sport highlights six who went for eye-watering sums at the player auction for the 17th edition of the richest Twenty20 league in the world:", "seo_keywords": "Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Daryl Mitchell, Rovman Powell, Gerald Coetzee, Harshal Patel, IPL 2024", "tag": null, "tagging": "Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Daryl Mitchell, Rovman Powell, Gerald Coetzee, Harshal Patel", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "starc-and-cummins-to-coetzee-and-patel-six-ipl-big-money-buys", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1608", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-03-21 13:52:25", "updated": "2024-03-21 13:52:25", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Daryl Mitchell, Rovman Powell, Gerald Coetzee, Harshal Patel, IPL 2024", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2024-03-21 13:52:25", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/starc-and-cummins-to-coetzee-and-patel-six-ipl-big-money-buys-140812" }