Royal challengers: Cricket News & Match Updates

The Kolkata Knight Riders: Australian pacers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Spencer Johnson attracted massive bids as did Indian uncapped player Sameer Rizvi as the top 10 buys went for nearly 50 percent of the total INR 230.43 crore spent in the Mini-Auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League held here on Tuesday. In all, 72 players were sold in the auction, 30 overseas, as six of the 10 franchises completed their full quota of 25 players.

The Kolkata Knight Riders bought Starc for a record INR 24.75 crore, the highest price garnered by any player in the history of IPL auctions while Pat Cummins was close behind with a massive winning bid of 20.50 crore at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.   Read More...