Sam Curran breaks all the records and became the most expensive cricketer ever to be bought by any franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sam Curran is a 24-year-old English Cricketer who was bought by Punjab Kings on the first day of the IPL auction for ₹18.5 crores. The IPL auctions for the 2023 season are being held in Kerala.
Sam Curran Breaks IPL Auction Records and Becomes Most Expensive Cricketer- Key Points
- Sam Curran has broken the record of Ishan Kishan who was bought for ₹15.25 crore by Mumbai Indians.
- Punjab Kings Director Ness Wadia said that Same Curran is one of the best all-rounder players in the world and will bring good balance to our team.
- Other than Sam Curran, Cameron Green was bought by Mumbai Indians for ₹17.50 crore and Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for ₹16.25 crore.
- Gujarat Titans bought Shivam Mavi for ₹6 crore and Joshua Little for ₹4.4 crore.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Will Jacks for ₹3.2 crores.
- Mayank Dagar was sold to Sunrises Hyderabad for ₹1.8 crores.
- The IPL auctions were conducted on 23rd December 2023.
- For the 2023 session of IPL auctions, a total of 405 players were to be actioned.
- Out of these players, 273 were Indian players, and 132 were overseas players. Four players were from associate nations.
- IPL 2023 will begin in March 2023 which is sponsored by Tata.