Pat Cummins sells KRL Kolkata Knight Rider the second highest bid in IPL auction: Australia's star fast bowler Pat Cummins rained at the IPL 2020 auction Kolkata Knight Rider bought Pat Cummins for 15.50 rupees. Pat Cummins became the second most expensive player in IPL history during the auction. Previously, in 2015, Yuvraj Singh was bought by Rs 16 crore.
Cummins left Yuvraj with Singh and got the chance to be the most expensive player in the IPL auction but missed it. Talking about the most expensive player in IPL history, he is Virat Kohli. But Kohli no longer participated in the auction.
Pat Cummins had a fierce competition between Delhi Capital and Royal Challenger Bangalore, later joining the Knights of Kolkata to gain 15.50 rupees. This made Cummins the most expensive foreign player in IPL history. He beat Ben Stokes. The stalking was named 14.50 crores by Rising Pune Supergiants. Cummins' base price was 20 million.
Expensive IPL Record Player During Auction
- 16 Crore – Yuvraj Singh (Delhi Devils – 2015)
- 15.5 Crore – Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Rider – 2020)
- 14.5 Crore – Ben Stokes (Blue Peugeot Giant-2017)
- 14 Crore – Yuvraj Singh (Royal Challenger Bangalore – 2014)
- 12.5 Crore – Dinesh Karthik (Delhi Devils – 2014)
- 12.5 Crore-Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals-2018)
- 12 Crore – Tim Mills (Royal Challenger Bangalore – 2017)
Pat Cummins is the world's leading test baller in the ICC ranking. This year, Pat Cummins brought up to 54 turnstiles for test cricket. As Pat Cummins arrives, Kolkata's fast bowling becomes even stronger.
Pat Cummins' post, first sold to KK Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL auction, was first shown on Get India News.