England's Sam Curran breaks Indian Premier League auction record

England's Sam Curran breaks Indian Premier League auction record

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Category : Sports Published on: December 26 2022

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  • England all-rounder Sam Curran became the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most expensive ever buy in the players’ auction of IPL.
  • The Punjab Kings bought Sam Curran for Rs 18. 5 crore ($2.23 million) following a bidding war involving the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.
  • Curran, who was player-of-the-series in England's T20 World Cup triumph in Australia this year, previously featured for the Punjab Kings in 2019.
  • The earliest highest bid for a player in the IPL was that of South African all-rounder Chris Morris. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals last year for Rs 16.25 crore.
  • The highest paid Indian player at the IPL has been Yuvraj Singh. He was bought for Rs 16 crore by the Delhi Daredevil in 2015.
  • Gujarat Titans are the current IPL champion team. The first IPL was held in 2008 which was won by the Rajasthan Royals team.
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