MITCHELL Starc is going to Kolkata Knight Riders for a record -breaking 24.75 crore (£2.34million) becoming the most expensive player in the history of IPL.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have also spent big for Pat Cummins and Australia's World Cup final hero Travis Head after an intense bidding battle.
England star Harry Brook has been signed by Delhi Capitals in the IPL auction for the 2024 season.
Read our live blog below for the latest news and updates…
- By Allan Glen
Prince Choudhary goes to Kings
Prince Choudhary comes in at a base price of 20 lakh. Kings have their paddles up and snap him up for 20 lakh.
- By Allan Glen
Robin Minz goes to Titans for 3.6 crore
Minz came in at a base price of 20 lakh, with several clubs expressing an interest. A bit of ping-ponging between them but, in the end, he is sold to Gujarat Titans for 3.6 crore.
- By Allan Glen
Jhye Richardson sold to DC for 5 crore
Australia fast bowler Jhye Richardson entered at 1.5 crore and started a bidding war between Ponting's DC and RCB.
RCB raised the bid up to 4 crore, while DC paused to revisit their plans. They jumped right back into it, with steady rising of paddles at both tables.
Richardson finally sold to DC for 5 crore
- By Louis Allwood
Colin Munro unsold
Colin Munro was up with a base price of Rs. 1.50 crore.
- By Louis Allwood
English players in the UIPL auction
- Harry Brook
- Chris Woakes
- Phil Salt
- Adil Rashid
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- Sam Hain
- James Vince
- Brydon Carse
- Tom Curran
- George Garton
- Jamie Overton
- David Willey
- Sam Billings
- Ben Duckett
- Gus Atkinson
- Richard Gleeson
- Chris Jordan
- Tymal Mills
- Ollie Robinson
- George Scrimshaw
- Olly Stone
- Luke Wood
- Benny Howell
- Chris Wood
Key moments in today’s IPL auction
Just joining us? Here are some of the key moments from today’s auction in Dubai.
Mitchell Starc has become the IPL record-signing after KKR secured him for next season at a price of 24.75 crore (£2.34m).
English cricketer Harry Brook is off to the Delhi Capitals next season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad sign Pat Cummins for £1.94m.
Pacer Hashal Patel is the top Indian buy at the auction after Punjab Kings paid 11.75 crore for his services next year.
Keep following us for live updates.
Set 10 comes to an end
Pulkit Narang goes unsold, drawing a close to set 10.
There will be an accelerated auction after a short break.
M Siddharth has gone to LSG
M Siddharth had a base price of Rs. 20 lakh.
Siddharth has been snapped up by LSG for 2.4 crore.
Kartik Tyagi goes to Gujarat Titans
Kartik Tyagi, the right-arm quick, has been part of Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the past. KKR started the bidding process at 20 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants also raise their paddle before Gujarat Titans swoop in. Tyagi goes to Titans for 60 lakh.
- By Allan Glen
'That's huge for uncapped player'
Fans on X have been reacting to the signing of Kumar Kushagra to Delhi Capitals for 7.2 crore.
- By Allan Glen
Capitals secure Kushagra for 7.2 crore
Big money for Kushagra who has, over time, become Jharkhand's first-choice wicketkeeper.
- By Allan Glen
Massive money for Kumar Kushagra
CSK is quick to open the bid for Kumar Kushagra, who has a base price of 20 lakh. Gijarat Titans are quick to have their paddle up as well for the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter. More as it happens …
- By Allan Glen
Fans react to Mitchell Starc signing
KKR has posted the jubilant scenes on X:
- By Allan Glen
Rizvi and Shubham among the big winners
Relative unknowns Sameer Rizvi and Shubham Dubey are now in the big leeague.
Sameer Rizvi had a base price of 20 lakh and has been sold for 8.40 crore, while Shubham also had a base price of 20 lakh and was picked up for 5.8 crore.
That's what can happen at the IPL auction.
- By Allan Glen
Shahrukh Khan goes to Titans for 7.40 crore
Following a bidding war, Titans secure Khan after he came in at a base price of 40 lakh.
Bidding was between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings.
- By Allan Glen
Key moments in today's IPL auction
Just joining us? Here are some of the key moments from today's auction in Dubai.
Mitchell Starc has become the IPL record-signing after KKR secured him for next season at a price of 24.75 crore (£2.34m).
English cricketer Harry Brook is off to the Delhi Capitals next season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad sign Pat Cummins for £1.94m.
Pacer Hashal Patel is the top Indian buy at the auction after Punjab Kings paid 11.75 crore for his services next year.
Keep following us for live updates.
- By Allan Glen
Angkrish Raghuvanshi to KKR
Angkrish Raghuvanshi at a base price of 20 lakh. KKR start and close the bid at 20 lakh.
- By Allan Glen
More unsolds at auction
No takers for Saurav Chuahan, Priyansh Arya or Manan Vohra at today's IPL auction.
Vohra has been part of the IPL previously, but this year he finds no interest.
- By Allan Glen
Rohan Kunnummal goes unsold
Rohan Kunnummal is in at a base price of 20 lakh. But no takers for the Kerala batter.
- By Allan Glen
Shubham Dubey sold – who is he?
Dubey has proved to be a point of difference, with several talent scouts impressed with his performances at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Playing lower down in the middle order, Dubey, a left-hand batter, made 221 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 187.28.
Royals grab Shubham Dubey for 5.80 crore.
- By Allan Glen
Shubham Dubey up first in set 6 – Capitals and Royals bid
A base price of INR 20 lakh and Delhi Capitals open the bid. Rajasthan Royals come in at INR 25 lakh. Capitals and Royals are vying for Dubey.
- By Allan Glen
Uncapped batters' set next
We have the uncapped batters' set coming up. Before the auction restarts, here is a reminder of how much money each team is left with.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 11.75 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders: 6.95 crore
Punjab Kings: 13.15 crore
Chennai Super Kings: 11.60 crore
Delhi Capitals: 24.45 crore
Rajasthan Royals: 7.10 crore
Mumbai Indians: 8.15 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 3.60 crore
Lucknow Super Giants: 6.75 crore
Gujarat Titans: 31.85 crore - By Allan Glen
'It gives us an option'
Sanjay Bangar of PBKS said having an Indian seamer is of "immense value".
He added: “[Chris] Woakes covers two positions for us – Curran and Rabada. Having an Indian seamer is of immense value. Harshal bowls through the middle and death overs.
"It gives us an option of using Harshal [Patel] as an Impact Player. That was the thinking behind acquiring both Woakes and Harshal.”
- By Allan Glen
'Each team decides to slice it differently'
Venky Mysore, managing director of Kolkata Knight Riders, has been telling ESPN more about the record signing of Mitchell Starc for 24.75 crore (£2.34m).
He said: "Well, you know, I think my take on this is if you sort of look at it from the set of lenses of a price you pay for a player. And now it seems like wow, 24.75.
"I was telling someone that the salary cap of a team when IPL started in 2008 was 20 crores, the entire salary cap. So things have changed, right? But, you know, I think our view is, when the auction is over, all the 10 teams are going to walk out of the auction having spent 100 crores and each team decides to slice it differently.
- By Allan Glen
No one is a 'steal' at auction
GT’s director of cricket Vikram Solanki has been adding context to today's auction. He added: “I wouldn't call anybody a steal. That's disrespectful to that player to some extent.
"We value Omarzai and Umesh. You focus on skill sets [rather] than players at an auction. We got two players that we had in our pre-planning and we're looking forward to them joining us.”
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