RECORD ALERT! Sam Curran shatters record for IPL's most expensive player; goes to Punjab Kings for 18.50 crore
RCB and Mumbai were the two teams to bid for him initially before RCB pulled out at Rs 6.25 crore, but that was when Rajasthan joined the bidding. At Rs 10 crore, Rajasthan held the bid before Mumbai upped it by another 25 lakh, making it Rs 10.25 crore
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English all-rounder Sam Karan, the hero of T20 World Cup 2022, saw huge demand in the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Sam Curran has been sold to Punjab Kings for a whopping amount of 18.50 crore at the IPL Auction 2023.
He became the most expensive buy in the history of the league. He beat the earlier record set by Chris Morris when he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 16.25 crore.
RCB and Mumbai were the two teams to bid for him initially before RCB pulled out at Rs 6.25 crore, but that was when Rajasthan joined the bidding. At Rs 10 crore, Rajasthan held the bid before Mumbai upped it by another 25 lakh, making it Rs 10.25 crore
And then Chennai Super Kings joined the bidding for their former player, with Punjab Kings also entering the party. At one point, Punjab held the bid at Rs 14.50 crore, before CSK upped it to Rs 14.75 crore. Lucknow then joined the bidding at Rs 15.75 crore before Mumbai re-entered the bidding only for Punjab to bag Curran's.
Sam Curran came into the auction as one of the most sought-after players in the pool, having starred in the 2022 T20 World Cup where he won the Player of the Match award in the final and was also named the Player of the Series.
In his IPL career so far, Curran has played 32 matches in which he has smashed 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78. He has also scalped 32 wickets at an economy of 9.21.