The Kolkata Knight Riders paid INR 24.75 crore (about $2,982,000) to acquire Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, breaking the previous record for most expensive player in an IPL auction.

The winning price of INR 20.50 crore (about US$2,470,000) that Sunrisers Hyderabad had placed for Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia's One-Day International World Cup winning team, was eclipsed by him in the Indian Premier League 2024 auction in Dubai, which took place less than two hours earlier.

Starc’s base price was INR 2 crore. Chennai Super Kings made the first bid when his name came up. Mumbai Indians also started bidding for Cummins along with Chennai. 4 crore 60 lakhs Mumbai bid for Cummins up to Rs. Chennai at a price of Rs 4.80 crore Joined Royal Challengers Bangalore. They reached a bargain with Chennai Goes to 7 crore 80 lakh rupees. And that's when Sunrisers announced their presence with a bid of 8 crore rupees Hyderabad.

Then movie The price of Cummins started to increase in a hurry. Two teams remained in the fight, Hyderabad and Bangalore. 54 bids are made one by one, In the blink of an eye, the price of Cummins exceeded 20 crores. Remuneration Even after crossing 20 crores, Bangalore did not give up. The price is up to Rs. 20 crores. After that, Kohli D did not dare to move forward when Hyderabad demanded Rs 20.5 crore Villiers team.

"It's obviously humbling to still, I guess, feel like I'm wanted or, or needed anyway, I guess. So hopefully that experience that I've had for a few years now can translate into success in… obviously leading up to the IPL and, hopefully, add some of that to the KKR list,” Starc told Jio Cinema after his bid.