Australian captain Pat Cummins was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for A$3.66 million in the Indian Super League auction, the highest price in the history of the competition.
Earlier, World Cup champion Travis Head was also snapped up by Sunrisers for $1.22 million. After a bidding war between Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Dubai, the Sunrisers have bagged the services of the South Australian outfit for INR 6.8 Crores.
Meanwhile, Australian star Steve Smith is not sold.
There are 21 Australians up for auction.
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Players listed with maximum reserve – $357,000
Harry Brook – England
Travis Head – Australia
Riley Rousseau – South Africa
Steve Smith – Australia
Gerald Coetzee – South Africa
Pat Cummins – Australia
Chris Woakes – England
Josh Inglis – Australia
Lockie Ferguson – New Zealand
Josh Hazlewood – Australia
Mitchell Starc – Australia
Mujibur Rahman – Afghanistan
Adel Rashid – England
Rassie van der Dussen – South Africa
James Vince – England
Sean Abbott – Australia
Jimmy Overton – England
David Willey – England
Ben Duckett – England
Mustafa Rahman – Bangladesh
Harshal Patel – India
Shardul Thakur – India
Umesh Yadav – India
The Aussies in the 2024 IPL auction
Travis Head – INR 200,000 ($357,000 AUD)
Steve Smith – 200 thousand Indian rupees (357 thousand Australian dollars)
Pat Cummins – INR 200,000 ($357,000 AUD)
Josh Inglis – INR 200,000 ($357,000 AUD)
Josh Hazlewood – INR 200,000 ($357,000 AUD)
Mitchell Starc – INR 200,000 ($357,000 AUD)
Sean Abbott – INR 200,000 ($357,000 AUD)
Daniel Sams – INR 150,000 ($268,000 AUD)
J Richardson – INR 150,000 ($268,000 AUD)
Ashton Turner – INR 100,000 ($179,000 AUD)
Ashton Agar – INR 100,000 ($179,000 AUD)
Riley Meredith – INR 100,000 ($179,000 AUD)
Lance Morris – INR 75,000 ($135,000 AUD)
Billy Stanlake – INR 75,000 ($135,000 AUD)
Wes Agar – INR 50,000 ($89,000 AUD)
Ben Cutting – INR 50,000 ($89,000 AUD)
Bin Dwarshwis – 50 thousand Indian rupees (89 thousand Australian dollars)
Spencer Johnson – INR 50,000 ($89,000 AUD)
Matt Short – INR 50,000 ($89,000 AUD)
Jake Fraser McGurk – INR 20,000 ($36,000 AUD)
William Salzman – 20 thousand Indian rupees (36 thousand Australian dollars)
The Australians are already reserved
Capitals of Delhi: David Warner ($1.16 million), Mitch Marsh ($1.2 million)
Jojorat Titans: Matthew Wade ($446,000)
Lucknow Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis ($1.7 million)
Mumbai Indians: Jason Berndorf ($135,000), Tim David ($1.53 million)
Kings of Punjab: Nathan Ellis ($135,000)
Rajasthan Royals: Adam Zampa ($270,000)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Cameron Green ($3.15 million, traded from Mumbai), Glenn Maxwell ($2 million)