Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the bank as they registered the second-largest buy-in in Indian Super League history on Tuesday. The franchise has snapped up 2023 World Cup-winning Australia captain Pat Cummins for its own $20.50 crores at auction in Dubai. The base rate of the Australian dollar was at $2 crore, but SRH came out on top in the huge bidding war. Initially, he was the most expensive purchase, but was later overtaken by fellow Australian Mitchell Starc.
The franchise also spent big on Australian 2023 World Cup final champion Travis Head, snapping him up $6.80 crore, at an initial base price of $2 Crores. Speaking about Head’s signing, Sri Lanka legend and SRH bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan told JioCinema, “We really wanted him (Travis Head) because we needed a left-handed open batsman. Plus, he can spin as well. I never thought we’d get him for This price is given his phenomenal performances in the last two years in T20Is and ODIs for Australia.”
“So, we were waiting for it and we thought we would have a tough fight with a lot of teams but in the end, CSK came and fought with us. But we knew they didn’t need a front-line player like they did.” “Devon Conway, so they’re going to stop somewhere,” he added.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been acquired $1.5 crore by SRH, who have been looking for Rashid Khan’s replacement ever since the Afghan T20 sensation chose to leave the franchise. SRH also acquired Jaydev Unadkat ( $6.8 Crore), Akash Singh ( $20 lakh), Jatavideh Subramanian ( $20 lakh). Unadkat’s local experience could be useful to the team.
Full list of players included by SRH:
Travis Head: $6.80 Crores
Wanendu Hasaranga: $1.50 Crores
Pat Cummins: $20.50 Crores
Jaydev Unadkat: $6.8 Crores
Akash Singh: $20 thousand
Jatavedh Subramanian: $20 lakh
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