‘Itna deserve toh nahi karta tha’ – Fans react as Pat Cummins gets sold to SRH for record price in IPL auction 2024

History has been created at the auction table in the IPL 2024. Pat Cummins becomes the most expensive buy in the history of the IPL auctions. The Australian captain was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for a huge price of INR 20.5 crores after an excessive bid battle against RCB. Cummins broke the previous record of INR 18.5 crores from Sam Curran to become the costliest player in the league.

Cummins helped Australia to win the ODI WC 2023 with his captaincy. As someone who could bat, bowl, field, and lead the side, Cummins was certain to be in huge demand at the auction. But the level of demand in which Cummins was surprised many. The success of Cummins as a leader in the ODI WC 2023 helped him to be seen by the franchises in the league.

When the name of Cummins came up on the board, there were many franchises that seemed to be interested in him. MI and CSK were the earliest sides to show interest in him. The owners of the respective franchises seemed to go to an extent to get the star bowler. And they did try their best to get Pat from the auction. That was when SRH joined the bid battle.

SRH wins the bid battle against RCB

As SRH showed their interest in getting Cummins, MI and CSK stepped aside. RCB then joined the bid battle and showed their interest in buying the player. They went for a good distance in order to get the star bowler. For every bid from SRH, RCB tried their hand to get the star player. The bid kept on increasing and the new record was set when he crossed INR 18.75 crores at the auctions.

But the record was not going to be broken, but a new record was going to be set, which might take some years to be broken. SRH was very adamant in trying to get Cummins. Kaviya Maran did not give up and threw everything they had at Cummins. RCB sensed desperation from SRH and stepped aside from the battle. Cummins was sold for a record price of INR 20.5 crores.

Here’s how the fans reacted to it –