most expensive player in IPL history
most expensive player in IPL history: Punjab Kings have acquired the services of Sam Curran for a whopping amount Rs 18.50 crore, becoming the most expensive player in the history of IPL.
The star all-rounder, who won the player of the match during the night of finals in the T20 World Cup 2022 between England and Pakistan, which England won, has broken all records in the history of the cash-rich league, as he became the most expensive player in the IPL history.
Curran declined to sign up for the mega auction in 2022 because he was recuperating from an injury and had already committed to playing Surrey’s opening County Championship games. However, the 24-year-old has been nothing short of sensational since making a comeback to the England white-ball team. In all facets of the game, he has been outstanding with the ball, and late in the innings, with the bat, he has contributed some significant runs.
Sam Curran Most Expensive player of IPL 2023
He won the player of the series award in the T20 World Cup as well, In addition to winning player of the match in the tournament’s final for a stretch of 3/12 in 4 overs that helped England win their second T20 World Cup, 24-year-old Curran claimed 13 wickets overall.
The 24-year-old Curran, who made his IPL debut with the Punjab franchise in IPL 2019, had a fantastic recovery from a back injury and shone as a death bowler for England in their successful campaign. Curran finished the tournament with 13 wickets at an economy of 6.52 from six games.
The Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Chennai Super Kings all made attempts to sign Curran, who was recently named Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup in Australia, before Punjab entered the bidding war at the INR 13.50 crore mark. Then, The Kings defeated opposition from CSK, Lucknow Super Giants, and yet another late bid from Mumbai Indians to secure the player for a record sum.
