Kolkata sources stated that Pat Cummins became the the most expensive foreign buy ever in the indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction here on thursday when two-time former champions kolkata Knight Riders shelled out a whopping Rs 15.50 crore for the lead Australian pacer. Meanwhile with the price he fetched, Cummins broke the record for the most expensive foreign buy held by Ben Stokes.
When asked why they paid big money for Cummins and Morgan, KKR's assistant coach abhishek Nayar said: "Morgan's recent form has been tremendous. As a leadership group, Morgan will add a lot of strength to what we already have. Maxwell, who recently took a break to deal with his mental health issues, returns to KXIP to boost their unsettled middle-order "And for a player of his (Cummins) calibre, he brings a lot with the ball and bat as well." KXIP CEO Satish Menon expressed confidence in Maxwell coming good for them.
Menon said "He was always on our radar. The middle order was a bit of concern. He has been with us (in the past) so he knows the set up well". FurthermoreIPL 2020 Auction: Players sold so far
Alex Carey: Bought by DC for Rs 2.4 crJaydev Unadkat: Bought by RR for Rs 3 cr
Nathan Coulter-Nile: Bought by MI for Rs 8 crSheldon Cottrell: Bought by KXIP for Rs 8.5 cr
Piyush Chawla: Bought by CSK for Rs 6.75 cr
Pat Cummins: Most expensive so far: Bought by KKR for Rs 15.5 cr
Glenn Maxwell: Bought by KXIP for Rs 10.75 cr
Aaron Finch: Bought by RCB for Rs 4.4 cr
Jason Roy: Bought by DC at base price of Rs 1.5 cr
Eoin Morgan: Bought by KKR for Rs 5.25 cr
Chris Lynn: Bought by MI at base price of Rs 2 cr
Sam Curran: Bought by CSK for Rs 5.5 cr
Chris Morris: Bought by RCB for Rs 10 cr
Robin Uthappa: Bought by RR for Rs 3 cr
Chris Woakes: Bought by DC at base price of Rs 1.5 cr
