Cricket is not a game for the country of India but it is much like emotion for every Indian. Indian Premier League is much loved by Indian cricket fans. IPL started 13 years ago in 2007. Now it’s 2020 and let’s check out Most Expensive IPL Players of 2020.
Plenty of cricket fans watch matches with fun and enthusiasm. Every year IPL is being organized by BCCI in April or May month. IPL is the world’s number one cricket league by the number of audiences.
Indian Premier League began soon on 19 Sep 2020. All player’s transfers, contracts confirmed for the 2020 IPL season in march month of 2020.
If we talk about expensive players in the 2020 season Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers, and Kings XI Punjab set new records with getting expensive players. They signed players on big-money contracts. Pat Cummins who is the vice-captain of the Australian national cricket team and further Glen Maxwell leading the list of all 2020 expensive players.
As the Indian Premier League auction will be played in September, a total of 62 players were bought by eight teams combined.This time it was the bowlers who were the flavor of this time auction of 2020.
A total of 135.95 crore INR was spent on 61 players including 33 Indians and else are outside of India
So let us look at that. Here’s a list of top 10 most expensive IPL players of 2020.
10. Marcus Stoinis
- Team: Delhi Capitals
- Bidding Price: INR 4.80 Crore
This time Marcus Stoinis has been bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 4.80 crore INR. He is an all-rounder from the Australian national cricket team.
After intensive war for bidding between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals Delhi Capitals got him for 4.80 crore INR.
09. Eoin Morgan
- Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
- Bidding Price: INR 5.25 Crore
An English cricketer Eoin Morgan has been bagged by Kolkata Knight Riders for an immense amount INR 5.25 crore INR. Currently, he is the captain of the England cricket team.
Under his captaincy, England won the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
08. Sam Curran
- Team: Chennai Super Kings
- Bidding Price: INR 5.5 Crore
Sam Curran is an English cricketer and plays for England cricket team. Sam is an all-rounder. Chennai Super King picked him for approx INR 5.5 crore.
The 21-year-old Sam Curran was the most expensive English cricketer player in the IPL auction 2020. Chennai Super Kings bought him after an intense bidding war between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings.
07. Piyush Chawla
- Team: Chennai Super King
- Bidding Price: INR 6.75 Crore
Piyush Chawla is the costliest Indian player of the 2020 IPL auction having been bid by 6.75 Crore he bagged by Chennai Super King. There were two teams who were looking for Piyush Chawla including Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings.
Kings XI Punjab was trying but at the end Chennai super King got him. So far Piyush Chawla raised 150 wickets in IPL.
06. Shimron Hetmyer
- Team: Delhi Capitals
- Bidding Price: INR 7.75 Crore
This time West Indies’ hard-hitting batsman Shimron Hetmyer bought by Delhi Capitals for 7.75 Crore INR. He was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the auction and finally bagged by Delhi Capitals for INR 7.75 Crore INR.
Shimron Hetmyer is also a left handed bowler.
05. Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Team: Mumbai Indians
- Bidding Price: INR 8 Crore
An Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile was bagged by Mumbai Indians for an immense amount of money INR 8 crore which is the highest bidding price of Mumbai Indians this time.
So far he has raised 36 wickets in 26 matches.
04. Sheldon Cottrell
- Team: Kings XI Punjab
- Bidding Price: INR 8.5 Crore
This time in Auction 2020 Kings XI Punjab is the biggest purchaser of players. They spent approx. Rs 42.70 crore in the auction which is the highest of this time.
They made their bidding of INR 8.5 crore by getting Sheldon Cottrell. He is a West-indies all-rounder who plays cricket as a left-handed bowler and right-handed batsman.
03. Chris Morris
- Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Bidding Price: INR 10 Crore
This time 33 years old south African All-rounder Chris Morris has been bought for INR 10 crore. So far all IPL was in high demand for an all-rounder.
This year he attracted Royal Challengers Banglore and King XI Punjab. Well, and then, Mumbai Indians too jumped in the bidding process of Chris Morris, but RCB won the war as they bagged him for 10 crores.
02. Glenn Maxwell
- Team: Kings XI Punjab
- Bidding Price: 10.75 Crore INR
This time All-rounder Glenn Maxwell is bagged by Kings XI Punjab for a large amount of INR 10.75 crore. Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell first stated IPL career with team Kings XI Punjab in 2011. So far he has scored more than 2000 in 80 matches and as well 50 wickets till now.
01. Pat Cummins
- Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
- Bidding Price: INR 15.50 Crore
Pat Cummins is the world’s costliest overseas player ever to take part in the IPL. Cummins is an Australian bowler and lowers order right-handed batsman. And in addition to it, he is the vice-captain of the Australia national cricket team in all formats.
This time Kolkata Knight Riders jumped in the auction and picked the Australian bowler for an immense amount of money of 15.50 crore INR.
These are the 10 Most Expensive IPL Players of 2020
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