Most Expensive Bowlers Who Earned the Most in IPL History

IPL franchises have spent over 230 crore rupees to buy top-performing players in the IPL 2024 auction.

Hardik Panday, Cameroon Green, and several other players became a part of a different team in the pre-auction player swaps.

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It is the first time IPL franchises have placed over 20 crore rupees bid to buy superstar players for their teams.

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This IPL auction became more interesting because 7 overseas and 8 Indian players were sold for more than 5 crore rupees price.

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Sameer Rizvi became the most expensive uncapped player in the 2024 IPL auction when CSK bought him for 8.40 crore rupees.

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Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 Crore) “the most expensive player in IPL history 2024” may hold this record for years.

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Alzarri Joseph (Rs 11.50 Crore) is the IPL 2024 most expensive player for RCB and the Bengaluru franchise would wish him.

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Harshal Patel (11.75), whose base price was 2 crore rupees, gained over 11.75 crore rupees and it is a testimony to the Indian pacer’s bowling skills.

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5 of the 8 most expensive IPL players 2024 are bowlers and it shows franchises aim to strengthen bowling lineups as much as possible.

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