TATA IPL 2024: News, Teams, Predictions

TATA IPL 2024 Auction: All You Need To Know So Far

The TATA IPL 2024 Player Auction was held on December 19 and saw a total of 72 players sold, with Rs 230 crore spent in total among the franchises. Taking place in Dubai’s Cola Arena, the event marked the first time TATA auctioned off players in an overseas location.

According to leading IPL news outlets, this year’s auction broke the record for the most expensive player. The pacer from Australia, Mitchell Starc, who has returned to IPL after a 9-year break, was sold for Rs 24.75 crore. He was one of the 30 overseas players to be auctioned for the upcoming Indian Premier League.

Here’s a short overview of all IPL teams and their newest additions.

Chennai Super Kings

The Super Kings’ most expensive addition was Daryl Mitchell, a New Zealand all-rounder whose price was ₹14,00,00,000. CSK also fought for Australia's Travis Head, but the Sunrisers Hyderabad won the bid with Rs 6.8 crore. The following players made it onto the Super Kings’ roster, as well:

• Sameer Rizvi (batter)
• Shardul Thakur (bowler)
• Rachin Ravindra (all-rounder)
• Mustafizur Rahman (bowler)
• Avanish Rao Aravelly (batter)

Delhi Capitals

The Capitals’ most expensive acquisition was the Indian batter Kumar Kushagra, purchased for ₹7.2 crore. Yet, they’ve also spent a pretty penny on overseas and domestic batters:

• Harry Brook (batter)
• Tristan Stubbs (batter)
• Shai Hope (batter)
• Ricky Bhui (batter)
• Swastik Chikara (batter)

Other domestic buys included:

• Sumit Kumar (all-rounder)
• Jhye Richardson (bowler)
• Rasikh Dar Salam (bowler)

Gujarat Titans

The Gujarat Titans purchased eight players, with Spencer Johnson being the most expensive one, costing ₹10,00,00,000. The only other overseas player the team acquired was the Afghan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai (50 lakh).

As for the remaining buys, the team welcomed the following domestic talents:

• Shahrukh Khan (all-rounder)
• Umesh Yadav (bowler)
• Robin Minz (batter)
• Sushant Mishra (bowler)
• Kartik Tyagi (bowler)
• Manav Suthar (bowler)

Kolkata Knight Riders

The Knight Riders spent the most in the bidding wars in this year’s auction. Besides the most expensive purchase of the season (Starc), the team recruited nine other players. The three overseas stars were batter Sherfane Rutherford, who cost Rs 1.5 crore, and two bowlers, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Gus Atkinson, whose joint price came up to Rs 3 crore.

The six domestic players that joined the Kolkata Knight Riders were:

• KS Bharat (batter)
• Manish Pandey (batter)
• Chetan Sakariya (bowler)
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi (batter)
• Ramandeep Singh (all-rounder)
• Sakib Hussain (bowler)

Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow Super Giants auctioned six players this year, the most expensive one being Shivam Mavi, an Indian bowler (₹6,40,00,000). Other domestic players purchased by this franchise were:

• Arshin Kulkarni (all-rounder)
• Manimaran Siddharth (bowler)
• Arshad Khan (bowler)

However, the team didn't shy away from investing in foreign players. The English all-rounder David Willey cost them Rs 2 crore, and the Australian batter Ashton Turner — Rs 1 crore.

Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians roped in eight players, four domestic and four foreign. Their most expensive buy was Gerald Coetzee, an overseas all-rounder, purchased for ₹5,00,00,000. Still, the Sri Lankan Nuwan Thushara (Rs 4.80 crore) and Dilshan Madushanka (Rs 4.60 crore) were hot on his heels.

Other purchases included:

• Mohammad Nabi (all-rounder)
• Shreyas Gopal (bowler)
• Naman Dhir (all-rounder)
• Anshul Kamboj (all-rounder)
• Shivalik Sharma (batter)

Punjab Kings

The Punjab Kings completed their IPL 2024 squad by adding eight new stars. The Indian medium pacer Harshal Patel and the South African batter Rilee Rossouw were its most expensive buys, totalling Rs 11.75 and 8 crore, respectively. However, the franchise also dug deep into its pockets for a few other additions:

• Chris Woakes (all-rounder)
• Tanay Thyagarajan (all-rounder)
• Ashutosh Sharma (all-rounder)
• Shashank Singh (batter)
• Prince Choudhary (bowler)
• Vishwanath Pratap Singh (all-rounder)

Rajasthan Royals

During the 2024 IPL auction, the RR remained conservative, bringing only four players on board for their 17th edition roster. The bulk of their budget, Rs 7.40 crore, went to securing the West Indies batter Rovman Powell. The rest of the buys included:

• Shubham Dubey (batter)
• Nandre Burger (bowler)
• Tom Kohler-Cadmore (batter)
• Abid Mushtaq (all-rounder)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Bengaluru-based cricket club bought five players during the TATA IPL 2024 auction. While they spared no expense on Alzarri Joseph, spending Rs 11.5 core to strengthen their bowler lineup, the RCB team adopted a more measured strategy for the remaining bids.

• Yash Dayal (bowler)
• Tom Curran (all-rounder)
• Lockie Ferguson (bowler)
• Swapnil Singh (all-rounder)
• Saurav Chauhan (batter)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Finally, the Sunrisers Hyderabad had a field day with the auction, shelling out as much as Rs 30.80 crore. Their most expensive acquisition was Pat Cummins, an overseas bowler who held the record for the highest purchase (Rs 20.50 crore) until the KKR bought Starc. However, at Rs 10.30 crore, the remaining four players didn't come cheap, either. Here's a look at who they were:

• Travis Head (batter)
• Jaydev Unadkat (bowler)
• Wanindu Hasaranga (all-rounder)
• Akash Singh (bowler)
• Jhathavedh Subramanyan (bowler)