The IPL 2024 auction witnessed historic moments as Australia pacer Mitchell Starc became the costliest buy in the tournament’s history, surpassing teammate Pat Cummins. Starc was acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a staggering Rs 24.75 crore after a fierce bidding war with Gujarat Titans. Despite spending a significant amount on Starc, KKR managed to secure nine more players, including one of the biggest bargains, young England pacer Gus Atkinson. Here is the full list of players bought by KKR in the auction:
- KS Bharat (Rs 50 lakh)
- Chetan Sakariya (Rs 50 lakh)
- Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crore)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs 20 lakh)
- Ramandeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh)
- Sherfane Rutherford (Rs 1.5 crore)
- Manish Pandey (Rs 50 lakh)
- Sakib Hussain (Rs 20 lakh)
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Rs 2 crore)
- Gus Atkinson (Rs 1 crore)
KKR Squad:
- Nitish Rana
- Rinku Singh
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Jason Roy
- Sunil Narine
- Suyash Sharma
- Anukul Roy
- Andre Russell
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Harshit Rana
- Vaibhav Arora
- Varun Chakaravarthy
Released Players:
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Litton Das
- Aarya Desai
- David Wiese
- Narayan Jagadeesan
- Mandeep Singh
- Kulwant Khejroliya
- Shardul Thakur
- Lockie Ferguson
- Umesh Yadav
- Tim Southee
- Johnson Charles