The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League has started from Friday. The five most followed players during the tournament which runs till May 26 are two from Australia and one each from New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies.
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It goes without saying that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed everything in world cricket. At one time, the cricket players who were attracted by the money earned by football players in the English Premier League are now earning the same amount by playing in the IPL.
Not only on the basis of what the players earn, but the way the economic activity is connected with the IPL shows that it is one of the most expensive leagues in world sports.
The competition has also started since Friday, the 2024 edition. Player entry in IPL is through auction. Franchise teams participating in the competition spend their hearts out to buy their favorite players. That is why this player auction is also a much awaited opportunity. Teams pay more money to better players. In that sense, he will be the player most worth following during the tournament. Who are the five such players in this 17th edition?
Mitchell Starc ( Kolkata Knight Riders)
The most expensive player in IPL history is Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Kolkata spent $2980,000 for Starc, who is capable of making significant contributions as a lower-order batsman. Starc, who has taken 358 wickets in Test cricket, is a left-arm swing bowler. He is playing IPL again after nine years. Before that he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore. When he landed in Kolkata for practice, it created a stir on social media. This 34-year-old player took 16 wickets in the ODI World Cup in India.
Pat Cummins ( Sunrise Hyderabad)
Pat Cummins is the captain of the ODI World Cup winning Australian team. He is also leading Sunrise Hyderabad in this IPL. This is the first time that he will captain in the IPL. Hyderabad is ready to pay him 2.5 million dollars for this service. The 30-year-old fast bowler was the center of attraction at the auction. His importance has increased after he contributed significantly to the ODI World Cup title for Australia in Indian soil. Under his leadership, Australia won the World Test Championship, that too by defeating India.
Darrell Mitchell ( Chennai Super Kings)
is a batting all-rounder, this player from New Zealand. Darrell Mitchell not only contributes with the bat, but also bowls accurately. Such an all-rounder is exactly what any team needs in today's shorter format of cricket. Mitchell, who played well for New Zealand in the One-Day World Cup, was sold for $1.6 million and the team that bought it was the defending champions Chennai Super Kings. He is 32 years old and still playing well. Coincidentally, he also did well in the ODI World Cup, scoring two centuries. Both these centuries were against India, in the group stage and the semi-final.
Rovman Powell (Rajasthan Royals)
West Indies are no longer a powerhouse in international cricket, but the presence of their players in Twenty20 cricket is still strong. An example of this is Rovman Powell. Rajasthan Royals were ready to pay 890,000 dollars for him in the auction held in Dubai.
Powell's greatest strength is hitting hard, one after the other. That's why his strike rate is 144. He comes to the field as a middle-order batsman and hits hard towards the end of the innings. It will increase the score of the team suddenly.
Gerald Koetz (Mumbai Indians)
One of the best performers in the recent ODI World Cup is South Africa's fast bowler Gerald Koetz. He took 20 wickets in eight matches. As a result, Mumbai Indians were willing to pay a little over $600,000 for him. Last season was not good for Mumbai. So Koetz seems to have been brought in to support Jasprit Bumrah in the bowling attack.
23-year-old Koetz, who appeared in international cricket only last year, considers it a big deal to play for a team like Mumbai. He argues that it would be good to learn something from Bumrah.
