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Vishal Dikshit
Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas buy in the IPL when Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for INR 15.5 crore (approx. USD 2.2m) at the 2020 auction in Kolkata on Thursday. Expected to be among the biggest buys this auction, Cummins was being chased by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals, but the Knight Riders made a late entry at the INR 15 cr mark and snapped him up.
The second highest bid of the day also went to an Australian, Glenn Maxwell, who was picked up by Kings XI Punjab for INR 10.75 cr (approx. USD 1.5m). Maxwell’s bid was started by Kings XI at his base price of INR 2 cr before Capitals joing in. The bidding war intensified rapidly before slowing down around the INR 10 cr mark. He eventually went back to Capitals, who as Delhi Daredevils in 2018 had purchased him for INR 9 cr.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo