IPL Auction: Starc surpasses Cummins to become costliest player

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc smashed Indian Premier League (IPL) auction record on Tuesday when Kolkata Knight Riders paid 247.5 million rupees ($2.98 million) for his services, a live broadcast showed. Starc, 33, will return to the IPL after an eight-year absence, having previously played for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

IPL Auction: Starc surpasses Cummins to become costliest player
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc smashed Indian Premier League (IPL) auction record on Tuesday when Kolkata Knight Riders paid 247.5 million rupees ($2.98 million) for his services, a live broadcast showed. Starc, 33, will return to the IPL after an eight-year absence, having previously played for Royal Challengers Bangalore.