TATA IPL 2024 Auction Interesting facts

TATA IPL 2024 Auction Interesting facts

First time in 16 year of history in IPL. IPL 2024 auction was held outside India at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on December 19, 2023.

For the 2024 IPL, the auction was hosted by a female auctioneer, Mallika Sagar.

First time the bid for a player has reached the 20 crore mark. (Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins)

Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in the history of IPL

For the first time, pacers were given more preference than spinners.

Sameer Rizvi became the most expensive non-capped player who has not played in the IPL before.

Pat Cummins broke Yuvraj Singh’s record. Cummins's total bidding price over six IPL auctions amounts to Rs 54.15 crore

Several teams saw coaching changes, like Gautam Gambhir joining Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor and Justin Langer replacing Andy Flower for Lucknow Super Giants.