The IPL 2024 auction broke all previous records left, right, and center. The auction saw two of the highest bids in IPL auction history. Pat Cummins was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for 20.5 billion yen, while Mitchell Starc was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for 24.5 billion yen, making them the most expensive players. time. Virat Kohli was once the highest-paid player in the IPL. However, I was overtaken several times after that. However, he is also short of the highest-paid player in his franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), for the 2024 IPL season.
Ahead of the IPL 2024 auction, RCB brought in Australian all-rounder Cameron Green in the trade window for a whopping Rs 1.75 crore, the price at which Mumbai Indians bought him in the IPL 2023 auction. This makes him the most expensive player in the RCB team in IPL 2024. Virat Kohli previously held the title for Rs 1.70 crore, and Cameron Green will now earn Rs 50 crore more than the star batsman.
Overall, Kohli will be his fifth-highest earner in IPL 2024 after Mitchell Starr, Pat Cummins, Sam Curran, and Cameron Green.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra has said that if Virat Kohli were to go to an auction now, he would not choose less than Rs 420 crore.
“The purse should be Rs 200 crore, including Rs 150 crore for Indian players. The remaining Rs 500 crore should be reserved for overseas cricketers. Virat Kohli to participate in auction Then I will ask for 42 million rupees,” he said on his YouTube channel.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB) IPL 2024 PLAYERS LIST
| Player | Country | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis (c) | South Africa | Batsman |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | All-rounder |
| Virat Kohli | India | Batsman |
| Rajat Patidar | India | Batsman |
| Anuj Rawat | India | Wicketkeeper-Batsman |
| Dinesh Karthik | India | Wicketkeeper-Batsman |
| Suyash Prabhudessai | India | All-rounder |
| Will Jacks | England | Batsman |
| Mahipal Lomror | India | All-rounder |
| Karn Sharma | India | Spin Bowler |
| Manoj Bhandage | India | Fast Bowler |
| Mayank Dagar | India | Spin Bowler |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | India | Fast Bowler |
| Akash Deep | India | Fast Bowler |
| Mohammed Siraj | India | Fast Bowler |
| Reece Topley | England | Fast Bowler |
| Himanshu Sharma | India | Fast Bowler |
| Rajan Kumar | India | Fast Bowler |
| Cameron Green | Australia | All-rounder |
| Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | Fast Bowler |
| Yash Dayal | India | Fast Bowler |
| Tom Curran | England | All-rounder |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | Fast Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | India | All-rounder |
| Saurav Chauhan | India | All-rounder |