The IPL 2024 mini-auction was a successful affair held on Dec 19 in Dubai. It was the first-ever IPL auction held outside India which saw Australia's Mitchell Starc (INR 24.75 crore - 247.5 million) and Pat Cummins (INR 20.50 crore - 205 million) end as the most expensive players. Starc is, thus, set to return to the IPL after nine years when he dons the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) jersey in IPL 2024. He last played in the cash-rich league in IPL 2015&nbsp;for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Cummins, on the other hand, didn't feature in this year's IPL season but will join the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in next year's edition.&nbsp;

After the auction, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull reacted to Cummins' signing. Doull remains baffled by the Hyderabad-based franchise's tactics and asked how the camp desires to make use of the Aussie captain. He said while speaking on Star Sports, "Maybe they are looking for a captain. We have joked a little bit about it. Does (Aiden) Markram play every game now? They haven't announced their skipper. Does Pat Cummins take over that franchise? Does he come in and play a lot more instead of a (Marco) Jansen next year for them?"

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"That's going to be the question mark. Now that you have paid all this money, you have got to get him into that team. Where does he start and whose place does he take? They have got a lot of high-quality overseas talent," added Doull.

SRH have been a pale shadow of themselves since the IPL 2021 edition. In the last edition, the 2016 winners ended at the bottom under Aiden Markram's leadership. With Cummins included, it will be interesting to see if the SRH team management appoint him the new captain. The Aussie pacer has had a dream run in 2023, leading Australia to two major titles, i.e.&nbsp;the WTC 2023 final and the ODI World Cup finale last month in India.&nbsp;

SRH squad for IPL 2024

Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed , Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.&nbsp;

The IPL 2024 mini-auction was a successful affair held on Dec 19 in Dubai. It was the first-ever IPL auction held outside India which saw Australia's Mitchell Starc (INR 24.

The IPL 2024 mini-auction was a successful affair held on Dec 19 in Dubai. It was the first-ever IPL auction held outside India which saw Australia's Mitchell Starc (INR 24.75 crore - 247.5 million) and Pat Cummins (INR 20.50 crore - 205 million) end as the most expensive players. Starc is, thus, set to return to the IPL after nine years when he dons the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) jersey in IPL 2024. He last played in the cash-rich league in IPL 2015 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Cummins, on the other hand, didn't feature in this year's IPL season but will join the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in next year's edition. After the auction, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull reacted to Cummins' signing. Doull remains baffled by the Hyderabad-based franchise's tactics and asked how the camp desires to make use of the Aussie captain. He said while speaking on Star Sports, "Maybe they are looking for a captain. We have joked a little bit about it. Does (Aiden) Markram play every game now? They haven't announced their skipper. Does Pat Cummins take over that franchise? Does he come in and play a lot more instead of a (Marco) Jansen next year for them?" Also read: IPL 2024 Auction: Shashank Singh, bought by Punjab Kings, reacts on confusion "That's going to be the question mark. Now that you have paid all this money, you have got to get him into that team. Where does he start and whose place does he take? They have got a lot of high-quality overseas talent," added Doull. SRH have been a pale shadow of themselves since the IPL 2021 edition. In the last edition, the 2016 winners ended at the bottom under Aiden Markram's leadership. With Cummins included, it will be interesting to see if the SRH team management appoint him the new captain. The Aussie pacer has had a dream run in 2023, leading Australia to two major titles, i.e. the WTC 2023 final and the ODI World Cup finale last month in India. SRH squad for IPL 2024 Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed , Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.

IPL 2024 auction: Former NZ player baffled by multimillion-dollar man Pat Cummins' inclusion in SRH

Sunrisers Hyderabad jump on the fourth position after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets leaving Virat and Co. in a sticky position.&nbsp;

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RCB need a desperate win against DC to qualify for the play-offs as their NRR dropped below KXIP's.&nbsp;

Sunrisers decision to bowl first paid-off as SRH bowlers managed to restrict RCB to 120 by the end of 20 overs. Sandeep Sharma and Jason Holder scalped two wickets apiece including Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal's. However, the best bowler for SRH was Natarajan who choked the RCB innings after conceding just 11 runs and getting Sundar's wicket.

SRH tread very carefully this time as they did not want to repeat the same mistake as their previous match against KXIP. Despite David Warner's early dismissal, a 50-run partnership between Manish Pandey and Wriddhiman Saha landed a fatal blow to RCB's hopes. Jason Holder's cameo (26 runs off 10 balls) helped Sunrisers get over the line. SRH chased the target with 23 balls to spare.&nbsp;

Sandeep Sharma was adjudged the Player of the Match for his bowling performance.&nbsp;

Sunrisers Hyderabad jump on the fourth position after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets leaving Virat and Co. in a sticky position. Also read: Mumbai Indians complete dominating win against Delhi Capitals RCB need a desperate win against DC to qualify for the play-offs as their NRR dropped below KXIP's.

Sunrisers Hyderabad jump on the fourth position after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets leaving Virat and Co. in a sticky position. Also read: Mumbai Indians complete dominating win against Delhi Capitals RCB need a desperate win against DC to qualify for the play-offs as their NRR dropped below KXIP's. Sunrisers decision to bowl first paid-off as SRH bowlers managed to restrict RCB to 120 by the end of 20 overs. Sandeep Sharma and Jason Holder scalped two wickets apiece including Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal's. However, the best bowler for SRH was Natarajan who choked the RCB innings after conceding just 11 runs and getting Sundar's wicket. SRH tread very carefully this time as they did not want to repeat the same mistake as their previous match against KXIP. Despite David Warner's early dismissal, a 50-run partnership between Manish Pandey and Wriddhiman Saha landed a fatal blow to RCB's hopes. Jason Holder's cameo (26 runs off 10 balls) helped Sunrisers get over the line. SRH chased the target with 23 balls to spare. Sandeep Sharma was adjudged the Player of the Match for his bowling performance.

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IPL 2024 auction: Former NZ player baffled by multimillion-dollar man Pat Cummins' inclusion in SRH

IPL 2020: Sunrisers Hyderabad climb to fourth position after thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets