Morris most expensive player in IPL’S history
CHENNAI: South Africa allrounder Chris Morris became the most expensive player bought for the Indian Premier League on Thursday, when Rajasthan Royals paid ₹16.25 core for him, smashing the record ₹16 crore paid for Yuvraj Singh by Delhi in 2015.
“The most expensive player in IPL history is now a Royal,” Rajasthan said as it trumpeted the signing of Morris, who will join a team including England stars Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes. “It was quite a high price, but at the same time, the role in the team and the demand for the role plays a large part,” Royals’ director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara said.
The 33-year-old Morris is a fast bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman. He has played for Rajasthan previously, in 2015.
In a sign that IPL clubs are eager to invest in top international stars despite the coronavirus pandemic, Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹14.25 core after another intense auction. The 32-year-old was released by Punjab Kings after just one season.
Even uncapped players such as Karnataka’s K Gowtham also hogged the limelight with hefty deals here. Spin bowling allrounder Gowtham was bought for a record ₹9.25 crore by the Chennai Super Kings. The 32-year-old is currently with the Indian team as a net bowler for the ongoing Test series against England.
Tamil Nadu’s Shahrukh Khan, named after the Bollywood superstar, expectedly got a handsome ₹5.25 crore deal from Punjab Kings, more than 51 times his base price of ₹20 lakh.
EVEN UNCAPPED PLAYERS SUCH AS K GOWTHAM WERE BOUGHT FOR A HEFTY PRICE OF ₹9.25 CRORE BY CSK