Morgan’s £565k jackpot at IPL

englAnD one-day captain eoin Morgan landed a £565,000 bounty yesterday after being re-signed by Kolkata Knight riders at the Indian premier league auction. Morgan, 33, was snapped up by his friend Brendon McCullum, the Knight riders’ new head coach. england’s Sam Curran joined Chennai Super Kings for £593,000, a year and a day after Kings XI punjab secured him for £800,000. Kolkata also paid £1.67million for Australia bowler pat Cummins, one of three overnight millionaires with compatriot glenn Maxwell (punjab) and South Africa’s Chris Morris (Bangalore). Tom Curran (£108,000) added to the english contingent at rajasthan. Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer had been retained by the royals, whose capture of 17-year-old batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal for £260,000 was the heartwarming story of the event. Three of his adolescent years were spent sleeping rough at a cricket ground in his quest to become a professional. Jason roy, Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan also return to the competition in 2020.