Indian premier league is a cash-rich and biggest cricketing league in the world, competing with the biggest sports league in the world. Players get crores of rupees in the IPL to play and entertain the people. Every year many players become millionaires, and in 2020 Pat Cummins gets the highest bid of 2020 by Kolkata Knight Riders. He made the trending cricket news by grabbing the highest bid of 2020. At that time, he was the most expensive foreign and second most expensive player in the IPL. Ben Stokes was the most expensive foreign player as Rising Pune Supergiants paid 14.5 cr to the English all-rounder.
Bidding for Pat Cummins
2020 was the best year for Pat Cummins as all the big franchises run after him. Pat Cummins registered himself with a 2.00 cr base price, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore entered into the bid with the base price. Delhi Capitals joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the price kept increasing. Both the teams were bidding for him, and no one was in the mood to back out. Kolkata Knight Riders entered the bid when Royal Challengers Bangalore was looking strong. KKR reached Pat Cummins’ price of 15cr which was a record, and still, the bid was going on. KKR won the bid with 15.5 cr, and it became the latest international news about cricket.
Pat Cummins in IPL Over the Years
If we see the cricket sports news, he debuted in IPL in 2014 for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Chennai Super Kings. Like all his debut matches, his team won the match, and he performed well. He also struggled to get a game in his early days and got to play only one match in his first season and three matches in his next season. He didn’t participate in the IPL 2016 and joined the Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2017. 2017 was a great year for him, and he announced that he is back. Once again, he took a break for two years and became the most expensive foreign player in 2020.
Pat Cummins In Cricket Over the Years
Australian pacer doesn’t need any introduction as he provides trending cricket news always. He has dominated in every format and is the number one bowler of test cricket. In 2011, he debuted against South Africa, it was one of the best South African teams. He debuted with the bat, took 7 wickets in the match, and contributed to the match in a crunch moment. In the first innings, he couldn’t do much and took only one wicket, but in the second innings, he took six wickets and took a fifer in his first-ever match. When Australia required a batter to win the match, he stood up with Mitchell Johnson and won the match for Australia by 2 wickets.
If we see the cricket news, he debuted in the ODI against South Africa and took the three wickets in his first appearance. Once again, he debuted against South Africa in the T20 format in 2011 and dominated with his bowling.
The South Africa tour of Australia became a big deal for Pat Cummins, and he became the next big thing in cricket. After a successful series, he didn’t get a chance to play a single test match in six years. The injury was a major concern in his early days, and it seems like Australia will lose talent. In the 2016-17 season, his fitness level increased, and his fragile body movement also started to be stable. He never had problems with the skills and is one of the most skilled bowlers in the formats.
He was part of the 2015 world cup winning team, but injury and Pat Cummins had a love story till 2017. He played only two games in the 2015 world cup. He has become the most crucial asset for Australian cricket with time and hard work. Pacers are usually not effective on the Indian subcontinent or flat pitches, but he has done well on the subcontinent and the flat pitches. He can also bat in the lower order, which is beneficial for any team.
Conclusion
Every year players from all over the world come to play the IPL and get crores of rupees. Many players have got crores of rupees and make the cricket news. 2020 was a year for the Australian bowler Pat Cummins as he got the 15.5 cr. He deserves all the money because he showed his class over the years across all the formats. Visit the CBTF website to read the latest news about cricket.