3 Teams that can even spend 10+ crores to sign Pat Cummins at IPL 2024 Auction

Australian captain Pat Cummins will also be part of the upcoming auction for the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League. The IPL 2024 auction will take place on December 19 in Dubai, with a total of 333 players trying their luck for the available 77 slots. Cummins will be back in the IPL after skipping the last season.

He was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders. The pacer has played 42 IPL games and taken 45 wickets at an economy rate of 8.54. He has also scored 379 runs at a strike rate of 152.21. Cummins is a complete package, and his experience will be an asset for the teams. Hence, there will be a number of teams who might bid for him. He is registered with a base price of INR 8 crore. Here we will talk about three franchises that can target him at the IPL 2024 auction.

3 Teams who can target Pat Cummins at the IPL 2024 Auction

1. Kolkata Knight Riders

Pat Cummins was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2020 and 2022 seasons. They paid him INR 15.5 crore in 2020 and INR 7.25 crore in 2022. He has pretty good numbers for them. Kolkata has already released a number of players, and they need good pacers. They have released Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, David Wiese, Tim Southee, and Umesh Yadav and will be looking for some pacers. Hence, KKR might target having Cummins back.

2. Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians have changed their captain, and Hardik Pandya will be leading MI in the next season. They also released Jofra Archer, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, and Chris Jordan. The franchise will look to sign an overseas pacer who can pair with Jasprit Bumrah. And it will be a sight to watch when both Bumrah and Cummins bowl in tandem. Thus, MI can also target the Australian captain at the IPL 2024 auction.

3. Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore have released some big names, including Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, and Wayne Parnell, and will be looking to sign some good bowlers at the auction. With Pat Cummins, they will get a better option that can also bat. Hence, RCB might be looking to bid after Cummins at the upcoming auction.