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Australia captain Pat Cummins hoped to set IPL 2024 as a base to launch himself into the T20 mode forward of subsequent 12 months’s World Cup to be collectively hosted by USA and the West Indies in June. Cummins, who pulled out of IPL 2023 as a consequence of heavy worldwide workload, attracted the second highest paycheck within the public sale in Dubai on Tuesday — Rs 20.50 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad. His teammate Mitchell Starc was lapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore, the very best ever contract cash within the IPL.
“I really feel like I have not performed a heap of T20 cricket and in some methods, I really feel like I have not performed my finest T20 cricket for a short time,” Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
“I am actually excited … for subsequent 12 months to attempt to get some video games earlier than that World Cup and push a case to not solely make the facet however to get again to how I really feel like I can bowl in T20 cricket.” Cummins final foray within the IPL was for KKR in 2022, the place he smashed the quickest males’s T20 half-century by an Australian from simply 14 balls.
“Pumped to be becoming a member of SRH for the upcoming IPL season,” Cummins stated in a video on the Sunrisers’ Instagram web page.
“I’ve heard so much in regards to the Orange Military. I’ve performed in Hyderabad a number of occasions and all the time beloved it, so cannot wait to get began.” Cummins was joined by teammate and World Cup ultimate hero Travis Head in SRH after the left-handed opener was picked up for Rs 6.8 crore.
“Nice to see one other Aussie in Trav Head over there as properly. I believe we’re going to have a variety of enjoyable this season and hopefully loads of success,” Cummins stated.
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