A video goes viral on social media through which TV presenter Jatin Sapru could possibly be seen making a humorous plea to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir. “Prabhu 2-3 crore dedo (God please give me two to a few crore rupess),” Sapru says within the hilarious video, leaving everybody round in splits. The 15-second clip has surfaced on-line with majority of the individuals reacting to it with laughing emojis. “Good one,” wrote a person. “Wow nice reminiscences,” was additionally among the many feedback on the video.
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Gambhir-mentored KKR purchased Australia pacer Mitchell Starc for Rs 24.75 crore in IPL 2024 public sale, making the pacer the most costly participant within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The left-arm quick bowler turned the second participant to breach the 20-crore mark after team-mate Pat Cummins was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.5 crore on the identical day within the public sale held in Dubai on December 19.
33-year-old Starc, who went into the public sale at a base worth of Rs 2 crore, additionally attracted bids from Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. Each groups have been concerned in an intense bidding warfare. KKR and Gujarat Titans joined in to take the value previous Rs 20 crore, earlier than the Kolkata-based franchise bagged him at a document worth.
Australia’s premier bowler, Starc returns to the IPL after an eight-year hiatus.
The veteran Australian pacer had abstained from taking part within the IPL since 2015, specializing in fulfilling nationwide duties. Starc’s final look within the IPL public sale was in 2018, the place KKR secured his providers for a sum of Rs 9.4 crore. Nevertheless, an unlucky fracture in his proper tibial bone resulted in him lacking your entire season.
Starc’s IPL journey includes two seasons, each spent with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Within the 2014 version, he showcased his bowling prowess by claiming 14 wickets in 14 matches at a mean of 28.71. The next 12 months, Starc elevated his efficiency, amassing 20 wickets in 13 matches with an excellent common of simply 14.55. Notably, he achieved his greatest figures of 4/15 throughout the 2015 season.
Regardless of spending greater than half of their purse quantity on Starc, KKR completed the public sale with 9 extra gamers within the bag. The 2-time champions, nonetheless, pulled off one of many greatest bargains by signing younger England pacer Gus Atkinson.
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