Sam Curran has lastly damaged his silence on changing into the costliest participant within the historical past of IPL auctions. Curran was purchased by Punjab Kings for a whopping 18.5 Crores in Kochi on Friday.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 23, 2022 18:18 IST
Curran was blissful to return to Punjab kings (Courtesy: Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: England all-rounder Sam Curran broke his silence after changing into the costliest participant within the historical past of the IPL Auction on Friday in Kochi.
Punjab Kings paid 18.5 Crores to get Curran again to their franchise after a protracted bidding conflict. Mumabi Indians and Rajasthan Royal had been the primary two groups within the hunt for the 24-year-old then Chennai TremendousKings entered the competition. PBKS made their entry in a while and engaged in an intense battle with CSK.
The Mohali-based franchise lastly landed their man for 18.5 Crores and he grew to become the costliest participant within the historical past of the public sale.
PBKS was the primary franchise for Curran within the IPL earlier than he went on to hitch CSK in a while. The 24-year-old missed final 12 months’s IPL and can now be making a return within the upcoming season.
Curran took to Twitter to open up on being the costliest participant within the historical past of the public sale and mentioned he was trying ahead to be again to Punjab the place it began for him within the IPL.
“Back to where it all started! Looking forward to it,” mentioned Curran on Twitter.
Back to the place it began! Looking ahead to it 🦠https://t.co/1lpsK8fX4V— Sam Curran (@CurranSM) December 23, 2022
Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia expressed his happiness in getting Curran to the crew and hailed him as world-class participant. The PBKS co-owner mentioned that the 24-year-old brings an important steadiness to the crew and he was very blissful to get him again to the franchise.
“He is a world-class player. He will play in any World XI team. Any of the top teams. He is that good. He is probably one of the best all-rounders in the world, if not the best all-rounder. He brings a great balance to the team. A good bunch of Indian players, all-rounders as well and we got Sam Curran. So, very happy,” mentioned Wadia.
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Dec 23, 2022
