The large IPL payout that Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins received during Tuesday's mini-auction never ceases to astound. The Australian pace bowling combination made ₹45.25 crore in total as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively, went all out for Cummins and Starc. The last time SRH won an IPL championship was seven years ago in 2016, and two-time winners KKR haven't won one in nine years. Both SRH and KKR increased their bets on the two most expensive purchases in the history of the IPL and its auctions, demonstrating that desperate times call for desperate measures.
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