Before Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Sam Curran scripted historical past within the IPL public sale 2023 by being probably the most expensive purchase for Rs 18.5 crore made by PBKS.
In a shocking flip of occasions, Former South Africa cricket captain, AB de Villiers has made a stunning assertion about one of the expensive gamers in IPL historical past.
When requested AB a couple of participant whom he thinks has been overpaid within the Indian Premier League throughout a Q&A session on his Youtube Channel, he mentions England’s star all-rounder and Punjab Kings (PBKS) most expensive participant Sam Curran.
The former South Africa captain mentioned “I don’t like to be controversial. But, in my opinion, he’s been overpaid for quite a few years now.”
However, he additionally feels that Curran is just not a nasty participant. “He’s had a fantastic World Cup, but that’s quite a few years back. I don’t think he’s had a very good IPL recently. Also, for England, he hasn’t played exceptionally well,” de Villiers additional mentioned.
Despite claiming the younger English participant to be overpaid, de Villiers additionally sheds gentle upon his potential to showcase some nice performances like most world-class gamers can.
“Nothing against Sam Curran. I still think he’s a wonderful player. I just think he’s been overpaid for a few years. Maybe it would have been a good move for them to let him go to open up some funds to buy different players,” he added.
Before Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Sam Curran scripted historical past within the IPL public sale 2023 by being probably the most expensive purchase for Rs 18.5 crore made by PBKS.
Curran’s file was first damaged by Cummins who was just lately purchased for Rs 20.5 crore in IPL 2024 public sale by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and likewise turned the primary participant ever to surpass Rs 20-crore mark.
Starc stands out as probably the most expensive purchase in IPL public sale historical past, purchased for Rs 24.75 crore by Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
