The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will start with defending champion Chennai Super Kings taking over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on March 22 at Chepauk.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is on the brink of kick off, and all of the groups are busy planning to win the trophy. The groups spent a complete of Rs 230.45 crore within the public sale to get gamers. There had been 333 gamers up for grabs, together with 214 Indian gamers and 119 from different nations, nonetheless, solely 72 gamers managed to safe a contract. Kolkata Knight Riders spent essentially the most, Rs 24.75 crore, to get Mitchell Starc, an Australian quick bowler.
Some groups, like Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, made huge strikes even earlier than the public sale. Mumbai Indians acquired Hardik Pandya for Rs 15 crore, and Royal Challengers Bangalore acquired Cameron Green for Rs 17.50 crore. Hardik Pandya would be the new captain for Mumbai Indians this season, taking on from Rohit Sharma. But regardless of this, he is not the highest-paid captain.
Pat Cummins, who led Australia to a World Cup win in 2023, is now the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and the highest-paid captain in IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired his companies for a whopping Rs 20.50 crore. Pat Cummins surpasses KL Rahul, who earns Rs 17 crore because the captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya occupy the third and fourth spots, respectively, on the checklist of highest-paid captains in IPL 2024.
The schedule for the primary 21 matches of IPL 2024 was launched in February by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The first match shall be on March 22 in Chennai, between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The dates for the opposite matches shall be introduced later as a result of they’re ready for the schedule of the overall elections.
