Top 3 Costliest Australian Players in IPL History

Top 3 Costliest Australian Players in IPL History

The cash-rich Indian Premier League has gained massive popularity since its inception in 2008. It has changed the way cricket is played all across the globe. The ten-team league is regarded as the most entertaining league since it has produced so many high-octane matches in its 16-year history.

In the IPL auction, Australian players have always been in higher demand than the other test-playing nations. It is because, throughout the history of cricket, unlike Australia, this is the only cricketing nation that has ever produced outstanding players. Right from the start of this cash-rich league, Australian cricketers have always commanded hefty prices at the auctions, and that trend has continued.

This blog lists the top three most expensive Australian buys in IPL history.

Top 3 Costliest Australian Players in IPL History

Over the years, the Australian national team has produced phenomenal talent. Through their exceptional performances and sportsmanship, they have not only taken their national side to great heights, but they have had an enormous impact and result on Indian cricket as well.

We look at the three most costliest Australians in the IPL history:

Cameron Green – 17.5 CroreINR (Mumbai indians)

Through his sound batting technique and deceptive pace bowling ability, Cameron Green, the young all-rounder from Australia, has already attracted the attention of all ten franchises of this cash-rich league event. In other words, he shattered all the existing records in the IPL 2023 auction.

• The young cricketer became the most expensive Australian player in the history of the IPL as the five-time title-winning Mumbai Indians bagged him for a whopping INR 17.5 crore.
• For the last few years, he has been a great asset for the men in yellow, especially in all three formats of the game, be it with a bat or with a ball.
• Later on, before the IPL 2024 auction, he was traded to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Pat Cummins – 15.5 Crore INR (Kolkata Knight Riders)

The present World Cup-winning captain of Australia, Pat Cummins, is the second-most expensive Australian player in the history of the IPL. In the 2020 auction, the Kolkata Knight Riders team bought him for a whopping 15.5 crore INR, the highest purchase of that auction. Though Cummins hasn’t been able to make significant contributions with the ball in IPL, he has three half-centuries in the league.

• In his 42 IPL matches, he has picked up 45 wickets.
• He scored 379 runs with a staggering strike rate of 152.21.
• So far in the league, he has represented the Delhi Capitals and KKR.

Glenn Maxwell – 14.25 Crore INR (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

The flamboyant Glenn Maxwell is the third-most expensive Australian cricketer in the history of the cash-rich league. He achieved this feat when he was snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping 14.25 crore INR in the 2021 IPL auction. He has been an integral part of the Bengaluru-based franchise, which will aim for their first IPL silverware in the 2024 season.

• Maxwell has also represented Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, and Kings XI Punjab.
• From 124 IPL matches, the Aussie has scored 2319 runs with a strike rate of 157.
• He has scored 18 fifty-plus scores in his IPL career.

Concluding Thoughts

These three – Green, Cummins, and Maxwell – most expensive Australian players have set the standard of this cash-rich league and made it an edge-of-the-seat thriller – a rollercoaster ride for cricket fans worldwide.