The Indian Premier League had already established itself as the most lucrative cricket league in the world. But when Pat Cummins became the world’s most expensive cricketer, only to be replaced by fellow Australian Mitchell Starc less than an hour later, it was clear just how far behind some of the other franchise leagues are.
Starc was signed for £2.3m by the Kolkata Knight Riders following an extensive bidding process, beating the £1.9m Sunrisers Hyderabad had signed Pat Cummins for in an earlier round.
