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Oliver Caffrey

DARK SECRETS: Pat cummins smashes all time ipl auction bid record | Rare Historical Photos

Mitchell Starc (l) has become the highest paid IPL player leapfrogging Pat Cummins (r). (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian pace ace Mitchell Starc has smashed Pat Cummins' mark for the highest-paid player in the Indian Premier League auction to earn $4.42 million.

During a bonkers auction in Dubai on Tuesday, Starc was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for a staggering $4.42 million (24.75 crore).

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