Mohammed Shami's younger brother unsold at IPL 2024 Auction in Dubai, no bidders for Bengal pacer

Mohammed Shami's younger bror, Mohammed Kaif, faced disappointment at IPL 2024 Auction in Dubai as he went unsold in mega bidding event. Despite being sibling of accomplished Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami, Kaif, a 27-year-old fast bowler who represents Bengal in domestic cricket, failed to attract any bids for upcoming IPL season.

3 things you need to kw

• IPL 2024 Auction took place at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai
• A total of 333 players went down under hammer
• Mitchell Starc went for a record-breaking 24.75 crore

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Mohammed Shami's bror goes unsold at IPL 2024 Auction

auction for 2024 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) took place at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19. A total of 333 players went down under hammer including 119 overseas stars with two from associate nations. Franchises spent INR 2,30,45,00,000 (Rs. 230 crore or $276 million) to buy 72 players including 30 from or countries. 

Mohammed Shami's younger bror Mohammed Kaif went unsold at auction. Having played in 9 List A matches for Bengal recently, Kaif me his List A debut in 2021. Unfortunately, his skills did t secure him a spot in IPL 2024, contrasting with success of his elder bror, who finished ODI World Cup 2023 as highest wicket-taker and was India's best performer on field.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc broke all records as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spent a whopping INR 24.75 crore to buy speedster. He became most expensive buy in history of IPL. Australian captain Pat Cummins h broken same record an hour earlier when Sunrisers Hyderab (SRH) bought him for INR 20.50 crore. Harshal Patel became most expensive Indian buy after Punjab Kings (PBKS) drained INR 11.75 crore to secure his services for IPL 2024.