Bhubaneswar, Dec. 23 -- England all-rounder Sam Curran broke Chris Morris' record (Rs 16.25 crore) to become the most expensive buy at an Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, when Punjab Kings outbid Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) to sign him for Rs 18.25 crore (USD 2.25 million) at the IPL 2023 Mini Auction in Kochi on Friday.

At that price, Curran is also the most expensive player in the history of the cash rich league. He has been reunited with the franchise that first welcomed him into the mega tournament with an RS 7.2 crore bid in 2019. Curran was adjudged the player of the tournament at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, and since September this year he has taken 25 wickets in 14 T20s at an economy rate of 7.0...