Ex-Australia Star Speaks Out About SRH’s Huge Bid For Harry Brook, Claims He Was “Probably Overpaid…”

Both the English all-rounder Sam Curran and the Australia all-rounder Cameron Green attracted a lot of attention after the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi, which took place in India. They were able to sell their services to the Punjab Kings and the Mumbai Indians for a staggering sum of money.

In the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Curran was purchased by PBKS for a total of INR 18.50 Cr, making him the most expensive player ever purchased. Green, on the other hand, was the recipient of an offer from Mumbai in the amount of 17.50 Cr, making him the second-most expensive player.

Similarly, Sunrisers Hyderabad did not hesitate to shell out a significant amount of money in order to get the services of Mayank Agarwal and Harry Book, as evidenced by the fact that they paid a total of 8.25 crore and 13.25 crore, respectively.

David Hussey, a former batsman for Australia, expressed his dissatisfaction with SRH’s decision to spend such a massive amount of money on Brook and described the transaction as “overpaid.”

“No, not really; I believed that SRH had probably overpaid. I am not at all surprised by the amount of money that he went for, but I do believe that SRH has spent a lot of money on a player that is comparable to Aiden Markram who is already on the list.

It’s a steal, but have they gone beyond with their spending? “Hope they aren’t going to lose out on anybody in the backend like a decent local spinner like M Ashwin or Markande,” David Hussey said to Star Sports. “Markande” and “Ashwin” are examples of domestic spinners.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and the Rajasthan Royals were engaged in a bidding war for the services of Brook, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were also in the running for his services.

Brook, who has set his base price at Rs. 1.5 crore, has risen to fame with his remarkable stroke play in what has been a brief but successful international career so far.

He recently established himself as the leading run-scorer in the Test series against Pakistan, hitting a total of 468 runs at an average of 93.60, including three centuries, one half-century, and the highest score of 153.

In recognition of his outstanding work in the extended format, he was also awarded the title of “Man of the Series.”

Ben Stokes, the captain of the England Test team, was acquired by Chennai Super Kings for a fee of Rs 16.25 crore. As a result of his selection by Lucknow Supergiants for the price of Rs 16 crore, Nicholas Pooran set a new record for the highest price ever paid for a West Indian player.

In the draught of uncapped players, Shivam Mavi was selected by Gujarat Titans for the price of Rs. 6 crore, and Mukesh Kumar was selected by Delhi Capitals for the price of Rs. 5.50 crore.