IPL Auction 2024: Top 3 players who went from rags to riches overnight

The 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction ended with the ten franchises spending a massive amount of INR 230.40 crore to grab 72 players. Mitchell Starc was sold for a record price of INR 24.75 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and became the costliest player in the history of the IPL auction.  

Along with Starc, Pat Cummins also got a lucrative contract at the auction. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) splurged INR 20.5 crore to reserve the services of the 30-year-old Aussie. The auction not only gave cheerful moments to renowned names but also to some lesser-known faces. At the enormous business event, some uncapped domestic players became the talk of the town for getting picked up at hefty prices. 

Here are three players who went from rags to riches overnight in the IPL 2024 auction:

3. Shubham Dubey

Shubham Dubey might be handed his IPL debut by Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2024 IPL. Dubey looked stunning as a middle-order batter for Vidarbha, in the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He notched up 221 runs with a fifty in seven matches at an extraordinary strike rate of 187.28.

His excellent work caught the attention of RR and Delhi Capitals (DC) and they bid for him in the auction. The bidding contest between the two franchises helped Dubey bag a huge amount of INR 5.8 crore from Royals eventually. In the upcoming tournament, RR may give Dubey the responsibility to solidify the team while batting in the middle order.

The 29-year-old has more than two years of experience in domestic cricket. In his brief career, he has amassed 485 runs for Vidarbha in 19 innings of 20 games at a superb strike rate of 145.20. His domestic experience will give him the confidence to serve RR efficiently.