Former South African captain AB de Villiers questioned the purchase of Australian bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins at the highest prices in the Indian Premier League.
The former South African captain said that both players are of this quality. That they should be bought at such a price.
During an interview on social media AB de Villiers said that Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are both great players but are they players to be bought at this price?
In his opinion, in this year’s auction, all the talk was about the need for fast bowlers, when the need increases, the price will also increase, but it has to be seen that these two fast bowlers are worth this price?
In the Indian Premier League bid, fast bowler Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for the most expensive price of 24.75 crores and Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 20.50 crores.
In the interview, de Villiers was asked if the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians has made a better choice than other teams, and the former captain said that he does not agree.
Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and other teams have done well in the IPL, these teams have also done well in the auction and have not adopted any sentimentality.