5 South Africa Players Who Can Break Mitchell Starc's Record Of Being The Highest-Paid Player In IPL Auction

Mitchell Starce became the most expensive player of the IPL when KKR broke the bank for him paying 24.75 crores in the IPL 2024 auction. He helped the Kolkata Knight Riders win their third IPL title.

Before Starc, Pat Cummins was bought by SRH for 20 crores. He was also named the captain of the franchise. Eventually, it was KKR and SRH playing the IPL 2024 final with the top two expensive players in the IPL playing in the final.

Over the years, South Africa has been an integral part of the IPL. AB De Villiers and David Miller have been two of the best and most consistent players to have played in the IPL.

However, the country has always produced some excellent batters and bowlers alike. In this article, we predict five players from South Africa who can break Mitchell Starc's IPL record of being the most expensive player.

5 South Africa Players Who Can Break Mitchell Starc's Record Of Being The Highest-Paid Player In IPL Auction

Dewald Brevis

Baby AB as he is fondly called has displayed his immense skills with the bat in the league already. He has shown promise and now needs to be consistent in his work for the franchise that he plays for. With franchises looking to invest in youngsters, Brevis might be one to look out for the future.

Heinrich Klaasen

Klaasen has been one of the big hitters in the IPL in the last couple of years. He has played his best in the IPL so far while playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 479 an average of nearly 40 earlier this year and was central to their success.

He can hit big shots consistently. If SRH plans to release him he will be one of the big buys in the IPL and can even become the most expensive player.

Tristan Stubbs

Stubbs was the find of the IPL for Delhi Capitals. He scored 371 runs at a strike rate of 190. He was instrumental in most of his team's victories and forged good partnerships with Rishabh Pant.

He is a brilliant fielder to back his batting credentials and thus given his overall package as a cricketer, he can in the future become the most expensive cricketer.

Quinton de Kock

De Kock is among the top-wicketkeeper-batters to play in the IPL. His best years in the IPL have come for Mumbai Indians. With LSG he has found himself to get slow off the blocks and in some matches has been made to sit out as well.

He solves multiple problems for many items being a specialist wicketkeeper and also an opening batsman which makes him a good candidate to become one of the most expensive players in the league.

Kagiso Rabada

Rabada is currently playing for Punjab Kings, a franchise that has not used him in the best possible way. He picked up 11 wickets in 11 matches for the franchise last season.

If is eventually released by the Kings, he might set the IPL 2025 auction on fire as teams might go big behind him. He is a bowler of international repute and is a proven performer in the IPL as well. He won the Purple Cap in IPL 2020.

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