IPL Auction 2025: Pat Cummins attacks BCCI a day before Border-Gavaskar Trophy Opener

Australia captain Pat Cummins discussed the highly anticipated IPL 2025 mega auction ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25). Pat Cummins stated that the upcoming IPL mega auction wouldn’t be a distraction for the Australian players during the series opener.

The mega auction will take place on November 24-25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Cummins is among five players retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the IPL 2025 season. The 2016 IPL champions also secured the services of Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Don't Think It'll Be A Distraction - Pat Cummins

During the press conference, Pat Cummins was asked about the IPL auction being a distraction for the BGT series opener. Cummins said that most players are experienced with the auction process and will handle it as part of their routine without letting it distract them from their preparations.

"For the players, don't think it'll be a distraction. Most of them have been in auction before so it's about going about the business as usual," Pat Cummins said.

Pat Cummins will lead the Australia team in the five-match Test series against India. The hosts will be hoping to secure a victory against India in a bilateral series since the 2014-15 series win. It is worth mentioning that Cummins, who debuted in 2011, is yet to win a Border-Gavaskar Trophy in his career.

First Test Between India and Australia to Commence on November 22

The first Test between India and Australia will begin on Friday, November 22. A few players from the Australia squad will go under the hammer in the upcoming IPL mega auction. Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Steve Smith, and Alex Carey have registered for the mega auction.

List of Australian Players in IPL 2025 Mega Auction

Mitchell Starc (Rs 2 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Rs 2 crore), David Warner (Rs 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs 2 crore), Glenn Maxwell (Rs 2 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 2 crore), Josh Hazlewood (Rs 2 crore), Adam Zampa (Rs 2 crore), Josh Inglis (Rs 2 crore), Tim David (Rs 2 crore), Spencer Johnson (Rs 2 crore), Steve Smith (Rs 2 crore), Sean Abbott (Rs 2 crore), Jason Behrendorff (Rs 1.5 crore), Jhye Richardson (Rs 1.5 crore), Daniel Sams (Rs 1.5 crore), Riley Meredith (Rs 1.5 crore)

Aaron Hardie (Rs 1.25 crore), Nathan Ellis (Rs 1.25 crore), Lance Morris (Rs 1.25 crore), Ashton Agar (Rs 1.25 crore), Alex Carey (Rs 1 crore), Ashton Turner (Rs 1 crore), Chris Green (Rs 1 crore), Ben McDermott (Rs 0.75 crore), Josh Philippe (Rs 0.75 crore), Tanveer Sangha (Rs 0.75 crore), Matthew Short (Rs 0.75 crore), Xavier Bartlett (Rs 0.75 crore), Cooper Connolly (Rs 0.75 crore), William Sutherland (Rs 0.75 crore), Ben Dwarshuis (Rs 0.75 crore), Hilton Cartwright (Rs 0.75 crore), Michael Neser (Rs 0.75 crore), Andrew Tye (Rs 0.75 crore), Joshua Brown (Rs 0.3 crore), Oliver Davies (Rs 0.3 crore).

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