Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins. (Credits: BCCI)

Australia pace spearhead Pat Cummins was the costliest player of the recently-concluded auction for next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Kolkata Knight Riders went all out for him and handed him a deal worth INR 15.50 crore. The Australia star has been in superb form this year. He is currently the number one Test bowler in the world and is also at the top of most Test wickets this year.

The last time Pat Cummins had played in the IPL, he had proved his worth. In the 2017 IPL, he was the leading wicket-taker for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) with 15 wickets. Overall, Cummins’ T20 economy rate is 7.72 while his IPL economy rate is 8.29. Knight Riders, who are waiting to win their third IPL title since the end of the 2014 season, will be hoping that the Pat Cummins lives up to the expectations.

Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins (Credits: Twitter)

Cost of each delivery:

The Knight Riders would be hoping that Pat Cummins gets a wicket with each delivery as each ball bowled by the pacer would cost the team a staggering amount. The Knight Riders would also be hoping that they get the bowler’s services for the entire tournament.

Now, assuming that he will play 14 league stage matches, Pat Cummins will bowl at least 56 overs i.e. 336 deliveries. Every delivery that Cummins will bowl will cost the Knight Riders Rs 4,61,309 (approx). His one over will cost the franchise Rs 27,67,857 (approx), more than the money that the franchise will pay to Chris Green or Pravin Tambe who were bought by the franchise for INR 20 lakh.

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Pat Cummins, meanwhile, could miss couple of matches due to intentional fixtures. Australia play New Zealand in three T20Is in the last week of March, the same time when IPL is likely to start. He, along with other Australian and New Zealand players, could miss few matches as IPL is likely to start on March 28.

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