IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab Buy Sheldon Cottrell For INR 8.5 Crore

Kings XI Punjab have secured the services of West Indies star Sheldon Cottrell for the upcoming season of IPL. The pacer, who had a base price of INR 50 lakh, saw Kings XI Punjab buy him for a whopping amount of INR 8.5 crore after seeing off competition from Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals.

Sheldon Cottrell has already become a fan favourite across the world due to his famous salute send-off. The West Indies pacer marches and then salutes to the pavilion followed by opening his arms while looking upwards as he celebrates his wickets. His celebration is a tribute to the Jamaican Defence Force Soldier as he himself was a part of the force before making it big in cricket.

Sheldon Cottrell is also having a good year with the ball. The left-arm pacer impressed one and all with his performance in this year’s World Cup. He finished the competition as West Indies’ highest wicket-taker, picking up 12 wickets in 9 games. He also had a fine outing in the T20I series against Indies earlier this month.

Sheldon Cottrell managed to show that he has the pace, variations and attitude to do well with white-ball cricket. He has an economy rate of 7.46 over 83 T20 matches.