Pat Cummins (Australia) 
Cummins skipped this year’s IPL because of a packed calendar, but will make a triumphant return after taking Australia to World Cup glory in India. The fast bowler silenced a crowd of 1,00,000 in the final in Ahmedabad when he bowled out India’s batting star Virat Kohli and was widely lauded for his captaincy in leading Australia to the title. Cummins, 30, who previously made an auction record of R15.50 crore when he signed with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019, will enter with a top base price of Rs 2 crore. Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith and Sean Abbott will be among the other Australian World Cup winners in the hunt for a payday.

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