Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:42pm on 21 Dec 2023,Thursday Sports
Royal Challengers Bangalore's Dinesh Karthik voices concern over the IPL 2024 mini auction, labeling the surge in prices for foreign players as an "unhealthy trend." Notably, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins fetched record-breaking sums of Rs 24.75 and Rs 20.50 crore. Karthik accuses players and agents of exploiting the mini auction's loopholes, strategically inflating prices. In a video, he proposes solutions: restricting post-major auction entrants to their previous price or the team's highest-paid player's value. These suggestions aim to curb the unprecedented inflation in player prices, fostering fairness and balance in the IPL's auction dynamics.
