IPL 2023: Sam Curran was the hero of the T20 World Cup. He proved to be the bowling destroyer against the Pakistani team in the final of the World Cup. Sam Curran missed the IPL last year due to a knee injury.
IPL 2023: Sam Curran will once again be seen playing for his first team Punjab Kings. With this explosive entry, Sam Curran has a big record on his name this time in the IPL. This young player broke the record of Chris Maurice (Rs 16.25 crore) and won the crown of the most valuable auction player in the IPL history. Punjab has successfully desired this player after paying a hefty amount of Rs 18.50 crore.
This year the T20 World Cup was named after England. The role of Sam Curran was huge in this victory of the English team. In the final match against Pakistan, this player was the X-FACTOR for the English team.
After this victory, it was being speculated that the demand for this English all-rounder would be high in the IPL 2023 mini auction. Something similar was seen on the day of the auction as well. Every franchise bid for Sam Curran and finally Punjab Kings were able to buy him for Rs 18.50 crore.
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Along with left-arm fast bowling, this all-rounder, who has the power to bat stormy, can be useful to the team on every occasion. From opening with the bat to giving the finishing touch, this player also has all the capabilities. Sam Curran had also been a part of the Punjab Kings before. After this he also played for the CSK. Significantly, in the year 2019, the Punjab Kings had bought him for Rs 7.2 crore.
This player has now a good experience of playing in the IPL. Having the ability to turn the match from anywhere, Sam Curran’s record in the IPL shows 32 matches, with scoring 337 runs at a strike rate of 150 on his name . He has taken 32 wickets too in bowling, as well as a hat-trick in his name where his best performance was 4 wickets for 11 runs. And yes, Sam Curran has also taken hat-trick in the IPL.
Sam Curran has played many big matches with the CSK, which is counted among the best teams of the IPL. He was part of MS Dhoni’s champion team Chennai Super Kings also. However, last season he could not play due to back injury.
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