World Cup hero Travis Head snaps up $1.22m, Steve Smith unsold — IPL Auction LIVE

Australia’s World Cup heroes Travis Head and Mitchell Starc look set for huge paydays at the Indian Premier League auction on Tuesday night and they could be reunited with coach Justin Langer. Live updates in the blog below!

They are two of 21 Australians in the annual mini-auction (different to the mega-auction held every three years) which can turn cricketers into overnight multi-millionaires.

Head’s standout performances at the ODI World Cup last month will influence bidders after the left-handed batsman scored 62 against South Africa in the semis and then a matchwinning 137 against India in the final.

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Starc returns to the IPL after an eight-year break and the left-arm quick is also expected to go for huge cash at the auction in Dubai.

The bidding for both players will begin at the highest reserve price of INR 2 crore ($357,000 AUD) but the duo are expected to earn into the millions.

Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Josh Inglis – who are also listed at the top reserve price – are also expected to earn big money after helping lead Australia to World Cup glory last month.

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PLAYERS LISTED AT MAXIMUM RESERVE – $357,000

Harry Brook – England

Travis Head – Australia

Rilee Rossouw – South Africa

Steve Smith – Australia

Gerald Coetzee – South Africa

Pat Cummins – Australia

Chris Woakes – England

Josh Inglis – Australia

Lockie Ferguson – New Zealand

Josh Hazlewood – Australia

Mitchell Starc – Australia

Mujeeb Rahman – Afghanistan

Adil Rashid – England

Rassie Van Der Dussen – South Africa

James Vince – England

Sean Abbott – Australia

Jamie Overton – England

David Willey – England

Ben Duckett – England

Mustafizur Rahman – Bangladesh

Harshal Patel – India

Shardul Thakur – India

Umesh Yadav – India

AUSTRALIANS IN THE 2024 IPL AUCTION

Travis Head – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Steve Smith – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Pat Cummins – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Josh Inglis – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Josh Hazlewood – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Mitchell Starc – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Sean Abbott – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Daniel Sams – INR 150 lakh ($268k AUD)

Jhye Richardson – INR 150 lakh ($268k AUD)

Ashton Turner – INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)

Ashton Agar – INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)

Riley Meredith – INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)

Lance Morris – INR 75 lakh ($135k AUD)

Billy Stanlake – INR 75 lakh ($135k AUD)

Wes Agar – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Ben Cutting – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Ben Dwarshuis – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Spencer Johnson – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Matt Short – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Jake Fraser-McGurk – INR 20 lakh ($36k AUD)

William Salzmann – INR 20 lakh ($36k AUD)

AUSTRALIANS ALREADY RETAINED

Delhi Capitals: David Warner ($1.16m), Mitch Marsh ($1.2m)