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IPL 2021: Top 5 bowlers and their cost per ball
Inexperienced in T20I, Jamieson's every ball will cost Rs 4.46 Lakh
The 14th season of the Indian Premier league is likely to start from the middle of April this year. It was noticed that all the eight teams that have bought players according to their need in the mini-auction held in February have spent a lot of money on the bowlers in particular. It also has been seen that among the top most expensive players in the mini-auction, four were fast bowlers.
These bowlers now will have to bear major responsibility on their shoulders and they also are expected to be regular starters in all their 14 League matches for their respective franchise teams.
In this article, an effort has been made to analyze the data on the price each franchise team will be paying for every ball the top five bowlers will deliver. It is also considered that the bowlers will bowl four overs each in the 14 matches they are participating in. So, let us look at IPL 2021: Top 5 expensive bowlers and their cost per ball
Chris Morris – 4.83 Lakh/ball
Chris Morris has become the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction when he was roped in by Rajasthan Royals for an astronomical price of Rs 16.25 crores. He was with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) last year but even after a decent performance, Morris was released by the franchise team. Every ball of Morris will cost Rs 4.83 Lakhs to RR in the IPL this year. He will be pairing with Jofra Archer and naturally form a lethal pace attack. Morris had captured 11 wickets with a superb economy rate of 6.63 in the IPL 2020. He was the third most successful economical pacer last season.
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Kyle Jamieson 4.46 Lakh/ball
In the discussion on IPL 2021: Top 5 expensive bowlers and their cost per ball Kyle Jamieson is the one who has been the third most expensive bowler of this IPL mini-auction. He was purchased by RCB for a huge price of Rs 15 crores even though he did not have much experience in playing in Twenty20 Internationals. Jamieson's every ball will cost Rs 4.46 lakh to the RCB and this Kiwi fast bowler is going to play a crucial role for his franchise team, especially in the death overs. Jamieson has claimed 55 wickets so far in 40 T20Is. He also is a big-hitter in the shortest format of the game.
Jhye Richardson: 4.16 Lakh/ball
Punjab Kings sat in the mini-auction table with huge monitory strength and they had purchased a couple of highly expensive cricketers. Jhye Richardson who was the highest wicket-taker in the Australian Big Bash League last year has been one of them. In the discussion on IPL 2021: Top 5 expensive bowlers and their cost per ball this Australian fast bowler will include as his every ball costs Rs 4.16. He will be partnering with Shami and Meredith in the Punjab Kings’ bowling attack. Richardson also has been rope in with the thought that he can be effective in the death overs as well as power-play this season.
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Krishnappa Gowtham: 2.75 Lakh/ball
Indian off-spinner and all-rounder Krishanappa Gawtham has been sold to Chennai Super Kings for a big price of Rs 9.25 crore. It is expected that Gowtham will be featuring in the team’s all the 14 League matches for CSK this season.
Gowtham’s every ball will cost Rs 2.75 Lakh in the IPL 2021. The CSK spinner will be playing a crucial role, especially in the middle-overs as Chepauk Stadium has generally been favorable to the spinners. Gowtham has already claimed 41 wickets from 62 matches and scored 594 runs. So, he might be a useful batsman also in the lower order.
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Riley Meredith: 2.38 Lakh/ball
This young Australian fast bowler was bought by Punjab Kings for a price of Rs 8 crores. He was impressive in the BBL last season. He has played in 37 Twenty20 matches so far and captured 47 wickets so far. Each delivery of Meredith who has already been hailed by several former Australian cricketers is going to cost Rs 2.38 Lakh to the Punjab franchise.
