Sunrisers Hyderabad signs Mohammed Shami for ₹10 crores in IPL auction

Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired Indian pacer Mohammed Shami for ₹10 crores during the IPL auction in Jeddah on Sunday. This marked a significant bidding war, contradicting former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar's prediction that Shami would not fetch a high price. Shami recently returned to cricket after a long injury layoff, having last played in the 2023 World Cup final. He was released by Gujarat Titans before the auction and had missed the 2024 season due to injury. In other auction news, Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history, sold for ₹27 crores to Lucknow Super Giants, while Shreyas Iyer was purchased by Punjab Kings for ₹26.75 crores.