<p>Melbourne: Australian captain Pat Cummins hoped to set IPL 2024 as a base to launch himself into the T20 mode ahead of next year's World Cup to be jointly hosted by USA and the West Indies in June.</p>.<p>Cummins, who pulled out of IPL 2023 due to heavy international workload, attracted the second highest paycheck in the auction in Dubai on Tuesday - Rs 20.50 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad.</p>.Pat Cummins becomes most expensive IPL player in history, SRH buy him for Rs 20.5 crore.<p>His teammate Mitchell Starc was lapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore, the highest ever contract money in the IPL.</p>.<p>"I feel like I haven't played a heap of T20 cricket and in some ways, I feel like I haven't played my best T20 cricket for a little while," Cummins was quoted as saying by <em>cricket.com.au</em>.</p>.<p>"I'm really excited … for next year to try to get some games before that World Cup and push a case to not only make the side but to get back to how I feel like I can bowl in T20 cricket."</p><p>Cummins last foray in the IPL was for KKR in 2022, where he smashed the fastest men's T20 half-century by an Australian from just 14 balls.</p>.<p>"Pumped to be joining SRH for the upcoming IPL season," Cummins said in a video on the Sunrisers' Instagram page.</p>.IPL 2024 auction: Starc, Cummins are value buys despite hefty price tags.<p>"I've heard a lot about the Orange Army. I've played in Hyderabad a few times and always loved it, so can't wait to get started." Cummins was joined by teammate and World Cup final hero Travis Head in SRH after the left-handed opener was picked up for Rs 6.8 crore.</p>.<p>"Great to see another Aussie in Trav Head over there as well. I think we are going to have a lot of fun this season and hopefully plenty of success," Cummins said.</p>
<p>Melbourne: Australian captain Pat Cummins hoped to set IPL 2024 as a base to launch himself into the T20 mode ahead of next year's World Cup to be jointly hosted by USA and the West Indies in June.</p>.<p>Cummins, who pulled out of IPL 2023 due to heavy international workload, attracted the second highest paycheck in the auction in Dubai on Tuesday - Rs 20.50 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad.</p>.Pat Cummins becomes most expensive IPL player in history, SRH buy him for Rs 20.5 crore.<p>His teammate Mitchell Starc was lapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore, the highest ever contract money in the IPL.</p>.<p>"I feel like I haven't played a heap of T20 cricket and in some ways, I feel like I haven't played my best T20 cricket for a little while," Cummins was quoted as saying by <em>cricket.com.au</em>.</p>.<p>"I'm really excited … for next year to try to get some games before that World Cup and push a case to not only make the side but to get back to how I feel like I can bowl in T20 cricket."</p><p>Cummins last foray in the IPL was for KKR in 2022, where he smashed the fastest men's T20 half-century by an Australian from just 14 balls.</p>.<p>"Pumped to be joining SRH for the upcoming IPL season," Cummins said in a video on the Sunrisers' Instagram page.</p>.IPL 2024 auction: Starc, Cummins are value buys despite hefty price tags.<p>"I've heard a lot about the Orange Army. I've played in Hyderabad a few times and always loved it, so can't wait to get started." Cummins was joined by teammate and World Cup final hero Travis Head in SRH after the left-handed opener was picked up for Rs 6.8 crore.</p>.<p>"Great to see another Aussie in Trav Head over there as well. I think we are going to have a lot of fun this season and hopefully plenty of success," Cummins said.</p>