Aakash Chopra on Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins earning much more than Bumrah, Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit, etc. says, "Is this what is called kalyug?"

Former opener of team India Aakash Chopra has questioned Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins being paid much more than India's top stars in the Indian Premier League.
The Kolkata Knight Riders paid ₹24.75 crore to buy Starc at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday. The SunRisers Hyderabad dished out ₹20.50 crore to acquire Cummins' services earlier in the day.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra expressed hurt about overseas players earning more than the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma through the IPL. He said, "Mitchell Starc: 24.75 crore rupees. Pat Cummins: 20.50 crore rupees. Jasprit Bumrah is 12 crores, MS Dhoni is also 12 crores, Virat Kohli is 17 (15) crores, and Rohit Sharma is also 16 crores. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Sam Curran, and Cameron Green—all of them are more expensive than them. Is this what is called kalyug?"
The former India opener highlighted the disparity between Starc and Bumrah's prices. He said, "Who is the No. 1 T20 bowler in the world at the moment? Who is the No. 1 bowler in this IPL? That player's name is Jasrpit Bumrah, and Bumrah gets 12 and Starc gets close to 25. It is wrong. I don't grudge anybody's money. I will be the happiest if everyone gets as much money as they can get, but how is this right?"

 

 

Dec 20, 2023 4:21 AM