South African all-rounder Chris Maurice has returned to IPL. Chris Morris has been bought by Rajasthan Royals at a huge cost of 16.25 crores. Chris Morris’ base price was only Rs 75 lakh. Please tell Chris Morris has become the most expensive player in IPL history.
He broke the record of Yuvraj Singh, who was sold for 16 crores. Please tell that Yuvraj Singh was bought by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for Rs 16 crore in 2015. He was by far the most expensive selling player in IPL history. Yuvraj could not do much that season and he scored just 248 runs in 14 matches at an average of 19.
He was released by Delhi in the very next season. Now Chris Maurice has defeated him, it remains to be seen how much this player benefits the Rajasthan Royals. Chris Maurice has played 70 matches in the IPL and has scored 551 runs at an average of 23.95 with his bat. Maurice has a strike rate of 157.87. Maxwell has been able to hit 2 fifties so far.