Watch: Preity Zinta Stunned As CSK Joins IPL 2024 Auction Bid War With PBKS For Star At 12 Crore

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction made headlines on Tuesday. Two Australians - Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins - were the centre of all attraction. First, Pat Cummins became the first-ever player in IPL history to breach the Rs 20 crore mark in auction. He was ultimately picked by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore. That was not all, as Mitchell Starc went for an even bigger purse. The Australian pacer saw an intense bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans, with the former picking him up for Rs 24.75 crore.

Even the third costliest player of the IPL 2024 auction, Daryl Mitchell, generated a bidding war. First, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings kept bidding for the New Zealand batter, until former backed out as the latter bid Rs 11.75 crore. PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta was quite confident that they would then bag Mitchell, but Chennai Super Kings entered the fight at that moment. Preity Zinta was shocked. Ultimately, CSK won the bidding war and picked Mitchell for Rs 14 crore.

The video of Preity Zinta's shocked reaction when CSK joined the bidding war for Daryl Mitchell has gone viral.

Oh, Preity Zinta's priceless reaction! Thought we had Daryl Mitchell, but wait, Sundar says, 'Hold on, not so fast!' Laughter echoes in the auction room. The plot thickens! #IPLAuction #PreityZinta #CSK #MI #Starc pic.twitter.com/fvBcKm12tJ

Daryl Mitchell expressed excitement to play for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year, saying that he is keen to learn from skipper MS Dhoni.

Moye Moye moment when Preity Zinta thought Daryl Mitchell deal was done
"Welcome to CSK"#IPLAuction#CSK #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/9QZfi3RGIw

He became the third millionaire in the auction after