Joshua Little, a left-handed pacer from Ireland, was purchased by Gujarat Titans for 4.4 Crores in Kochi on Friday during the IPL 2023 auction, becoming him the first Irish player to sign an IPL contract.
Little was previously a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings last season. As he excelled at the World Cup in Australia, he has established himself as one of the top pacers in the game’s shortest format. In the 2022 T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, Little scored three times.
A hat-trick against New Zealand in the Super 12 stage was one of the 23-year-39 old’s wickets in T20Is.
Little had a base price of Rs 50 lakh. However, after Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants engaged in a fierce bidding battle for the left-arm bowler, Little. He ultimately got 4.4 Crores and made history by becoming the first Irish player to sign an IPL deal.
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