Samuel Matthew Curran (born on 3 June 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Surrey and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Sam Curran Contract, IPL team, Century, Batting Style, Batting Average, Debut
Sam Curran was one of the big winners at today’s IPL auction, picking up a contract worth 720 Lakhs (approximately £800,000) to join the Kings XI Punjab.
The pace bowler who had a base price of 1 cr was finally sold to the Chennai Super Kings for INR 5.5 cr, his batting style is left-handed
Curran made his Test and One Day International debuts in 2018, and his Twenty20 International debut in 2019. He plays as a left-handed all-rounder, bowling fast-medium. He holds the English record for best T20I figures, 5-10 against Afghanistan in 2022
In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred. In June 2022, Curran took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/30 against the Hampshire Hawks in the 2022 T20 Blast.