The all-rounder’s longer ‘switch-off time’, with the IPL being listed as a contributory factor, should set alarm bells ringing
In the summer of 2018 Sam Curran’s bat morphed into an épée and his waspish left-arm swing picked locks at crucial times as England swept to a 4-1 Test series victory over India. Surrey’s academy had polished up a gem for the national team and, after the 20-year-old was named player of the series, his first Test central contract soon followed.
But Curran’s rewards for two gamechanging half-centuries and 11 wickets, in a season when England won every Test he played, did not end there. Downing India with such panache also caught the eye of Indian Premier League franchises and at the next auction a bidding war broke out between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, the latter winning out with an £800,000 bid.
Written by Ali Martin
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