{"id":236950,"date":"2025-10-24T06:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/236950\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T06:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:45:10","slug":"the-australian-young-gun-sounded-out-by-an-indian-premier-league-franchise-owner-to-join-their-t20-superpower-indian-cricket-australian-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/236950\/","title":{"rendered":"The Australian young gun sounded out by an Indian Premier League franchise owner to join their T20 superpower; Indian Cricket; Australian Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unlike Cummins and Head, who are proven international players in all formats, Fraser-McGurk, 23, is at this stage of his career a white-ball specialist who stands to make more money in overseas T20 leagues than from his state or country.<\/p>\n

A freakish striker of the ball, Fraser-McGurk created a stir two years ago when he broke South Africa star A.B. de Villiers\u2019 record for the fastest List A century with a 29-ball ton for South Australia against Tasmania.<\/p>\n

Fraser-McGurk has played seven one-day internationals and eight T20s for Australia but has not been picked in the squads for the current white-ball series against India.<\/p>\n

The Delhi Capitals bought Fraser-McGurk for $1.64 million at last year\u2019s IPL auction, nine months after their approach to him. His salary for the 10-week tournament is similar to what the top Australian players earn through their CA contract.<\/p>\n

If Fraser-McGurk had signed with GMR, he would likely have been required to play in T20 leagues in the United Arab Emirates and America.<\/p>\n

GMR Group co-owns the Dubai Capitals, which plays in the UAE International League T20, Major League Cricket\u2019s Seattle Orcas and is in talks to relaunch the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League.<\/p>\n

The conglomerate last year bought a majority stake of Hampshire county cricket club for a reported \u00a3120 million ($245.9 million).<\/p>\n

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