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England captain Eoin Morgan ends brilliant year with 565,000 Indian Premier League bonus

, England captain Eoin Morgan ends brilliant year with 565,000 Indian Premier League bonus

EOIN MORGAN ended his triumphant year with a 565,000 Indian Premier League bonus.

Englands World Cup-winning captain was signed for that price by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction in Kolkata yesterday.

England skipper Eoin Morgan’s World Cup win saw his value skyrocket

It is more than double the salary Morgan, 33, had earned in the tournament.

He went unsold in the two previous auctions but World Cup glory has transformed his value.

He will link up in April with pal and mentor Brendon McCullum, the former New Zealand skipper who is now head coach at KKR.

Morgan, who played for KKR between 2011 and 2013, entered the auction at 161,000 and became the subject of a bidding war between McCullum and Delhi Capitals.

It caps an incredible few months for Morgan, who led England to their first 50-over World Cup win in the dramatic final against New Zealand.

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Ben Stokes was named SPOTY, while the World Cup squad was Team of the Year and Jason Roys last-ball throw to Jos Buttler was Moment of the Year.

All-rounder Sam Curran was snapped up by Chennai Super Kings for 590,000 while Roy and Chris Woakes were signed by Delhi.

Aussie pace ace Pat Cummins went to KKR for a staggering 1.67million the highest price ever for a non-Indian star.

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