NEW DELHI: South African Marco Jansen on Monday laughed his option to the financial institution as Punjab Kings shelled out a whopping Rs 7 crore for the all-rounder on the IPL 2025 public sale.
The 24-year-old Proteas, who entered the public sale on the base value of at 1.25 crore, invited three-way battle between Punjab, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
Punjab finally pipped Titans to purchase Jansen’s companies for Ts 7 crore.
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Standing 2.06 metres tall, Jansen has been a part of the IPL since 2021.
The lanky all-rounder began his IPL journey with Mumbai Indians, the place he represented them in 2 seasons.
After that, Jansen moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad and featured for them within the 2023 and 2024 editions.
In IPL, Jansen has to date performed 21 matches by which he has 20 wickets to his title at an economic system of 9.53 RPO.
Jansen’s towering peak naturally presents him as a quick bowler however he really started his journey started as a batter.
Koos Jansen, Marco’s father nurtured his expertise alongside together with his twin brother, Duan.
At simply 17, the twins got the chance to bowl within the nets to the touring Indian workforce, the place Marco’s tempo and precision caught the eye of stars like Virat Kohli.
Jansen’s rise continued as he toured India with South Africa’s Beneath-19 workforce in 2019.
In 2021, Jansen earned a spot in South Africa’s Check squad after which landed his first IPL contract wit MI.
