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The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded just a few days ago and like most seasons many new records were registered. In the end, it was Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who returned as champion after defeating Surnisers Hyderabad by eight wickets courtesy of a magical knock from the blade of Shane Watson.

Australian star Watson scored a magnificent unbeaten 117 which came off just 57 deliveries.

All through the tournament, there has been some exceptional performance by the batsmen from all the franchises.

Now, with the tournament concluding last Sunday (May 27), let us have a look at the five of costliest batsmen in the tournament and the amount of money they took for each run, this season in particular.

Virat Kohli- 17 crore:

Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli has been the only player who has never gone to the auction after the inaugural tournament in 2008. He has been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in all the past seasons.

Kohli was retained for Rs INR 17 crore by Bangalore, this year. He was quite brilliant with his willow.

However, his efforts were not enough to help his franchise go through to the playoffs.

Despite a late surge Bangalore lost their final must-win game against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) which eliminated them from the tournament. He scored 530 runs with each run coming at a cost of INR 3.20 lakh.

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