IPL 2022: Most Expensive Players In IPL History

The IPL 2022 mega auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. The 15th season of IPL will be a 10-team event with as many as 74 matches to be played. Two new teams (Ahmedabad and Lucknow) have come into the picture-taking the league to newer heights. All the 10 teams have announced the number of players with whom, they are willing to head into the auction. This will be the last mega auction ad thus all teams will have strategies in place when they sit at the auction table.

KL Rahul was offered 17 crores by the Lucknow franchise as he was their first draft ahead of the auction. He thus has become the joint-costliest player along with Virat Kohli in the history of the IPL. In this article, we take a look at the top 8 most expensive players in the history of the IPL.

IPL 2022: Most Expensive Players In IPL History

KL Rahul – 17 Crores, Lucknow Supergiants

Rahul will be leading the franchise after being their first pick in the draft. Along with him, the franchise picked Ravi Bishnoi and Marcus Stoinis as the other two players. Rahul was released by Punjab Kings as he expressed his interest in playing for a different franchise after staying with the franchise for four seasons. He scored over 2000 runs for the franchise in the meantime.

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Virat Kohli- 17 Crores, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kohli was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for 17 crores in the 2018 mega auction. This made him the costliest player ever in the IPL. Kohli stepped down as RCB captain following IPL 2021. The franchise would need a potential captaincy candidate in the next mega auction with Kohli having said that he will never be the captain of the franchise again.

Chris Morris- 16.5 Crores, Rajasthan Royals

The Royals roped in Chris Morris for a whopping 16.5 crores in IPL 2021 making him the costliest buy that year. Morris, however, had a below-par performance which saw the franchise releasing him ahead of the mega auction. Subsequently, Morris announced his international retirement in January 2022.

Yuvraj Singh- 16 Crores, Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals invested 16 crores in 2015 to acquire former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. RCB invested 14 crores in IPL 2014 and in 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for seven crores. In just three IPL seasons, Yuvraj Singh had acquired 37 crores from the cash-rich league. With a total salary of Rs 84.60 crore, Yuvraj sits at the 8th spot on the list of highest earners in IPL overall.

Rohit Sharma- 16 Crores, Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma, who won five IPL titles for Mumbai Indians was retained for 16 crores ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. Apart from Rohit, Mumbi retained the likes of Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 12 crores), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 8 crores) and Kieron Pollard (Rs 6 crores). He will lead the franchise in IPL 2022 looking to add to the tally of five IPL titles.

Rishabh Pant – 16 Crores, Delhi Capitals

Pant was retained by Delhi Capitals for a hefty amount of 16 crores. Apart from him, the franchise retained Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje for the upcoming season. However, they had to let go of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kagiso Rabada due to the strict retention rules. Pant sits sixth in the list of most expensive players in the league.

Ravindra Jadeja- 16 Crores, Chennai Super Kings

CSK retained Jadeja for 16 crores ahead of MS Dhoni who was retained for 12 crores. Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 Cr) and Moeen Ali (8 Cr) were the other two players retained by the franchise. Reports say that Jadeja is being looked at as the next captain of the franchise. MS Dhoni has already hinted at playing his last IPL game in Chennai this season and then handover the captaincy to the Indian all-rounder.

Pat Cummins-15.5 Crores, Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR roped in Pat Cummins for 15.5 crores in IPL 2020 and was retained for IPL 2021. However, ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions, the franchise had to release the Australian quick due to the auction dynamics. The franchise might very well buy him back in the next mega auction.

*Stats and Values updated till 29/01/2022.

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