IPL Auction 2023: Top 10 Costliest Players Bought In IPL Auction History

IPL Auction 2023: Top 10 Costliest Players Bought In IPL Auction History. England all-rounder Sam Curran became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions. Punjab Kings bought him for INR 18.25 crores in IPL Auction 2023.

It is to be noted that Sam Curran was named player of the match for his 3-12 in England’s T20 World Cup 2022 victory over Pakistan. Sam Curran was also a player in the tournament. The all-rounder did well for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the previous seasons of IPL.

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Intense bidding followed for Sam Curran with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Punjab Kings raising their paddles frenetically to secure the services of T20 World Cup player-of-the tournament in IPL Auction 2023.

In the end, it was Punjab Kings that broke the bank to get Sam Curran, who drew the highest-ever bid that bettered the previous best buy of INR 16.25 crore that Rajasthan Royals had shelled out to grab South African all-rounder Chris Morris in IPL 2021.

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Australia all-rounder Cameron Green went to Mumbai Indians for INR 17.50 crore in IPL Auction 2023. He was the second-highest earner. England Test skipper Ben Stokes was the third-highest gainer, fetching INR 16.25 crore from CSK who pipped Kolkata Knight Riders in another intense bidding war.

England players were in demand as batter Harry Brook earned an INR 13.25 crore winning from Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Auction 2023. Harry Brook, who struck three hundreds in as many games and set a new record for most runs by an England batter in a Test series in Pakistan, started at a base price of INR 1.5 crore.

IPL Auction 2023: Top 10 Costliest Players Bought In IPL Auction History

Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar is one of the costliest buys so far in IPL history. Pacer Deepak Chahar picked 14 scalps in 15 IPL 2021 matches averaging 32.21 including career-best figures of 4/13. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spent INR 14 crores to buy him in the IPL 2022 auction. Deepak Chahar though missed out on the entire IPL 2022 season after suffering a quadricep tear in the third T20I against West Indies.

Kyle Jamieson

Kyle Jamieson is one of the costliest buys so far in IPL history. Kyle Jamieson had played only IPL 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore where he scored 65 runs and took 9 scalps in as many matches.

Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Kyle Jamieson for a whopping INR 15 crore in IPL 2021 mini-auction. He was the second-most-expensive buy at the IPL 2021 auction but skipped the 2022 season of the IPL due to injuries and bio bubble fatigue.

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan of Mumbai Indians became one of the costliest buys so far in IPL history. Mumbai Indians had spent a whopping INR 15.25 crore to have him back in IPL 2022 and he responded by scoring 418 runs in 14 games averaging 32.15 including 3 fifties.

Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins was the most expensive buy in the 2020 IPL Auction after being bagged by KKR for a whopping 15.50 crores-becoming one of the costliest buys so far in IPL history. He picked 12 scalps in 14 IPL 2020 games averaging 34.08.

The right-arm pacer had struggled with consistency in IPL 2022. He was subsequently dropped from the playing eleven and later was injured and ruled out after playing only 5 games (7 scalps, 63 runs). Pat Cummins had pulled out of the IPL auction 2023.

Yuvraj Singh

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh hit the jackpot when he was bought for INR 16 crore by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) ahead of the 2015 IPL. Yuvraj Singh, struggling to regain his spot in Team India, had received another big bid of INR 14 crore the previous season from RCB.

Yuvraj Singh failed to live up to the billing with Delhi, managing 248 runs and a solitary wicket in 14 matches. Delhi released Yuvraj Singh ahead of the next season. Sunrisers Hyderabad then signed him for INR 7 crore. Yuvraj Singh, past his prime, went on to play four more seasons and finish with two IPL trophies – with SRH (2016) and the Mumbai Indians in 2019.

Nicholas Pooran

West Indies keeper Nicholas Pooran was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for INR 16 Crores in IPL 2023. Nicholas Pooran was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the IPL auction 2023. He played for SRH in the last season (IPL 2022).

Playing 14 games, the left-handed batter scored 306 runs at an average of 26.06. He held a brilliant strike rate of 144+ while batting and slammed 2 half-centuries in the tournament. He is among the 5 costliest buys in the IPL auction 2023.

Chris Morris

Chris Morris was sold to Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021 for a whopping sum of INR 16.25 Cr and became the most expensive player bought in the IPL Auction history then. He is among the 5 costliest buys in the IPL auction 2023.

The then most expensive player in IPL’s history had scored 67 runs and taken 15 scalps averaging 13.4 and 25.06, respectively, with the bat and ball in 11 games in IPL 2021 which isn’t quite satisfactory from the most expensive IPL player. It became his last season.

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes was picked by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during the IPL auction 2023. The England all-rounder was bought by the franchise for INR 16.25 crores-becoming the 3rd costliest player so far in history. Ben Stokes had set a base price of INR 2 crores during the IPL auction 2023.

Ben Stokes is a left-handed batsman and right-arm pacer. The England Test skipper was also bought by now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant(s) for INR 14.5 Crore in IPL 2017.

Apart from RPS where he scored 316 runs averaging 31.6 in 12 matches besides picking 12 scalps averaging 26.33, he had played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2018-2021. He scored 604 runs in 31 games averaging 23.23 besides picking 16 scalps for RR.

Cameron Green

Cameron Green, the Australian all-rounder, became one of the costliest players in the Indian Premier League after Mumbai Indians shelled out INR 17.50 crores to pick him during the IPL auction 2023. Cameron Green is a batting all-rounder from Australia who will play his debut IPL season in IPL 2023. He is the 2nd costliest player in IPL history.

Opening the batting in T20I cricket for the very first time, he struck two fifties in three games ending his series against India with 118 runs from three games striking at 214.55 and averaging nearly 40. His cameos gave Australia two quick starts in the first and the third T20I.

He struck a 19-ball fifty against India in the recent T20I series. The young all-rounder smashed 61 runs off 30 balls, including 8 fours and 4 sixes in the 1st T20I. The all-rounder scored 52 runs off 21 balls, including 7 four and 3 sixes in the 3rd T20I.

Sam Curran

Sam Curran, the England all-rounder, was bought by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for INR 18.50 crores during the IPL auction 2023- the costliest buy ever in IPL history. In IPL 2021, the left-arm pacer was part of the Chennai Super Kings.

He played 9 matches for CSK and scored 56 runs at a strike rate of 193+. With the ball, he scalped 9 wickets in 9 games at an average of 36.44. The England all-rounder had a base price of INR 2 crores during IPL 2023 auction. Sam Curran is an all-rounder who bowls left-arm medium pace and bats left-handed.

Sam Curran opted out of IPL 2022 due to his rehabilitation from a back injury, which also saw him miss out on the T20 World Cup 2021 last year. But he was the player of the tournament in the 2022 T20 World Cup.

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