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IPL 2025 mega auction: Most expensive players in IPL each auction

IPL 2025 mega auction: Most expensive players in IPL each auction

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, which will be held on November 24-25 in Jeddah, here most expensive in IPL.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction is set to be one of the most exciting events for cricket fans. With the record for the most expensive player being broken in the IPL 2024 auction after Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), we can expect more records to be shattered in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Ahead of the event, let’s take a look at the most expensive players in IPL history, listed by year.

Most expensive players in IPL each year

PlayerEditionFranchisePrice
MS Dhoni2008Chennai Super Kings$1.5 million
Andrew Flintoff & Kevin Pietersen2009Chennai Super Kings & Royal Challengers Bangalore$1.55 million
Shane Bond & Kieron Pollard2010Kolkata Knight Riders & Mumbai Indians$750,000
Gautam Gambhir2011Kolkata Knight Riders$2.4 million
Ravindra Jadeja2012Chennai Super Kings$2 million
Glenn Maxwell2013Mumbai Indians$1 million
Yuvraj Singh2014Royal Challengers Bangalore₹14 crore
Yuvraj Singh2015Delhi Daredevils*₹ 16 crore
Shane Watson2016Royal Challengers Bangalore₹9.5 crore
Ben Stokes2017Rising Pune Supergiant₹14.5 crore
Ben Stokes2018Rajasthan Royals₹12.5 crore
Varun Chakravarthy & Jaydev Unadkat2019Kings XI Punjab* & Rajasthan Royals₹8.4 crore
Pat Cummins2020Kolkata Knight Riders₹15.5 crore
Chris Morris2021Rajasthan Royals₹16.25 crore
Ishan Kishan2022Mumbai Indians₹15.25 crore
Sam Curran2023Punjab Kings₹18.5 crore
Mitchell Starc 2024Kolkata Knight Riders 24.75 crore

Delhi Daredevils = Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab = Punjab Kings

Some of the most expensive buys in each IPL auction

MS Dhoni

The most successful skipper in IPL history was bought by the Super Kings in 2008 for $1.5 million. That amount seemed huge at the time, but the wicketkeeper has paid the franchise back handsomely. Dhoni led them to 5 titles (joint most) and the most match wins (113) in IPL history.

Ravindra Jadeja

One of the costliest picks ($2 million) by CSK in IPL auction history. Jadeja went on to be part of four title runs for the franchise. His last ball four in the IPL 2023 Final helped CSK claim a record 5th title. The all-rounder is CSK’s 2nd-highest wicket-taker and 8th-highest run scorer, having played 172 matches for the franchise.

Yuvraj Singh

Unlike Maxwell, RCB paying Yuvraj ₹14 crore did not end well for them in 2014. In the 14 matches he played, Yuvraj managed to score 376 runs at an average of 34.18 and a strike rate of 135.25. The all-rounder had poor returns with the ball, picking up just 5 wickets.

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