Most Expensive Players in IPL History::-KKR bought Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc for an unbelievable ₹24.75 crore, while Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹20.50 crore for Australian skipper Cummins.
Out of 213 Indians and 116 foreigners, 77 places are open for the franchises to fill. The format is simple. The players’ names are randomly picked from a bag and divided into sets according to their talents.
This article covers the most expensive players ever sold at auction in the Indian Premier League (IPL), broken down each season, as well as the 2024 auction and previous years’ bidding wars.
Most Expensive Player in IPL History All Time
| Player | Team | Price (INR) | IPL Year |
| Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | 24.75 crores | 2024 |
| Pat Cummins | Sun Risers Hyderabad | 20.50 crores | 2024 |
| Daryl Mitchell | Chennai Super Kings | 14 crores | 2024 |
| Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals | 16.25 crores | 2022 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 16 crores | 2021 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils | 16 crores | 2015 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 16 crores | 2023 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 16 crores | 2023 |
| Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 16 crores | 2023 |
| Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 crores | 2022 |
| Kylie Jamieson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 crores | 2022 |
| Ben Stokes | Rising Pune Supergiant | 14.5 crores | 2017 |
| Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 14 crores | 2020 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 crores | 2014 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata knight riders | 12.25 crores | 2022 |
Year Wise Most Expensive Players in IPL
| Year | Player | Team | Price (INR) |
| 2023 | Sam Curran | Punjab Kings | 18.50 crores |
| 2022 | Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 crores |
| 2021 | Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals | 16.25 crores |
| 2020 | Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15.5 crores |
| 2019 | Jaydev Unadkat | Rajasthan Royals | 8.4 crores |
| 2019 | Varun Chakravarthy | Kings XI Punjab | 8.4 crores |
| 2018 | Ben Stokes | Rajasthan Royals | 12.5 crores |
| 2017 | Ben Stokes | Rising Pune Supergiant | 14.5 crores |
| 2016 | Shane Watson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crores |
| 2015 | Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils | 16 crores |
| 2014 | Yuvraj Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 crores |
| 2013 | Glenn Maxwell | Mumbai Indians | 6.3 crores |
| 2012 | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 12.8 crores |
| 2011 | Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14.9 crores |
| 2010 | Shane Bond | Mumbai Indians | 4.8 crores |
| 2010 | Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | 4.8 crores |
| 2009 | Kevin Pietersen | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.8 crores |
| 2009 | Andrew Flintoff | Chennai Super Kings | 9.8 crores |
| 2008 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 9.8 crores |
Most Expensive Indian Players in IPL history
| Player | Price (INR) | Team |
| Sam Curran | 18.50 crores | Punjab Kings |
| Cameron Green | 17.50 crores | Mumbai Indians |
| Ben Stokes | 16.25 crores | Chennai Super Kings |
| Nicholas Pooran | 16 crores | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Harry Brook | 13.25 crores | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Mayank Agarwal | 8.25 crores | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Shivam Mavi | 6 crores | Gujarat Titans |
| Jason Holder | 5.75 crores | Rajasthan Royals |
| Mukesh Kumar | 5.5 crores | Delhi Capitals |
| Heinrich Klassen | 5.25 crores | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
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Most Expensive Players in IPL 2023 Auction
| Year | Player | Team | Price (INR) |
| 2015 | Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils | 16 crores |
| 2023 | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 16 crores |
| 2023 | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 16 crores |
| 2023 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 16 crores |
| 2022 | Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 crores |
| 2020 | Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 14 crores |
| 2014 | Yuvraj Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 crores |
| 2014 | Dinesh Karthik | Delhi Daredevils | 12.50 crores |
| 2022 | Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12.25 crores |
FAQ
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Who is the most expensive IPL Player ever?
Australian pace stalwart Mitchell Starc is the most expensive player in IPL, bought by KKR in the IPL Auction 2024 for a whooping amount of ₹24.75 crores.
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Who is the most expensive Indian player in the IPL?
Yuvraj Singh was the first ever most expensive Indian player bought by Delhi Daredevil at ₹16 crores, followed by Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rishabh Pant by the same amount of ₹16 crores.
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Who is the most expensive foreign player in the IPL?
Australian player Mitchell Starc is the most expensive foreign player in IPL, bought by KKR in IPL auctions 2024 at ₹24.75 crores.