Most Expensive Player in every IPL auction
Andrew Walker
Updated on March 22, 2026
The Indian Premier League is one of the biggest sports leagues in the world. Cricketers from every corner of the earth dream to represent and play in the IPL. Well, to be a part of any IPL team, the players need to get selected in the auction. Every season, more than 1000 players enroll themselves, but close to 100 players get picked apart from the mega auction. Teams get players by bidding for them in the auction, and every year we see several expensive picks by the team. So, let’s take a look at the most expensive player in every IPL auction.
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The Most Expensive Player in Every IPL Auction
| Year | Player | Team | Price (INR) | |||
| 2008 | MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 9.5 crores | |||
| 2009 | Kevin Pietersen | Andrew Flintoff | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | 9.8 crores | |
| 2010 | Shane Bond | Kieron Pollard | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | 4.8 crores | |
| 2011 | Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14.9 crores | |||
| 2012 | Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 12.8 crores | |||
| 2013 | Glenn Maxwell | Mumbai Indians | 6.3 crores | |||
| 2014 | Yuvraj Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 crores | |||
| 2015 | Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Capitals | 16 crores | |||
| 2016 | Shane Watson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crores | |||
| 2017 | Ben Stokes | Rising Pune Supergiants | 14.5 crores | |||
| 2018 | Ben Stokes | Rajasthan Royals | 12.5 crores | |||
| 2019 | Jaydev Unadkat | Varun Chakravarthy | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | 8.4 crores | |
| 2020 | Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15.5 crores | |||
| 2021 | Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals | 16.25 crores | |||
| 2022 | Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 crores | |||
| 2023 | Sam Curran | Punjab Kings | 18.5 crores | |||
| 2024 | ? | |||||
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Fast Facts
- The English cricketer Sam Curran is the most expensive player in IPL history and was picked for 18.5 crores by Punjab Kings.
- Yuvraj Singh is the most expensive Indian player in IPL auction history and was picked for 16 crores by Delhi Capital.
- Yuvraj Singh and Ben Stokes are the only players to be the most expensive twice.
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