IPL 2025 Mega Auction: List of Most Expensive Players at Each Indian Premier League Auction
The IPL auctions over the years have seen franchises splash some jaw-dropping amounts of money to have the players they want on board. Read below to check the list of most expensive player at each IPL Auction.
The much-awaited IPL (Indian Premier League) mega-auction is not many days away! And once again, all 10 franchises would be involved in intense bidding wars over a period of two days to have their preferred players on board ahead of the IPL 2025 edition. The IPL 2025 mega auction is set to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. Earlier this year, all 10 IPL teams had finalised their list of retained players and with some big names like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc and Jos Buttler in the auction pool, all eyes would be on the two-day event in Jeddah. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, let us take a look at the most expensive players at each IPL auction. IPL 2025 Auction Player List PDF for Free Download: Check Full List of Players Set To Go Under Hammer at Indian Premier League Mega Auction.
MS Dhoni, one of the biggest names to have featured in the IPL, was acquired by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for a whopping sum of Rs 9.5 crore at the inaugural IPL auction. And 16 years later, the Chennai Super Kings retained their ex-captain, who led them to five titles, as an 'uncapped player' as per the IPL retention rules that were set by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). Mitchell Starc had shattered all records when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had acquired his services for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore. 13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest-Ever Player To Be Listed for IPL Auction.
List of Most Expensive Players at Each IPL Auction
| Year | Player | Price |
| 2008 | MS Dhoni (CSK) | Rs 9.5 Crore |
| 2009 | Kevin Pietersen (RCB) and Andrew Flintoff (CSK) | Rs 9.8 Crore |
| 2010 | Kieron Pollard (MI) and Shane Bond (KKR) | Rs 4.8 Crore |
| 2011 | Gautam Gambhir (KKR) | Rs 14.9 Crore |
| 2012 | Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) | Rs 12.8 Crore |
| 2013 | Glenn Maxwell (MI) | Rs 6.3 Crore |
| 2014 | Yuvraj Singh (RCB) | Rs 14 Crore |
| 2015 | Yuvraj Singh (DC) | Rs 16 Crore |
| 2016 | Shane Watson (RCB) | Rs 9.5 Crore |
| 2017 | Ben Stokes (RPSG) | Rs 14.5 Crore |
| 2018 | Ben Stokes (RR) | Rs 12.5 Crore |
| 2019 | Jaydev Unadkat (RR) and Varun Chakaravarthy (PBKS) | Rs 8.4 Crore |
| 2020 | Pat Cummins (KKR) | Rs 15.5 Crore |
| 2021 | Chris Morris (RR) | Rs 16.25 Crore |
| 2022 | Ishan Kishan (MI) | Rs 15.25 Crore |
| 2023 | Sam Curran (PBKS) | Rs 18.5 Crore |
| 2024 | Mitchell Starc (KKR) | Rs 24.75 Crore |
As mentioned above, there would be a lot of big names in the auction pool, the likes of which include Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami and Washington Sundar among others and it will be interesting to see if Mitchell Starc's record of being the most expensive player in IPL history is broken. Punjab Kings for the record, will have the highest purse (110.5 crore).
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