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 2025 mega auction lived up to its hype! The two-day event produced some exciting action as franchises broke the bank to secure the services of the players they targeted ahead of the upcoming season. With some big names in the pool, the likes of which included Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul as well as Jos Buttler, it was always known that some franchises would go hard to secure their services at the IPL 2025 mega auction, held over two days in Jeddah. 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 but Shreyas Iyer and later Rishabh Pant saw franchises break the bank to have them on board ahead of IPL 2025. 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 |
| 2025 | Rishabh Pant (LSG) | Rs 27 Crore |
Overall, a total of 182 players were signed at the IPL 2025 mega auction with franchises splashing out a whopping total of 639.15 crore to sign players. With all squads assembled, the 10 IPL teams would now look forward to gradually start gearing up for the IPL 2025 season.
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