IPL auctions establishing new data yearly have grow to be fairly a standard sight. Ahead of each IPL version, record-breaking buys are made, and similar was seen throughout the IPL auction 2023. But this time, it turned out to be historic when England all-rounder Sam Curran broke all earlier data and have become the most expensive purchase of all IPL editions.
Sam was bought by the Punjab Kings (PBKS) for an enormous quantity of INR 18.50 crore. The tag of the most expensive participant beforehand belonged to the South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who was roped in by the Rajasthan Royals for INR 16.6 crore in 2020.
Other than Curran, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was bought by Mumbai Indians for an quantity of INR 17.50 crore, making him the second most expensive participant in the IPL auction historical past.
Star all-rounder Ben Stokes additionally bagged INR 16.25 crore to grow to be a component of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp. Harry Brook, the younger England batter, surpassed the ten crore mark and was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for INR 13.25 crore.
In the inaugural IPL version, CSK skipper MS Dhoni was signed at a whopping worth of INR 9.5 crore. A yr later, England’s Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen surpassed Dhoni after being bought for a hefty quantity of INR 9.8 crore by CSK and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) respectively.
Let’s take a look on the most expensive purchase at each IPL auction:
- ₹9.5 crore: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) – 2008
- ₹9.8 crore: Andrew Flintoff (Chennai Super Kings), Kevin Pietersen (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 2009
- ₹4.8 crore: Shane Bond (Kolkata Knight Riders), Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) – 2010
- ₹14.9 crore: Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 2011
- ₹12.8 crore: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings) – 2012
- ₹6.3 crore: Glenn Maxwell (Mumbai Indians) – 2013
- ₹14 crore: Yuvraj Singh (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 2014
- ₹16 crore: Yuvraj Singh (Delhi Capitals) – 2015
- ₹9.5 crore: Shane Watson (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 2016
- ₹14.5 crore: Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiants) – 2017
- ₹12.5 crore: Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals) – 2018
- ₹8.4 crore: Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals), Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab) – 2019
- ₹15.5 crore: Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 2020
- ₹16.6 crore: Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals) – 2021
- ₹15.25 crore: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) – 2022
- ₹18.50 crore: Sam Curran (Punjab Kings) – 2023