Punjab Kings broke the bank for English all-rounder Sam Curran, who became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League during the 2023 mini-auction.
At the Grand Hyatt hotel in Kochi, the Shikhar Dhawan-led side shelled out INR 18.5 crore for Curran, who had a base reserve price of INR 2 crore.
Curran’s selling price surpassed the record set by Rajasthan Royals when the side had bid INR 16.25 crore for South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris ahead of the 2021 season.
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore entered the bidding race to get the Player of the Match of the T20 World Cup final as his price quickly reached Rs 7 crore, at which point RR joined the bidding. RCB dropped out shortly after as RR and MI continued to engage in a fierce bidding war. Chennai Super Kings, PBKS and Lucknow Super Giants entered the fray too, but Punjab eventually sealed the deal.
Later, Cameron Green also crossed the mark with MI agreeing to a INR 17.5 crore deal with the Aussie.
Ben Stokes, meanwhile, equalled Morris’ mark as CSK roped him in. He will be seen as a potential successor to skipper MS Dhoni, who could be playing his last season in front of the Chepauk crowd.
West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran became the most expensive wicketkeeper ever, going for eight times his base price to LSG at INR 16 crore.
SOLD PLAYERS
IPL Auction 2023 Updates: PLAYERS SOLD, UNSOLD – FULL LIST
1) Kane Williamson – SOLD to Gujarat Lions – Rs 2 crore
2) Harry Brook – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 13.25 crore
3) Mayank Agarwal – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 8.25 crore
4) Ajinkya Rahane –SOLD to Chennai Super Kings – Rs 50 lakh
5) Joe Root – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1 crore
6) Rilee Rossouw – SOLD to Delhi Capitals – Rs 4.6 crore
7) Shakib al Hasan– SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1.50 crore
8) Sam Curran – SOLD to Punjab Kings – Rs 18.50 crore
9) Odean Smith – SOLD to Gujarat Titans – Rs 50 lakh
10) Sikandar Raza – SOLD to Punjab Kings – Rs 50 lakh
11) Jason Holder – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 5.75 crore
12) Cameron Green – SOLD to Mumbai Indians – Rs 17.5 crore
13) Ben Stokes – SOLD to Chennai Super Kings – Rs 16.25 crore
14) Litton Das – SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 50 lakh
15) Nicholas Pooran –SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 16 crore
16) Heinrich Klaasen – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 5.25 crore
17) Kusal Mendis – UNSOLD
18) Tom Banton –UNSOLD
19) Phil Salt – SOLD to Delhi Capitals – Rs 2 crore
20) Chris Jordan – UNSOLD
21) Reece Topley – SOLD to Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 1.9 crore
22) Jaydev Unadkat – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 50 lakh
23) Adam Milne – UNSOLD
24) Jhye Richardson – SOLD to Mumbai Indians – Rs 1.5 crore
25) Ishant Sharma – SOLD to Delhi Capitals – Rs 50 lakh
26) Adil Rashid – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 2 crore
27) Akeal Hosein – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 1 crore
28) Adam Zampa – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.5 crore
29) Tabraiz Shamsi – UNSOLD
30) Mujeeb Rahman – UNSOLD
31) Mayank Markande – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 50 lakh
32) Anmolpreet Singh – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 20 lakh
33) Chethan LR – UNSOLD
34) Shubham Khajuria – UNSOLD
35) Rohan Kunnummal – UNSOLD
36) Shaik Rasheed – SOLD to Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20 lakh
37) Himmat Singh– UNSOLD
38) Vivrant Sharma – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 2.6 crore
39) Priyam Garg – UNSOLD
40) Samarth Vyas – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 20 lakh
41) Saurabh Kumar – UNSOLD
42) Corbin Bosch – UNSOLD
43) Sanvir Singh – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 20 lakh
44) Abhimanyu Easwaran – UNSOLD
45) Nishant Sindhu – SOLD to Chennai Super Kings – Rs 60 lakh
46) Shashank Singh – UNSOLD
47) Sumit Kumar – UNSOLD
48) Dinesh Bana – UNSOLD
49) N Jagadeesan – SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 90 lakh
50) KS Bharat –SOLD to Gujarat Titans – Rs 1.2 crore
51) Upendra Singh Rawat – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 25 lakh
52) Mohammad Azharuddeen – UNSOLD
53) Vaibhav Arora –SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 60 lakh
54) Yash Thakur – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 45 lakh
55) KM Asif – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 30 lakh
56) Mujtaba Yousuf – UNSOLD
57) Lance Morris – UNSOLD
58) Shivam Mavi – SOLD to Gujarat Titans – Rs 6 crore
59) Mukesh Kumar – SOLD to Delhi Capitals – Rs 5.5 crore
60) Chintan Gandhi – UNSOLD
61) Izharulhuq Naveed – UNSOLD
62) Murugan Ashwin – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
63) Shreyas Gopal– UNSOLD
64) S Midhun– UNSOLD
65) Himanshu Sharma – SOLD to Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
66) Paul Stirling –UNSOLD
67) Manish Pandey – SOLD to Delhi Capitals – Rs 2.4 crore.
68) Rassie van der Dussen – UNSOLD
69) Sherfane Rutherford– UNSOLD
70) Will Jacks – SOLD to Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 3.2 crore
71) Travis Head – UNSOLD
72) Mandeep Singh – SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 50 lakh
73) Dawid Malan – UNSOLD
74) Romaria Shepherd – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 50 lakh
75) Daryl Mitchell – UNSOLD
76) Daniel Sams – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 75 lakh
77) Mohammad Nabi – UNSOLD
78) Wayne Parnell – UNSOLD
79) Jimmy Neesham – UNSOLD
80) Dasun Shanaka – UNSOLD
81) Riley Mredith – UNSOLD
82) Sandeep Sharma – UNSOLD
83) Taskin Ahmed – UNSOLD
84) Dushmantha Chameera – UNSOLD
85) Blessing Muzarabani – UNSOLD
86) Kyle Jamieson – SOLD to Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1 crore
87) Piyush Chawla – SOLD to Mumbai Indian – Rs 50 lakh
88) Amit Mishra – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 50 lakh
89)Harpreet Bhatia– SOLD to Punjab Kings – Rs 40 lakh
90) Will Smeed – UNSOLD
91) Manoj Bhandage – SOLD to Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
92) Mayank Dagar – SOLD to Sunriser Hyderabad – Rs 1.80 crore
93) Duan Jansen – SOLD to Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
94) Prerak Mankad – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 20 lakh
95) Suryansh Shedge – UNSOLD
96) Jagadeesha Suchith – UNSOLD
97) Donovan Ferreira – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 50 lakh
98) Baba Indrajith– UNSOLD
99) Urvil Patel – SOLD to Gujarat Titans – Rs 20 lakh
100) Kirant Shinde – UNSOLD
101) Vishnu Vinod -SOLD to Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
102) Vidwath Kaverappa – SOLD to Punjab Kings – Rs 20 lakh
103) Rajan Kumar – SOLD to Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 70 lakh
104) Akash Singh – UNSOLD
105) Paul van Meekeren – UNSOLD
106) Tejas Baroka – UNSOLD
107) Yuvraj Chudasama – UNSOLD
108) Suyash Sharma – SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh
109) Jamie Overton –UNSOLD
110) Richard Gleeson –UNSOLD
111) Naveen Ul Haq – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 50 lakh
112) Joshua Little – SOLD to Gujarat Titans – Rs 4.4 crore
113) Dilshan Madhushanka – UNSOLD
114) Mohit Sharma – SOLD to Gujarat Titans – Rs 50 lakh
115) Himanshu Bisht – UNSOLD
116) Shams Mulani – SOLD to Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
117) Swapnil Singh – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 20 lakh
118) Sumit Verma – UNSOLD
119) David Wiese – SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1 crore
120) Sanjay Yadav – UNSOLD
121) Ajitesh Guruswamy – UNSOLD
122) Nitish Kumar Reddy – SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 20 lakh
123) Avinash Singh – SOLD to RCB – Rs 60 lakh
124) Rehan Ahmed – UNSOLD
125) Tom Curran – UNSOLD
126) Varun Aaron – UNSOLD
127) Priyank Panchal – UNSOLD
128) Sanjay Ramaswamy – UNSOLD
129) B Surya – UNSOLD
130) Kunal Rathore – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
131) Sonu Yadav – SOLD to RCB – Rs 20 lakh
132) Kulwant Khejroliya– SOLD to KKR – Rs 20 lakh
133) Ajay Mandal – SOLD to CSK – Rs 20 lakh
134) Jitender Pal – UNSOLD
135) Utkarsh Singh – UNSOLD
136) Shubham Kapse– UNSOLD
137) Trilok Nag – UNSOLD
138) Deepesh Nailwal – UNSOLD
139) Shubham Hegde – UNSOLD
140) Mohit Rathee – SOLD to Punjab Kings – Rs 20 lakh
141) Nehal Wadhera – SOLD to Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
142) Bhagath Varma – SOLD to CSK – Rs 20 lakh
143) Shivam Singh – SOLD to Punjab Kings – Rs 20 lakh
144) Johnson Charles – UNSOLD
145) Akash Vashist – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
146) Luke Wood – UNSOLD
147) Yudhvir Charak – SOLD to Lucknow Supergiants – Rs 20 lakh
148) Raghav Goyal – SOLD to Mubai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
149) Abdul PA – SOLD to Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
150) Prashant Chopra – UNSOLD
151) Ekant Sen– UNSOLD