A lot of record-shattering buys were witnessed in the IPL 2023 mini-auction which meant many franchises recorded their highest-ever pick in the auction history. Here in this article, we will have a look at the most expensive buy of an IPL franchise in the auction history so far.
1. Punjab Kings:
Punjab Kings bought Sam Curran for a whooping price of 18.5 Crores which remains to be the highest-ever buy in an IPL auction history ever.
Highest buys in IPL auction by PBKS team since 2014:
Sam Curran (18.5 Crs) - 2023
Jhye Richardson (14 Crs) - 2021
Liam Livingstone (11.5 Crs) - 2022
2. Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians bought Cameron Green for a whopping price of 17.5 Crores which remains to be the 2nd highest buy in the history of the IPL auction.
Highest buys in IPL auction by MI team since 2014:
Cameron Green (17.5 Crs) - 2023
Ishan Kishan (15.25 Crs) - 2022
Krunal Pandya (8.8 Crs) - 2018
3. Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 IPL auction bought Chris Morris for a price of 16.25 Crs which was the highest ever buy in an auction at that time.
Highest buys in IPL auction by RR team since 2014:
Chris Morris (16.25 Crs) - 2021
Ben Stokes (12.5 Crs) - 2018
Jaydev Unadkat (11.5 Crs) - 2018
4. Chennai Super Kings
CSK bought England's sensational all-round player Ben Stokes for a price of 16.25 Crores which remains to be 3rd joint-highest buy in IPL auction history.
Highest buys in IPL auction by CSK team since 2014:
Ben Stokes (16.25 Crs) - 2023
Deepak Chahar (14 Crs) - 2022
Krishnappa Gowtham (9.25 Crs) - 2021
5. Delhi Capitals
DC team bought Yuvraj Singh for a very big price of 16 Crores way back in the 2015 IPL auction itself which remained to be highest-ever buy for a long time in an auction till the 2021 IPL season.
Highest buys in IPL auction by DC team since 2014:
Yuvraj Singh (16 Crs) - 2015
Dinesh Karthik (12.5 Crs) - 2014
Shardul Thakur (10.75 Crs) - 2022
6. Lucknow Super Giants
LSG has bought Nicholas Pooran for a big price of 16 Crores which remains to be 4th biggest buy of the IPL 2023 mini-auction.
Highest buys in IPL auction by LSG team:
Nicholas Pooran (16 Crs) - 2023
Avesh Khan (10 Crs) - 2022
Jason Holder (8.75 Crs) - 2022
7. Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR bought Australian pacer Pat Cummins for a whopping price of 15.5 Crores in IPL 2020 which remained to be 2nd highest in an auction overall only behind Yuvraj Singh's 16 Crores in 2015.
Highest buys in IPL auction by KKR team since 2014:
Pat Cummins (15.5 Crs) - 2020
Shreyas Iyer (12.25 Crs) - 2022
Chris Lynn (9.6 Crs) - 2018
8. Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB bought Kiwi pacer Kyle Jamieson for a good price of 15 Crores in IPL 2021 which remained to be 4th highest buy at that time behind Chris Morris (2021), Yuvraj Singh (2021) and Pat Cummins (2020).
Highest buys in IPL auction by RCB team since 2014:
Kyle Jamieson (15 Crs) - 2021
Glenn Maxwell (14.25 Crs) - 2021
Yuvraj Singh (14 Crs) - 2014
9. Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH bought Harry Brook for a price of 13.25 Crores in IPL 2023 Mini-Auction yesterday which was 5th biggest buy in this year's auction after Curran, Green, Stokes and Pooran.
Highest buys in IPL auction for SRH team since 2014:
Harry Brook (13.25 Crs) - 2023
Manish Pandey (11 Crs) - 2018
Nicholas Pooran (10.75 Crs) - 2022
10. Gujarat Titans
GT team bought Kiwi pacer, Lockie Ferguson, for a price of 10 Crores in the previous year's (2022) IPL auction. In this IPL Auction Gujarat Titans, expensive buy remains to Shivam Mavi for 6 crores.
Highest buys in IPL auction for GT team:
Lockie Ferguson (10 Crs) - 2022
Rahul Tewatia (9 Crs) - 2022
Mohammed Shami (6.25 Crs) - 2022