IPL 2023 Auction: Sam Curran becomes most expensive player in IPL; check out full list of players sold

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Published on: Dec 23, 2022

England all-rounder Sam Curran created history on Friday, December 23 at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 player auction, becoming the most expensive purchase in the history of the competition. T20 World Cup winner Curran, who entered the auction at a base price of INR 2 crore was purchased by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for a record INR 18.5 crore. Curran had been part of the same franchise at the start of his IPL career. Following the deal, Curran broke the previous record held by for South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris, who was purchased by Rajasthan Royals (RR) for INR 16.25 crore ahead of the 2021 season

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green also went past Morris’ mark. Mumbai Indians (MI) broke the bank for him and purchased him for a whopping INR 17.5 crore. Green had a terrific T20I series in India, during which he slammed two fifties in three matches.

England all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes was among the other big buys of the day. He joined MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for INR 16.25 crore. West Indies’ keeper-batter Nicholas Pooran also got an impressive deal. He was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants at INR 16 crore. Another England star - Harry Brook - was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 13.25 crore. Brook was in sensational form during the Test tour of Pakistan, hammering three hundreds in as many Tests.

All the players sold at the IPL 2023 auction

A total of 80 players were purchased at the mini-auction, with 29 of them being overseas cricketers. A total of INR 167 crore was spent on the bidding table. Check out the full list of players sold at the IPL 2023 auction in Kerala on Friday below:

1.Kane Williamson - sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 2 crore

2.Harry Brook - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 13.25 crore

3. Mayank Agarwal - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 8.25 crore

4. Ajinkya Rahane -sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 50 lakh

5. Sam Curran - sold to Punjab Kings for INR 18.50 crore

6. Odean Smith - sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakh

7. Sikandar Raza - sold to Punjab Kings for INR 50 lakh

8. Jason Holder - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 5.75 crore

9. Cameron Green - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 17.5 crore

10. Ben Stokes - sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 16.25 crore

11. Nicholas Pooran -sold to Lucknow Supergiants for INR 16 crore

12. Heinrich Klaasen - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 5.25 crore

13. Phil Salt - sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2 crore

14. Reece Topley - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1.9 crore

15. Jaydev Unadkat - sold to Lucknow Supergiants for INR 50 lakh

16. Jhye Richardson - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.5 crore

17. Ishant Sharma - sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakh

18. Adil Rashid - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2 crore

19. Mayank Markande - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 50 lakh

20. Shaik Rasheed - sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakh

21. Vivrant Sharma - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2.6 crore

22. Samarth Vyas - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakh

23. Sanvir Singh - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakh

24.Nishant Sindhu - sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 60 lakh

25. N Jagadeesan - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 90 lakh

26. KS Bharat - sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 1.2 crore

27. Upendra Yadav - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 25 lakh

28. Vaibhav Arora - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 60 lakh

29. Yash Thakur - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 45 lakh

30. Shivam Mavi - sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 6 crore

31. Mukesh Kumar - sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 5.5 crore

32. Himanshu Sharma - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 lakh

33. Manish Pandey - sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2.4 crore

34. Will Jacks - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.2 crore

35. Romario Shepherd - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakh

36. Daniel Sams - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 75 lakh

37. Kyle Jamieson- sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 1 crore

38. Piyush Chawla - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 50 lakh

39. Amit Mishra - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakh

40. Harpreet Singh Bhatia - sold to Punjab Kings for INR 40 lakh

41. Manoj Bhandage - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 lakh

42. Mayank Dagar - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.8 crore

43. Dusan Jansen - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh

44. Prerak Mankad - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakh

45. Donovan Ferreira - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 50 lakh

46. Urvil Patel - sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 20 lakh

47. Vishnu Vinod - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh

48. Vidwath Kaverappa - sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakh

49. Rajan Kumar - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 70 lakh

50. Suyash Sharma - sold to Kolkata Knight Rider Indians for INR 20 lakh

51. Joshua Little - sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 4.4 crore

52. Mohit Sharma - sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakh

53. Shams Mulani - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh

54. Swapnil Singh - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakh

55. David Wiese - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1 crore

56. Nitish Reddy - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakh

57. Avinash Singh - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 50 lakh

58. Kunal Rathore - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakh

59. Sonu Yadav - sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 lakh

60. Kulwant Khejroliya - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakh

61. Ajay Mandal - sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakh

62. Mohit Rathee - sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakh

63. Nehal Wadhera - sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh

64. Bhagath Varma - sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakh

65. Shivam Singh - sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakh

66. Rilee Rossouw - sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 1 crore

67. Litton Das - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 50 lakh

68. Akeal Hosein - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1 crore

69. Adam Zampa - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.5 crore

70. Anmolpreet Singh - sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakh

71. KM Asif - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 30 lakh

72. Murugan Ashwin - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakh

73. Mandeep Singh - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 50 lakh

74. Akash Vashist - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakh

75. Naveen-ul-Haq - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakh

76. Yudhvir Singh Charak - sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakh

77. Raghav Goyal - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakh

78. Abdul Basith - - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakh

79. Joe Root - sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 1 crore

80. Shakib Al Hasan - sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.5 crore

--By A Cricket Correspondent

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