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
