Most expensive players in each season of IPL auction

IPL auction 2022 is beginning in a week and this year is going to be something never seen before and it is going to be a huge one.

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Shreya Ghosh
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We have seen teams spending crores after crores to buy their favorite players and welcome them into their franchise. We saw teams spending the most expensive amount over the past years in IPL auctions. IPL auction 2022 is beginning in a week and this year is going to be something never seen before. With the inclusion of two new IPL franchises and not retained renowned players, this year's auction is going to be a blast. Before that let's take a look at the most expensive players in each season of the IPL auction.

Most expensive players in each season of IPL auction | SportzPoint.com

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Year Player Auction Price Team
2008 MS Dhoni 6 crore Chennai Super Kings
2009 Kevin Pietersen

Andrew Flintoff
7.5 crore Royal Challengers Bangalore

Chennai Super Kings
2010 Shane Bond

Kieron Pollard
3.42 crore Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians
2011 Gautam Gambhir 11.04 crore Kolkata Knight Riders
2012 Ravindra Jadeja 9.72 crore Chennai Super Kings
2013 Glenn Maxwell 5.3 crore Mumbai Indians
2014 Yuvraj Singh 14 crore Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015 Yuvraj Singh 16 crore Delhi Daredevils
2016 Shane Watson 9.5 crore Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017 Ben Stokes 14.5 crore Rising Pune Supergiants
2018 Ben Stokes 12.5 crore Rajasthan Royals
2019 Varun Chakravarthy

Jaydev Unadkat
8.4 crore Kings XI Punjab

Rajasthan Royals
2020 Pat Cummins 15.5 crore Kolkata Knight Riders
2021 Chris Morris 16.25 crore Rajasthan Royals
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