 "IPL 2024 auction sees 57% watch-time growth compared to 2023 mini auction")
The mini-auction for the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) delivered a record-equalling highest viewership on television as 22.8 million viewers, 29 per cent higher than last year, tuned to Star Sports to watch the players' bidding live. The viewership of the IPL 2024 auction equalled the highest viewership for a 'mini-auction' in BARC history. The IPL 2024 auction was held on December 19, 2023.
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"The auction, which lasted over 6 hours, was held in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena and was watched for a record-equalling watch-time of 0.92 billion minutes. This represents ~57% growth in total watch-time compared to last year for the event," IPL broadcasters Star Sports said in a statement.
"505 million unique viewers watched the live broadcast of IPL 2023 on TV across the Star network, which was the highest-ever for any tournament edition."
"Star Sports' broadcast of the auction in 5 languages was preceded by extensive lead-up coverage to the auction, which included expert analysis and fan activations across linear and digital platforms," the press statement added.
Notably, the most-watched moments of the IPL 2024 Auction have been the bidding wars between IPL franchisees for attaining the services of Australia star pacers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Pat Cummins for Rs 20.5 crore, while Mitchell Starc became highest highest-paid cricketer in IPL history as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bagged him for a record Rs 24.75 crore.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bid to attain the services of New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell featured in the three most watched moments from the auction.
Full list of players bought of all 10 franchisees in IPL 2024 auction
Full list of players bought of all 10 franchisees in IPL 2024 auction
| Player name | Base price | Auction price | IPL team |
| Mitchell Starc | Rs 2 crore | Rs 24.75 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Pat Cummins | Rs 2 crore | Rs 20.5 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rovman Powell | Rs 1 crore | Rs 7.4 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| Harry Brook | Rs 2 crore | Rs 4 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Travis Head | Rs 2 crore | Rs 6.8 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rs 1.5 crore | Rs 1.5 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rachin Ravindra | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 1.8 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Shardul Thakur | Rs 2 crore | Rs 4 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Gerald Coetzee | Rs 2 crore | Rs 5 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Harshal Patel | Rs 2 crore | Rs 11.75 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Dayrl Mitchell | Rs 1 crore | Rs 14 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Chris Woakes | Rs 2 crore | Rs 4.2 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Tristan Stubbs | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| KS Bharat | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Chetan Sakaria | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Alzarri Joseph | Rs 1 crore | Rs 11.5 crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Umesh Yadav | Rs 2 crore | Rs 5.8 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Shivam Mavi | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 6.4 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 1.6 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Dishan Madushanka | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 4.6 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Shubham Dubey | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 5.8 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| Sameer Rizvi | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 8.4 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Angkrish Raghuvansi | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Arshin Kulkarni | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Shahrukh Khan | Rs 40 lakh | Rs 7.4 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Ramandeep Singh | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Ricky Bhui | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Kumar Kushagra | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 7.2 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Yash Dayal | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 5 crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Sushant Mishra | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 2.2 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Akash Singh | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Kartik Tyagi | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 60 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Rashikh Dar | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| M Siddharth | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 2.4 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Shreyas Gopal | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Manv Suthar | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Sherfone Rutherford | Rs 1.5 crore | Rs 1.5 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Ashton Turner | Rs 1 crore | Rs 1 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Tom Curran | Rs 1.5 crore | Rs 1.5 crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| David Willey | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Spencer Johnson | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 10 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Jhye Richardson | Rs 2 crore | Rs 5 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Nuwan Thushara | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 4.8 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Anshul Kamboj | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Sumit Kumar | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 1 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Tamay Thyagarajan | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Robin Minz | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 3 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Prince Choudhary | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Manish Pandey | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Rilee Rossouw | Rs 2 crore | Rs 8 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Lockie Ferguson | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Mohd. Arshad Khan | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Mohammad Nabi | Rs 1.5 crore | Rs 1.5 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Shai Hope | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Gus Atkinson | Rs 1 crore | Rs 1 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Swastik Chhikara | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Abid Mushtaq | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Shivalik Sharma | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Swapnil Singh | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Avanish Rao Aravelly | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
| Nandre Burger | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Sakib Hussain | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Saurav Chauhan | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Naman Dhir | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Shashank Singh | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Rs 40 lakh | Rs 40 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Jhathavedh Subramanyan | Rs 20 lakh | Rs 20 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |