IPL auction 2024: Top 10 costliest players in Indian Premier League history

His country Mitchell Starc, dethroned Australia captain Pat Cummins in the IPL 2024 auction to became the costliest player in the history of Indian Premier League. In an intense bidding, Kolkata Knight Riders pipped Gujarat Titans to attain Starc's services for a mind-wobbling Rs 24.75 crore. Meanwhile, Cummins was bagged by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.5 crore in IPL 2024 auction.

Before the IPL 2024 auction, England pace all-rounder Sam Curran has been the costliest player in Indian Premier League history after Punjab Kings grabbed the services of Englishmen for Rs 18.5 crore during the 2023 IPL auction. 

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Till the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League, it was former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who was the costliest player in the IPL auction. He was bought by Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) for Rs 16 crore in the IPL auction. 

However, from the previous IPL auction, the franchisees have been ready to spend big money on the key players in the auction, given that the purse size of the teams has also increased over time. 

Since the inception of IPL in 2008, the purse size of franchisees has swelled to Rs 100 crore after a subsequent increase provided by the BCCI to keep the level playing field in the world's largest cricket league.

In the IPL Auction 2023, the bid price of four players touched the Rs 16-crore mark with Sam Curran and Australian all-rounder Cameron Green even when past that magic figure. 

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Cummins to Ben Stokes: Top 11 costliest players in Indian Premier League history

Player	Team	Price (in Rs crore)	Year
Mitchell Starc	Kolkata Knight Riders	24.75	2024
Pat Cummins	Sunrisers Hyderabad	20.5	2024
Sam Curran	Punjab Kings	18.5	2023
Cameron Green	Mumbai Indians	17.5	2023
Ben Stokes	Chennai Super Kings	16.25	2023
Chris Morris	Rajasthan Royals	16.25	2021
Nicolas Pooran	Lucknow Super Giants	16	2023
Yuvraj Singh	Delhi Daredevils (Now Delhi Capitals)	16	2015
Pat Cummins	Kolkata Knight Riders	15.5	2020
Ishan Kishan	Mumbai Indians	15.25	2022
Kyle Jamieson	Royal Challengers Bangalore	15	2021