Most expensive IPL players in history

Each passing year, the Indian premier league is growing its fan base worldwide. Even before the start of the tournament, an Auction for players has its own charm and it is as exciting as the tournament itself. This year’s mega auction will take place soon. So till then, let’s check on who are the most expensive IPL players in the history of IPL.

PlayerSalaryTeamYear
MS Dhoni9.5 croreCSK2008
Kevin Pietersen9.8 croreRCB2009
Andrew Flintoff9.8 croreCSK2009
Shane Bond 4.8 croreKKR2010
Kieron Pollard4.8 croreMI2010
Gautam Gambhir 14.9 croreKKR2011
Ravindra Jadeja12.8 croreCSK2012
Glenn Maxwell 6.3 croreMI2013
Yuvraj Singh14 croreRCB2014
Yuvraj Singh16 croreDD2015
Shane Watson9.5 croreRCB2016
Ben Stokes14.5 croreRPS2017
Ben Stokes12.5 croreRR2018
Jaydev Unadkat8.4 crore RR 2019
Varun Chakravarthy8.4 croreKXIP2019
Pat Cummins15.5 croreKKR2020
Chris Morris16.25 croreRR2022
Most Expensive IPL players (season wise)

Top players in the cricket world, get picked by the different franchises. 14 season of IPL has been successfully held by BCCI. Now mega auction is going to be held for IPL 2022.

The retention list is submitted by franchisees and the number of Big players got released by their teams. Every team will try to buy these players with the maximum bid.

FAQs Regading most expensive IPL players

Q. Who is the most expensive player in the history of IPL?

A. Chris Morris was bought by RR with a price of 16.25 crore (most for any player).

Q. Who was the expensive player in 2016 IPL?

A. Shane Watson. He was picked by RCB for 9.5 crores.

Q. How much RR pay for Ben Stokes in the mega auction.

A. In 2018, RR paid 12.5 crores for Ben Stokes.

Q. How much KKR pay for Pat Cummins?

A. 15.5 crore.

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