All records have been broken but the auction continues. Most expensive player-Chris Morris who was sold for INR 16.25 Cr to Rajasthan Royals in 2021 has been surpassed by young Sam Curran and Cameron Green. Here let’s take a look at some of these interesting deals that the IPL franchises made till now.
Sam Curran was signed by Punjab Kings for a whopping Rs. 18.5 crore at the IPL 2023 auction in Kochi on Friday. He is now the most expensive player ever in the IPL. Curranu2019s base price was Rs 2 crore. This price tag has been put on him after his T20 World Cup heroics in which he was also the ‘Player of the tournament’.Cameron Green was signed by Mumbai for a whopping amount of Rs 17.50 crore , becoming the second most expensive player in the IPL. The bidding for the Australia player started at Rs 2 crore between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The price shot past Rs. 7 crore in no time. The most crowned team of the league made the purchase to replace their star all-rounder of over the years-Keiron Pollard.
Source : Republic worldBen Stokes was signed by the 4 time champions CSK for Rs. 16.25 crore at the IPL 2023 auction. Stokes attracted interest from multiple teams after the all-rounder played a crucial role in Englandu2019s T20 World Cup winning campaign earlier this year. Stokes is now the most expensive player ever for CSK, surpassing Deepak Chahar. Stokes is now also a captaincy candidate as the team continues it’s search for a suitable captain in the post Dhoni era.Nicholas Pooran was grabbed by the Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 16 crore in the auction, making him the most expensive wicketkeeper batsman in IPL auction history. Chennai Super Kings started the bid at the base price of Rs. 2 crore. Rajasthan Royals gave the four-time champion the fight as the prices shot past Rs. 3 crore. The explosive wicket-keeper batsman is expected to get some balls over the boundaries.These were some of the biggest purchases made in the auction till now. Lets see who makes to this list after the bidding ends.Whom do you guys think deserved to be on this list apart from these players? Comment.
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