IPL 2015 auction: every player sold
67 players were sold at the IPL 2015 auction, held in Bengaluru on 16 February 2015, for ₹87.60 crore between them. The most expensive was Yuvraj Singh, bought by Delhi Daredevils for ₹16 crore.
The ten most expensive buys
What each franchise paid, in the rupees the auction was held in
Every player sold at the IPL 2015 auction
67 players, most expensive first, with the franchise that bought each and the base price each went under the hammer at
| # | PLAYER | COUNTRY | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yuvraj Singh | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹2 crore | ₹16 crore | £1,568,000£1.6m |
| 02 | Dinesh Karthik | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹2 crore | ₹10.50 crore | £1,029,000£1.0m |
| 03 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | Delhi Daredevils | ₹1.50 crore | ₹7.50 crore | £735,000£735k |
| 04 | Zaheer Khan | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹1 crore | ₹4 crore | £392,000£392k |
| 05 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹3.80 crore | £372,400£372k |
| 06 | Amit Mishra | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹3.50 crore | £343,000£343k |
| 07 | Aaron Finch | Australia | Mumbai Indians | ₹1 crore | ₹3.20 crore | £313,600£314k |
| 08 | Murali Vijay | India | Kings XI Punjab | ₹50 lakh | ₹3 crore | £294,000£294k |
| 09 | Darren Sammy | West Indies | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1 crore | ₹2.80 crore | £274,400£274k |
| 09 | David Wiese | South Africa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh | ₹2.80 crore | £274,400£274k |
| 11 | Shreyas Iyer | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹2.60 crore | £254,800£255k |
| 12 | KC Cariappa | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹2.40 crore | £235,200£235k |
| 13 | Praveen Kumar | India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹2.20 crore | £215,600£216k |
| 14 | Kevin Pietersen | England | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 15 | Gurinder Sandhu | Australia | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹1.70 crore | £166,600£167k |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan | England | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 16 | Irfan Pathan | India | Chennai Super Kings | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 16 | Michael Hussey | Australia | Chennai Super Kings | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 19 | Chris Morris | South Africa | Rajasthan Royals | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.40 crore | £137,200£137k |
| 20 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.10 crore | £107,800£108k |
| 21 | Ravi Bopara | England | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 21 | Sean Abbott | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 23 | Domnic Joseph | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹75 lakh | £73,500£74k |
| 24 | Adam Milne | New Zealand | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh | ₹70 lakh | £68,600£69k |
| 25 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 26 | Brad Hogg | Australia | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 26 | James Neesham | New Zealand | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹30 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 26 | Pragyan Ojha | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 26 | Sarfaraz Khan | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 30 | Abhimanyu Mithun | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Aiden Blizzard | Australia | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Albie Morkel | South Africa | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Kyle Abbott | South Africa | Chennai Super Kings | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Nikhil Naik | India | Kings XI Punjab | ₹10 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Rahul Sharma | India | Chennai Super Kings | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Rusty Theron | South Africa | Rajasthan Royals | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Subramaniam Badrinath | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 30 | Travis Head | Australia | Delhi Daredevils | - | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 41 | Aditya Garhwal | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| 41 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | Delhi Daredevils | ₹20 lakh | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| 43 | Andrew Tye | Australia | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 43 | CM Gautam | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 45 | Sheldon Jackson | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹15 lakh | £14,700£15k |
| 46 | Akshay Wakhare | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Ankush Bains | India | Chennai Super Kings | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Barinder Sran | India | Rajasthan Royals | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Dinesh Salunkhe | India | Rajasthan Royals | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Eklavya Dwivedi | India | Chennai Super Kings | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Hanuma Vihari | India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Hardik Pandya | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Jagadeesha Suchith | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Jalaj Saxena | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | KK Jiyas | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Nitish Rana | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Padmanabhan Prasanth | India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Pardeep Sahu | India | Rajasthan Royals | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Pratyush Singh | India | Chennai Super Kings | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Sagar Trivedi | India | Rajasthan Royals | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Shishir Bhavane | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Siddarth Kaul | India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Siddhesh Lad | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Srikar Bharat | India | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Sumit Narwal | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Vaibhav Rawal | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 46 | Yogesh Golwalkar | India | Kings XI Punjab | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
About the 2015 auction
How the auction worked and what changed from the one before
The 2015 auction was a mini auction: the franchises kept most of their squads from the season before and bought to fill the gaps.
What each franchise spent
The 8 franchises that bought at the 2015 auction, biggest spender first
| FRANCHISE | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED | MOST EXPENSIVE BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | ₹38.40 crore | £3,763,200£3.8m | Yuvraj Singh ₹16cr |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 | ₹18.80 crore | £1,842,400£1.8m | Dinesh Karthik ₹10.50cr |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | ₹11.70 crore | £1,146,600£1.1m | Trent Boult ₹3.80cr |
| Mumbai Indians | 10 | ₹5.10 crore | £499,800£500k | Aaron Finch ₹3.20cr |
| Chennai Super Kings | 8 | ₹4.10 crore | £401,800£402k | Irfan Pathan ₹1.50cr |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | ₹4 crore | £392,000£392k | KC Cariappa ₹2.40cr |
| Kings XI Punjab | 3 | ₹3.40 crore | £333,200£333k | Murali Vijay ₹3cr |
| Rajasthan Royals | 6 | ₹2.10 crore | £205,800£206k | Chris Morris ₹1.40cr |
Delhi Daredevils spent the most, ₹38.40 crore on 14 players, 43.8% of all the money spent at the auction.
How far the bidding went past the base price
40 of the 66 players we hold a base price for went for their base price, the opening price they went under the hammer at. The biggest jump was Amit Mishra's, from ₹10 lakh to ₹3.50 crore, 35.0 times the base.
| PLAYER | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | TIMES THE BASE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Mishra | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹3.50 crore | 35.0 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹2.60 crore | 26.0 |
| KC Cariappa | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹2.40 crore | 24.0 |
| David Wiese | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh | ₹2.80 crore | 9.3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils | ₹2 crore | ₹16 crore | 8.0 |
Where the players came from
24 of the 67 players sold came from outside India, and cost ₹34.75 crore between them, 39.7% of all the money spent
| COUNTRY | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 43 | ₹52.85 crore | £5,179,300£5.2m |
| Australia | 9 | ₹8.95 crore | £877,100£877k |
| New Zealand | 5 | ₹5.90 crore | £578,200£578k |
| South Africa | 5 | ₹5.10 crore | £499,800£500k |
| England | 3 | ₹4.50 crore | £441,000£441k |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | ₹7.50 crore | £735,000£735k |
| West Indies | 1 | ₹2.80 crore | £274,400£274k |
Every IPL auction
The most expensive buy at each auction from 2009 to 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who was the most expensive player at the IPL 2015 auction?
Yuvraj Singh, bought by Delhi Daredevils for ₹16 crore, which is £1,568,000. Dinesh Karthik was next, at ₹10.50 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
How many players were sold at the IPL 2015 auction?
67. 24 of them came from outside India. Delhi Daredevils bought the most, 14 players.
How much did the franchises spend at the IPL 2015 auction?
₹87.60 crore, which is £8,584,800. Delhi Daredevils spent the most, ₹38.40 crore on 14 players.
When and where was the IPL 2015 auction held?
In Bengaluru, on 16 February 2015.
Was the IPL 2015 auction a mega auction?
No. It was a mini auction, at which the franchises kept most of their squads and bought to fill the gaps. The mega auctions were in 2011, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2025.
Where to next
The rest of the money in the IPL
See every IPL auction and the most expensive players in its history, what each franchise pays its squad now, starting with Delhi Daredevils, or cricket salaries and payrolls. The nations are paid at the Cricket World Cup, prize money and all, and at the T20 World Cup.