IPL 2016 auction: every player sold
94 players were sold at the IPL 2016 auction, held in Bengaluru on 6 February 2016, for ₹135.80 crore between them. The most expensive was Shane Watson, bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹9.50 crore.
The ten most expensive buys
What each franchise paid, in the rupees the auction was held in
Every player sold at the IPL 2016 auction
94 players, most expensive first, with the franchise that bought each and the base price each went under the hammer at
| # | PLAYER | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shane Watson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹2 crore | ₹9.50 crore | £931,000£931k |
| 02 | Pawan Negi | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹8.50 crore | £833,000£833k |
| 03 | Chris Morris | Delhi Daredevils | ₹50 lakh | ₹7 crore | £686,000£686k |
| 03 | Yuvraj Singh | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore | ₹7 crore | £686,000£686k |
| 05 | Mohit Sharma | Kings XI Punjab | ₹1.50 crore | ₹6.50 crore | £637,000£637k |
| 06 | Ashish Nehra | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore | ₹5.50 crore | £539,000£539k |
| 07 | Mitchell Marsh | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹2 crore | ₹4.80 crore | £470,400£470k |
| 08 | Murugan Ashwin | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹4.50 crore | £441,000£441k |
| 09 | Carlos Brathwaite | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹4.20 crore | £411,600£412k |
| 09 | Deepak Hooda | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹4.20 crore | £411,600£412k |
| 09 | Sanju Samson | Delhi Daredevils | ₹2 crore | ₹4.20 crore | £411,600£412k |
| 12 | Karun Nair | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹4 crore | £392,000£392k |
| 13 | Ishant Sharma | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹2 crore | ₹3.80 crore | £372,400£372k |
| 13 | Jos Buttler | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.50 crore | ₹3.80 crore | £372,400£372k |
| 15 | Praveen Kumar | Gujarat Lions | ₹50 lakh | ₹3.50 crore | £343,000£343k |
| 16 | Nathu Singh | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹3.20 crore | £313,600£314k |
| 17 | Kevin Pietersen | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹2 crore | ₹3 crore | £294,000£294k |
| 18 | Tim Southee | Mumbai Indians | ₹1 crore | ₹2.50 crore | £245,000£245k |
| 19 | Dale Steyn | Gujarat Lions | ₹1.50 crore | ₹2.30 crore | £225,400£225k |
| 19 | Dhawal Kulkarni | Gujarat Lions | ₹2 crore | ₹2.30 crore | £225,400£225k |
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | Gujarat Lions | ₹2 crore | ₹2.30 crore | £225,400£225k |
| 19 | Dwayne Smith | Gujarat Lions | ₹50 lakh | ₹2.30 crore | £225,400£225k |
| 23 | Kyle Abbott | Kings XI Punjab | ₹30 lakh | ₹2.10 crore | £205,800£206k |
| 24 | Kane Richardson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 24 | Krunal Pandya | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 24 | Stuart Binny | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 27 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹1.90 crore | £186,200£186k |
| 28 | Jaydev Unadkat | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹30 lakh | ₹1.60 crore | £156,800£157k |
| 29 | Ankit Rajpoot | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 30 | Kishore Kamath | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹1.40 crore | £137,200£137k |
| 30 | Mustafizur Rahman | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.40 crore | £137,200£137k |
| 32 | John Hastings | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1 crore | ₹1.30 crore | £127,400£127k |
| 33 | Aditya Tare | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹1.20 crore | £117,600£118k |
| 33 | Barinder Sran | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.20 crore | £117,600£118k |
| 35 | Aaron Finch | Gujarat Lions | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 35 | Eklavya Dwivedi | Gujarat Lions | ₹20 lakh | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 35 | Irfan Pathan | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 35 | Thisara Perera | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 39 | KC Cariappa | Kings XI Punjab | ₹10 lakh | ₹80 lakh | £78,400£78k |
| 40 | Jason Holder | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹70 lakh | £68,600£69k |
| 41 | Rajat Bhatia | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹30 lakh | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 42 | Marcus Stoinis | Kings XI Punjab | ₹30 lakh | ₹55 lakh | £53,900£54k |
| 43 | Andrew Tye | Gujarat Lions | ₹30 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 43 | Ashok Dinda | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 43 | Ben Cutting | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 43 | Samuel Badree | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 43 | Scott Boland | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 43 | Travis Head | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 49 | Ishan Kishan | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹35 lakh | £34,300£34k |
| 49 | Praveen Dubey | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹35 lakh | £34,300£34k |
| 49 | Vijay Shankar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹35 lakh | £34,300£34k |
| 52 | Abhimanyu Mithun | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Adam Zampa | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Colin Munro | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Farhaan Behardien | Kings XI Punjab | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Joel Paris | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Peter Handscomb | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | R. P. Singh | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Sam Billings | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 60 | Ishwar Pandey | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 60 | Jaydev Shah | Gujarat Lions | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 60 | Pradeep Sangwan | Gujarat Lions | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 60 | Pravin Tambe | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 60 | Rajagopal Sathish | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 60 | Shadab Jakati | Gujarat Lions | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 60 | Vikramjeet Malik | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 67 | Akhil Herwadkar | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Akshay Karnewar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Akshdeep Nath | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Amit Mishra | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Ankit Sharma | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Ankush Bains | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Armaan Jaffer | Kings XI Punjab | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Baba Aparajith | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Chama Milind | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Deepak Chahar | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Deepak Punia | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Iqbal Abdulla | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Jaskaran Singh | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Jitesh Sharma | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Khaleel Ahmed | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Mahipal Lomror | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Manan Sharma | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Paras Dogra | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Pardeep Sahu | Kings XI Punjab | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Pawan Suyal | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Pratyush Singh | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Sachin Baby | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Sarabjit Ladda | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Shivil Kaushik | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Swapnil Singh | Kings XI Punjab | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Tirumalasetti Suman | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Umang Sharma | Gujarat Lions | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
| 67 | Vikas Tokas | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh | £9,800£10k |
About the 2016 auction
How the auction worked and what changed from the one before
The 2016 auction was a mini auction: the franchises kept most of their squads from the season before and bought to fill the gaps.
The franchises spent ₹135.80 crore, up 55.0% on the ₹87.60 crore spent at the 2015 auction.
Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions bought at an IPL auction for the first time, in the places of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, which were suspended for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
What each franchise spent
The 8 franchises that bought at the 2016 auction, biggest spender first
| FRANCHISE | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED | MOST EXPENSIVE BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | ₹31 crore | £3,038,000£3.0m | Pawan Negi ₹8.50cr |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | ₹21.75 crore | £2,131,500£2.1m | Yuvraj Singh ₹7cr |
| Rising Pune Supergiants | 18 | ₹21.30 crore | £2,087,400£2.1m | Mitchell Marsh ₹4.80cr |
| Gujarat Lions | 19 | ₹16.95 crore | £1,661,100£1.7m | Praveen Kumar ₹3.50cr |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | ₹15.45 crore | £1,514,100£1.5m | Shane Watson ₹9.50cr |
| Mumbai Indians | 7 | ₹13.10 crore | £1,283,800£1.3m | Jos Buttler ₹3.80cr |
| Kings XI Punjab | 8 | ₹10.55 crore | £1,033,900£1.0m | Mohit Sharma ₹6.50cr |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | ₹5.70 crore | £558,600£559k | Jaydev Unadkat ₹1.60cr |
Delhi Daredevils spent the most, ₹31 crore on 14 players, 22.8% of all the money spent at the auction.
How far the bidding went past the base price
51 of the 94 players sold went for their base price, the opening price they went under the hammer at. The biggest jump was Murugan Ashwin's, from ₹10 lakh to ₹4.50 crore, 45.0 times the base.
| PLAYER | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | TIMES THE BASE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murugan Ashwin | Rising Pune Supergiants | ₹10 lakh | ₹4.50 crore | 45.0 |
| Deepak Hooda | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹10 lakh | ₹4.20 crore | 42.0 |
| Karun Nair | Delhi Daredevils | ₹10 lakh | ₹4 crore | 40.0 |
| Nathu Singh | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh | ₹3.20 crore | 32.0 |
| Pawan Negi | Delhi Daredevils | ₹30 lakh | ₹8.50 crore | 28.3 |
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 2016 auction?
Shane Watson, bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹9.50 crore, which is £931,000. Pawan Negi was next, at ₹8.50 crore to Delhi Daredevils.
How many players were sold at the IPL 2016 auction?
94. Gujarat Lions bought the most, 19 players.
How much did the franchises spend at the IPL 2016 auction?
₹135.80 crore, which is £13,308,400. Delhi Daredevils spent the most, ₹31 crore on 14 players.
When and where was the IPL 2016 auction held?
In Bengaluru, on 6 February 2016.
Was the IPL 2016 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
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