IPL 2019 auction: every player sold
60 players were sold at the IPL 2019 auction, held in Jaipur on 18 December 2018, ahead of the 2019 season, for ₹106.80 crore between them. Rajasthan Royals bought Jaydev Unadkat and Kings XI Punjab bought Varun Chakravarthy for ₹8.40 crore each, the most paid for anybody at the auction.
The ten most expensive buys
What each franchise paid, in the rupees the auction was held in
Every player sold at the IPL 2019 auction
60 players, most expensive first, with the franchise that bought each and the base price each went under the hammer at
| # | PLAYER | COUNTRY | ROLE | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹1.50 crore | ₹8.40 crore | £823,200£823k |
| 01 | Varun Chakravarthy | India | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹8.40 crore | £823,200£823k |
| 03 | Sam Curran | England | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹2 crore | ₹7.20 crore | £705,600£706k |
| 04 | Colin Ingram | South Africa | Batter | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore | ₹6.40 crore | £627,200£627k |
| 05 | Axar Patel | India | All-rounder | Delhi Capitals | ₹1 crore | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 05 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | All-rounder | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹75 lakh | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 05 | Mohit Sharma | India | Bowler | Chennai Super Kings | ₹50 lakh | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 05 | Shivam Dube | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 09 | Mohammad Shami | India | Bowler | Kings XI Punjab | ₹1 crore | ₹4.80 crore | £470,400£470k |
| 09 | Prab Simran Singh | India | Wicketkeeper | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹4.80 crore | £470,400£470k |
| 11 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | Wicketkeeper | Kings XI Punjab | ₹75 lakh | ₹4.20 crore | £411,600£412k |
| 11 | Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | Batter | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh | ₹4.20 crore | £411,600£412k |
| 13 | Akshdeep Nath | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹3.60 crore | £352,800£353k |
| 14 | Barinder Sran | India | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh | ₹3.40 crore | £333,200£333k |
| 15 | Varun Aaron | India | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹50 lakh | ₹2.40 crore | £235,200£235k |
| 16 | Jonny Bairstow | England | Wicketkeeper | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1.50 crore | ₹2.20 crore | £215,600£216k |
| 17 | Hanuma Vihari | India | Batter | Delhi Capitals | ₹50 lakh | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 17 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 17 | Sherfane Rutherford | West Indies | All-rounder | Delhi Capitals | ₹40 lakh | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 20 | Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1 crore | ₹1.60 crore | £156,800£157k |
| 21 | Prayas Ray Barman | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 22 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | Wicketkeeper | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore | ₹1.20 crore | £117,600£118k |
| 23 | Ishant Sharma | India | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹75 lakh | ₹1.10 crore | £107,800£108k |
| 23 | Oshane Thomas | West Indies | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.10 crore | £107,800£108k |
| 25 | Joe Denly | England | Batter | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 25 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | Batter | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 25 | Moises Henriques | Australia | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 25 | Yuvraj Singh | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 29 | Anmolpreet Singh | India | Batter | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹80 lakh | £78,400£78k |
| 30 | Hardus Viljoen | South Africa | Bowler | Kings XI Punjab | ₹75 lakh | ₹75 lakh | £73,500£74k |
| 30 | Harry Gurney | England | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹75 lakh | ₹75 lakh | £73,500£74k |
| 32 | Himmat Singh | India | Batter | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹65 lakh | £63,700£64k |
| 33 | Ashton Turner | Australia | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 33 | Gurkeerat Singh | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 33 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | Wicketkeeper | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 33 | Keemo Paul | West Indies | All-rounder | Delhi Capitals | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 33 | Liam Livingstone | England | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 38 | Darshan Nalkande | India | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 38 | Shashank Singh | India | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 40 | Sarfaraz Khan | India | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| 41 | Agnivesh Ayachi | India | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Ankush Bains | India | Wicketkeeper | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Arshdeep Singh | India | Bowler | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Bandaru Ayyappa | India | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Devdutt Padikkal | India | Batter | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Harpreet Brar | India | All-rounder | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Jalaj Saxena | India | All-rounder | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Manan Vohra | India | Batter | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Milind Kumar | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Murugan Ashwin | India | Bowler | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Nathu Singh | India | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Nikhil Naik | India | Wicketkeeper | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Pankaj Jaiswal | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Prithvi Raj Yarra | India | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Rasikh Salam | India | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Riyan Parag | India | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | Batter | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Shrikant Mundhe | India | All-rounder | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 41 | Shubham Ranjane | India | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
About the 2019 auction
How the auction worked and what changed from the one before
The 2019 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 ₹106.80 crore, up 17.2% on the ₹91.15 crore spent at the last mini auction, in 2017.
What each franchise spent
The 8 franchises that bought at the 2019 auction, biggest spender first
| FRANCHISE | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED | MOST EXPENSIVE BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings XI Punjab | 13 | ₹32.50 crore | £3,185,000£3.2m | Varun Chakravarthy ₹8.40cr |
| Delhi Capitals | 10 | ₹17.80 crore | £1,744,400£1.7m | Colin Ingram ₹6.40cr |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9 | ₹16.35 crore | £1,602,300£1.6m | Shivam Dube ₹5cr |
| Rajasthan Royals | 9 | ₹13.80 crore | £1,352,400£1.4m | Jaydev Unadkat ₹8.40cr |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 | ₹9.15 crore | £896,700£897k | Carlos Brathwaite ₹5cr |
| Mumbai Indians | 6 | ₹7.60 crore | £744,800£745k | Barinder Sran ₹3.40cr |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2 | ₹5.20 crore | £509,600£510k | Mohit Sharma ₹5cr |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | ₹4.40 crore | £431,200£431k | Jonny Bairstow ₹2.20cr |
Kings XI Punjab spent the most, ₹32.50 crore on 13 players, 30.4% of all the money spent at the auction.
How far the bidding went past the base price
32 of the 60 players sold went for their base price, the opening price they went under the hammer at. The biggest jump was Varun Chakravarthy's, from ₹20 lakh to ₹8.40 crore, 42.0 times the base.
| PLAYER | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | TIMES THE BASE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Chakravarthy | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹8.40 crore | 42.0 |
| Shivam Dube | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹5 crore | 25.0 |
| Prab Simran Singh | Kings XI Punjab | ₹20 lakh | ₹4.80 crore | 24.0 |
| Akshdeep Nath | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹3.60 crore | 18.0 |
| Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | ₹50 lakh | ₹5 crore | 10.0 |
Where the players came from
20 of the 60 players sold came from outside India, and cost ₹42.60 crore between them, 39.9% of all the money spent
| COUNTRY | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 40 | ₹64.20 crore | £6,291,600£6.3m |
| West Indies | 6 | ₹17 crore | £1,666,000£1.7m |
| England | 5 | ₹11.65 crore | £1,141,700£1.1m |
| South Africa | 4 | ₹7.85 crore | £769,300£769k |
| New Zealand | 2 | ₹2.60 crore | £254,800£255k |
| Australia | 2 | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
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 2019 auction?
Jaydev Unadkat to Rajasthan Royals and Varun Chakravarthy to Kings XI Punjab, for ₹8.40 crore each, which is £823,200.
How many players were sold at the IPL 2019 auction?
60. 20 of them came from outside India. Kings XI Punjab bought the most, 13 players.
How much did the franchises spend at the IPL 2019 auction?
₹106.80 crore, which is £10,466,400. Kings XI Punjab spent the most, ₹32.50 crore on 13 players.
When and where was the IPL 2019 auction held?
In Jaipur, on 18 December 2018, ahead of the 2019 season.
Was the IPL 2019 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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