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IPL 2023 auction: every player sold
80 players were sold at the IPL 2023 auction, held in Kochi on 23 December 2022, ahead of the 2023 season, for ₹167 crore between them. The most expensive was Sam Curran, bought by Punjab Kings for ₹18.50 crore.
TOP BUY₹18.50cr
PLAYERS SOLD80
SPENT₹167cr
FRANCHISES BUYING10
OVERSEAS29
The ten most expensive buys
What each franchise paid, in the rupees the auction was held in
Every player sold at the IPL 2023 auction
80 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 | Sam Curran | England | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹18.50 crore | £1,813,000£1.8m |
| 02 | Cameron Green | Australia | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹2 crore | ₹17.50 crore | £1,715,000£1.7m |
| 03 | Ben Stokes | England | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹16.25 crore | £1,592,500£1.6m |
| 04 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | Wicketkeeper | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹2 crore | ₹16 crore | £1,568,000£1.6m |
| 05 | Harry Brook | England | Batter | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1.50 crore | ₹13.25 crore | £1,298,500£1.3m |
| 06 | Mayank Agarwal | India | Batter | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore | ₹8.25 crore | £808,500£809k |
| 07 | Shivam Mavi | India | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹40 lakh | ₹6 crore | £588,000£588k |
| 08 | Jason Holder | West Indies | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹2 crore | ₹5.75 crore | £563,500£564k |
| 09 | Mukesh Kumar | India | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹5.50 crore | £539,000£539k |
| 10 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | Wicketkeeper | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore | ₹5.25 crore | £514,500£515k |
| 11 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | Batter | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore | ₹4.60 crore | £450,800£451k |
| 12 | Josh Little | Ireland | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹50 lakh | ₹4.40 crore | £431,200£431k |
| 13 | Will Jacks | England | Batter | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.50 crore | ₹3.20 crore | £313,600£314k |
| 14 | Vivrant Sharma | India | All-rounder | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹2.60 crore | £254,800£255k |
| 15 | Manish Pandey | India | Batter | Delhi Capitals | ₹1 crore | ₹2.40 crore | £235,200£235k |
| 16 | Adil Rashid | England | Bowler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 16 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | Batter | Gujarat Titans | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 16 | Phil Salt | England | Wicketkeeper | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 19 | Reece Topley | England | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹75 lakh | ₹1.90 crore | £186,200£186k |
| 20 | Mayank Dagar | India | All-rounder | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹1.80 crore | £176,400£176k |
| 21 | Adam Zampa | Australia | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 21 | Jhye Richardson | Australia | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 21 | Shakib al Hasan | Bangladesh | All-rounder | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 24 | K. S. Bharat | India | Wicketkeeper | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹1.20 crore | £117,600£118k |
| 25 | Akeal Hosein | West Indies | Bowler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 25 | David Wiese | Namibia | All-rounder | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 25 | Joe Root | England | Batter | Rajasthan Royals | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 25 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | Bowler | Chennai Super Kings | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 29 | N Jagadeesan | India | Wicketkeeper | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹90 lakh | £88,200£88k |
| 30 | Daniel Sams | Australia | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹75 lakh | ₹75 lakh | £73,500£74k |
| 31 | Rajan Kumar | India | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹70 lakh | £68,600£69k |
| 32 | Avinash Singh | India | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 32 | Nishant Sindhu | India | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 32 | Vaibhav Arora | India | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 35 | Ajinkya Rahane | India | Batter | Chennai Super Kings | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Amit Mishra | India | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Donavon Ferreira | South Africa | Wicketkeeper | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Ishant Sharma | India | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Litton Das | Bangladesh | Wicketkeeper | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Mandeep Singh | India | Batter | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Mayank Markande | India | Bowler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Mohit Sharma | India | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Afghanistan | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Odean Smith | West Indies | All-rounder | Gujarat Titans | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Piyush Chawla | India | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Romario Shepherd | West Indies | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 35 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 49 | Yash Thakur | India | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹45 lakh | £44,100£44k |
| 50 | Harpreet Singh Bhatia | India | Batter | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹40 lakh | £39,200£39k |
| 51 | KM Asif | India | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 52 | Upendra Yadav | India | Wicketkeeper | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| 53 | Abdul Basith | India | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Ajay Mandal | India | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Akash Vasisht | India | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Anmolpreet Singh | India | Batter | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Bhagath Varma | India | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Duan Jansen | South Africa | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Himanshu Sharma | India | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Kulwant Khejroliya | India | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Kunal Rathore | India | Wicketkeeper | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Manoj Bhandage | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Mohit Rathee | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Murugan Ashwin | India | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Nehal Wadhera | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | India | Wicketkeeper | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Prerak Mankad | India | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Raghav Goyal | India | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Samarth Vyas | India | All-rounder | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Sanvir Singh | India | All-rounder | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Shaik Rasheed | India | Batter | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Shams Mulani | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Shivam Singh | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Sonu Yadav | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Suyash Sharma | India | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Swapnil Singh | India | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Urvil Patel | India | Wicketkeeper | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Vidwath Kaverappa | India | Bowler | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Vishnu Vinod | India | Wicketkeeper | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 53 | Yudhvir Singh Charak | India | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
About the 2023 auction
How the auction worked and what changed from the one before
The 2023 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 ₹167 crore, up 14.9% on the ₹145.30 crore spent at the last mini auction, in 2021.
What each franchise spent
The 10 franchises that bought at the 2023 auction, biggest spender first
| FRANCHISE | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED | MOST EXPENSIVE BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | ₹35.70 crore | £3,498,600£3.5m | Harry Brook ₹13.25cr |
| Mumbai Indians | 8 | ₹20.50 crore | £2,009,000£2.0m | Cameron Green ₹17.50cr |
| Punjab Kings | 6 | ₹20 crore | £1,960,000£2.0m | Sam Curran ₹18.50cr |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | ₹19.80 crore | £1,940,400£1.9m | Nicholas Pooran ₹16cr |
| Chennai Super Kings | 7 | ₹18.95 crore | £1,857,100£1.9m | Ben Stokes ₹16.25cr |
| Delhi Capitals | 5 | ₹15 crore | £1,470,000£1.5m | Mukesh Kumar ₹5.50cr |
| Gujarat Titans | 7 | ₹14.80 crore | £1,450,400£1.5m | Shivam Mavi ₹6cr |
| Rajasthan Royals | 9 | ₹9.85 crore | £965,300£965k | Jason Holder ₹5.75cr |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | ₹7 crore | £686,000£686k | Will Jacks ₹3.20cr |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 8 | ₹5.40 crore | £529,200£529k | Shakib al Hasan ₹1.50cr |
Sunrisers Hyderabad spent the most, ₹35.70 crore on 13 players, 21.4% of all the money spent at the auction.
How far the bidding went past the base price
52 of the 80 players sold went for their base price, the opening price they went under the hammer at. The biggest jump was Mukesh Kumar's, from ₹20 lakh to ₹5.50 crore, 27.5 times the base.
| PLAYER | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | TIMES THE BASE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukesh Kumar | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹5.50 crore | 27.5 |
| Shivam Mavi | Gujarat Titans | ₹40 lakh | ₹6 crore | 15.0 |
| Vivrant Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹2.60 crore | 13.0 |
| Sam Curran | Punjab Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹18.50 crore | 9.3 |
| Mayank Dagar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹1.80 crore | 9.0 |
Where the players came from
29 of the 80 players sold came from outside India, and cost ₹125.05 crore between them, 74.9% of all the money spent
| COUNTRY | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 51 | ₹41.95 crore | £4,111,100£4.1m |
| England | 8 | ₹58.10 crore | £5,693,800£5.7m |
| West Indies | 5 | ₹23.75 crore | £2,327,500£2.3m |
| Australia | 4 | ₹21.25 crore | £2,082,500£2.1m |
| South Africa | 4 | ₹10.55 crore | £1,033,900£1.0m |
| New Zealand | 2 | ₹3 crore | £294,000£294k |
| Bangladesh | 2 | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| Ireland | 1 | ₹4.40 crore | £431,200£431k |
| Namibia | 1 | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| Afghanistan | 1 | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
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 2023 auction?
Sam Curran, bought by Punjab Kings for ₹18.50 crore, which is £1,813,000. Cameron Green was next, at ₹17.50 crore to Mumbai Indians.
How many players were sold at the IPL 2023 auction?
80. 29 of them came from outside India. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought the most, 13 players.
How much did the franchises spend at the IPL 2023 auction?
₹167 crore, which is £16,366,000. Sunrisers Hyderabad spent the most, ₹35.70 crore on 13 players.
When and where was the IPL 2023 auction held?
In Kochi, on 23 December 2022, ahead of the 2023 season.
Was the IPL 2023 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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