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IPL 2024 auction: every player sold
72 players were sold at the IPL 2024 auction, held in Dubai on 19 December 2023, ahead of the 2024 season, for ₹230.45 crore between them. The most expensive was Mitchell Starc, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore.
TOP BUY₹24.75cr
PLAYERS SOLD72
SPENT₹230.45cr
FRANCHISES BUYING10
OVERSEAS30
The ten most expensive buys
What each franchise paid, in the rupees the auction was held in
Every player sold at the IPL 2024 auction
72 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 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹2 crore | ₹24.75 crore | £2,425,500£2.4m |
| 02 | Pat Cummins | Australia | All-rounder | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore | ₹20.50 crore | £2,009,000£2.0m |
| 03 | Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹1 crore | ₹14 crore | £1,372,000£1.4m |
| 04 | Harshal Patel | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹11.75 crore | £1,151,500£1.2m |
| 05 | Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹1 crore | ₹11.50 crore | £1,127,000£1.1m |
| 06 | Spencer Johnson | Australia | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹50 lakh | ₹10 crore | £980,000£980k |
| 07 | Sameer Rizvi | India | Batter | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹8.40 crore | £823,200£823k |
| 08 | Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | Batter | Punjab Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹8 crore | £784,000£784k |
| 09 | Rovman Powell | West Indies | Batter | Rajasthan Royals | ₹1 crore | ₹7.40 crore | £725,200£725k |
| 09 | Shahrukh Khan | India | All-rounder | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹7.40 crore | £725,200£725k |
| 11 | Kumar Kushagra | India | Wicketkeeper | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹7.20 crore | £705,600£706k |
| 12 | Travis Head | Australia | Batter | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore | ₹6.80 crore | £666,400£666k |
| 13 | Shivam Mavi | India | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹50 lakh | ₹6.40 crore | £627,200£627k |
| 14 | Shubham Dubey | India | Batter | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹5.80 crore | £568,400£568k |
| 14 | Umesh Yadav | India | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹2 crore | ₹5.80 crore | £568,400£568k |
| 16 | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹2 crore | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 16 | Jhye Richardson | Australia | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.50 crore | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 16 | Yash Dayal | India | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | ₹5 crore | £490,000£490k |
| 19 | Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh | ₹4.80 crore | £470,400£470k |
| 20 | Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh | ₹4.60 crore | £450,800£451k |
| 21 | Chris Woakes | England | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹4.20 crore | £411,600£412k |
| 22 | Harry Brook | England | Batter | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore | ₹4 crore | £392,000£392k |
| 22 | Shardul Thakur | India | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹4 crore | £392,000£392k |
| 24 | Robin Minz | India | Wicketkeeper | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹3.60 crore | £352,800£353k |
| 25 | Manimaran Siddharth | India | Bowler | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹2.40 crore | £235,200£235k |
| 26 | Sushant Mishra | India | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹2.20 crore | £215,600£216k |
| 27 | David Willey | England | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 27 | Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | Bowler | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 27 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 27 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | Bowler | Chennai Super Kings | ₹2 crore | ₹2 crore | £196,000£196k |
| 31 | Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand | All-rounder | Chennai Super Kings | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.80 crore | £176,400£176k |
| 32 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | Bowler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.60 crore | £156,800£157k |
| 33 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 33 | Sherfane Rutherford | West Indies | Batter | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 33 | Tom Curran | England | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 33 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | All-rounder | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1.50 crore | ₹1.50 crore | £147,000£147k |
| 37 | Ashton Turner | Australia | Batter | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 37 | Gus Atkinson | England | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1 crore | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 37 | Sumit Kumar | India | All-rounder | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 40 | Shai Hope | West Indies | Wicketkeeper | Delhi Capitals | ₹75 lakh | ₹75 lakh | £73,500£74k |
| 41 | Kartik Tyagi | India | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 42 | Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | All-rounder | Gujarat Titans | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 42 | Chetan Sakariya | India | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 42 | K. S. Bharat | India | Wicketkeeper | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 42 | Manish Pandey | India | Batter | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 42 | Nandre Burger | South Africa | Bowler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 42 | Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | Wicketkeeper | Delhi Capitals | ₹50 lakh | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 48 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | England | Wicketkeeper | Rajasthan Royals | ₹40 lakh | ₹40 lakh | £39,200£39k |
| 49 | Abid Mushtaq | India | All-rounder | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Akash Singh | India | Bowler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | India | Batter | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Anshul Kamboj | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Arshad Khan | India | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Arshin Kulkarni | India | All-rounder | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Ashutosh Sharma | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Avanish Rao Aravelly | India | Wicketkeeper | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Jhathavedh Subramanyan | India | Bowler | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Manav Suthar | India | Bowler | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Naman Dhir | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Prince Choudary | India | Bowler | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Ramandeep Singh | India | All-rounder | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Rasikh Dar | India | Bowler | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Ricky Bhui | India | Wicketkeeper | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Sakib Hussain | India | Bowler | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Saurav Chauhan | India | Batter | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Shashank Singh | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Shivalik Sharma | India | All-rounder | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Shreyas Gopal | India | Bowler | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Swapnil Singh | India | All-rounder | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Swastik Chhikara | India | Batter | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Tanay Thyagarajan | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 49 | Vishwanath Singh | India | All-rounder | Punjab Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
About the 2024 auction
How the auction worked and what changed from the one before
The 2024 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 ₹230.45 crore, up 38.0% on the ₹167 crore spent at the 2023 auction.
What each franchise spent
The 10 franchises that bought at the 2024 auction, biggest spender first
| FRANCHISE | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED | MOST EXPENSIVE BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | ₹31.35 crore | £3,072,300£3.1m | Mitchell Starc ₹24.75cr |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | ₹30.80 crore | £3,018,400£3.0m | Pat Cummins ₹20.50cr |
| Chennai Super Kings | 6 | ₹30.40 crore | £2,979,200£3.0m | Daryl Mitchell ₹14cr |
| Gujarat Titans | 8 | ₹30.30 crore | £2,969,400£3.0m | Spencer Johnson ₹10cr |
| Punjab Kings | 8 | ₹24.95 crore | £2,445,100£2.4m | Harshal Patel ₹11.75cr |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | ₹20.40 crore | £1,999,200£2.0m | Alzarri Joseph ₹11.50cr |
| Delhi Capitals | 9 | ₹19.05 crore | £1,866,900£1.9m | Kumar Kushagra ₹7.20cr |
| Mumbai Indians | 8 | ₹16.70 crore | £1,636,600£1.6m | Gerald Coetzee ₹5cr |
| Rajasthan Royals | 5 | ₹14.30 crore | £1,401,400£1.4m | Rovman Powell ₹7.40cr |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 6 | ₹12.20 crore | £1,195,600£1.2m | Shivam Mavi ₹6.40cr |
Kolkata Knight Riders spent the most, ₹31.35 crore on 10 players, 13.6% of all the money spent at the auction.
How far the bidding went past the base price
42 of the 72 players sold went for their base price, the opening price they went under the hammer at. The biggest jump was Sameer Rizvi's, from ₹20 lakh to ₹8.40 crore, 42.0 times the base.
| PLAYER | FRANCHISE | BASE | SOLD FOR | TIMES THE BASE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sameer Rizvi | Chennai Super Kings | ₹20 lakh | ₹8.40 crore | 42.0 |
| Shahrukh Khan | Gujarat Titans | ₹20 lakh | ₹7.40 crore | 37.0 |
| Kumar Kushagra | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh | ₹7.20 crore | 36.0 |
| Shubham Dubey | Rajasthan Royals | ₹20 lakh | ₹5.80 crore | 29.0 |
| Yash Dayal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹20 lakh | ₹5 crore | 25.0 |
Where the players came from
30 of the 72 players sold came from outside India, and cost ₹151 crore between them, 65.5% of all the money spent
| COUNTRY | PLAYERS | SPENT | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 42 | ₹79.45 crore | £7,786,100£7.8m |
| Australia | 6 | ₹68.05 crore | £6,668,900£6.7m |
| England | 6 | ₹13.10 crore | £1,283,800£1.3m |
| West Indies | 4 | ₹21.15 crore | £2,072,700£2.1m |
| South Africa | 4 | ₹14 crore | £1,372,000£1.4m |
| New Zealand | 3 | ₹17.80 crore | £1,744,400£1.7m |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | ₹10.90 crore | £1,068,200£1.1m |
| Afghanistan | 3 | ₹4 crore | £392,000£392k |
| Bangladesh | 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 2024 auction?
Mitchell Starc, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore, which is £2,425,500. Pat Cummins was next, at ₹20.50 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
How many players were sold at the IPL 2024 auction?
72. 30 of them came from outside India. Kolkata Knight Riders bought the most, 10 players.
How much did the franchises spend at the IPL 2024 auction?
₹230.45 crore, which is £22,584,100. Kolkata Knight Riders spent the most, ₹31.35 crore on 10 players.
When and where was the IPL 2024 auction held?
In Dubai, on 19 December 2023, ahead of the 2024 season.
Was the IPL 2024 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 Kolkata Knight Riders, or cricket salaries and payrolls. The nations are paid at the Cricket World Cup, prize money and all, and at the T20 World Cup.