Most Expensive Player in IPL Auction 2024 - Top 10 Player List
The auction for the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was held on December 19, 2023, in Dubai. A total of 333 players (214 Indian and 119 overseas players) went under the hammer in the 2024 Auction. The ten franchises filled 77 slots, including 30 overseas players. The teams are now ready for the upcoming season in Mar 2024. Fans, get ready with your fantasy cricket teams!
The most expensive player in the IPL Auction 2024 was Australia's Mitchell Starc, a World Cup-winning left-arm pacer. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a staggering ₹24.75 crore. He broke the previous record set by his Australian skipper Pat Cummins, who was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹20.50 crore just hours earlier.
Starc's record-breaking bid highlighted the high demand for quality fast bowlers in the IPL, especially those with experience and proven success in international cricket. It also reflects KKR's aggressive strategy to strengthen their bowling attack after a disappointing performance in the previous season (7th in points table).
Other notable overseas buys were: Travis Head to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹6.8 Cr, Gerald Coetzee to Mumbai Indians for ₹5 Cr, Dilshan Madushanka to Mumbai Indians for ₹4.6 Cr, Harry Brook to Delhi Capitals for ₹4 Cr and Rachin Ravindra to Chennai Super Kings for ₹1.8 Cr.
Top 10 Most Expensive Player in IPL 2024
The most expensive player in IPL 2024 is Mitchell Starc, the Australian left-arm fast bowler, who was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a staggering ₹24.75 crore at the player auction held in December 2023. Here is the list of top 10 most expensive players in the IPL auction 2024.
Player Country Category Team Price (INR)
Mitchell Starc Australia Bowler Kolkata Knight Riders ₹24.75 Cr
Pat Cummins Australia Bowler Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹20.50 Cr
Daryl Mitchell New Zealand All-Rounder Chennai Super Kings ₹14 Cr
Harshal Patel India Bowler Punjab Kings ₹11.75 Cr
Alzarri Joseph West Indies Bowler Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹11.50 Cr
Spencer Johnson Australia Bowler Gujarat Titans ₹10 Cr
Sameer Rizvi India Batter Chennai Super Kings ₹8.40 Cr
Rilee Rossouw South Africa Batter Punjab Kings ₹8 Cr
Shahrukh Khan India All-Rounder Gujarat Titans ₹7.40 Cr
Rovman Powell West Indies Batter Rajasthan Royals ₹7.40 Cr
Most Expensive Players in IPL Auction (All-time)
The all-time record for the most expensive buy in the history of the IPL was broken twice in 2024. First, Australia world cup winning skipper Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a massive ₹20.5 Cr, easily surpassing England Sam Curran's record buy of ₹18.5 Cr by Punjab Kings in the 2023 auction. Mitchell Starc broke that record just a few hours in the 2024 auction.
Here is the list of top 10 most expensive players bought in the IPL Auction ever.
Player Country Category Team Price (INR) Year
Mitchell Starc Australia Bowler Kolkata Knight Riders ₹24.75 Cr 2024
Pat Cummins Australia Bowler Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹20.50 Cr 2024
San Curran England All-Rounder Punjab Kings ₹18.50 Cr 2023
Cameron Green Australia All-Rounder Mumbai Indians ₹17.50 Cr 2023
Ben Stokes England All-Rounder Chennai Super Kings ₹16.25 Cr 2023
Chris Morris South Africa All-Rounder Rajasthan Royals ₹16.25 Cr 2021
Nicholas Pooran West Indies Wicketkeeper Lucknow Super Giants ₹16 Cr 2023
Yuvraj Singh India All-Rounder Delhi Daredevils ₹16 Cr 2015
Pat Cummins India Bowler Kolkata Knight Riders ₹15.5 Cr 2020
Ishan Kishan India Wicketkeeper Mumbai Indians ₹15.25 Cr 2022
Most Expensive Indian Players in IPL Auction 2024
Harshal Patel became the most expensive Indian player bought in the 2024 auction. He was bought by Punjab Kings for ₹11.75 Cr. The bidding war was intense between Gujarat, Punjab and Lucknow. Harshal has previously played for Delhi and Bangalore.
UP batter Sameer Rizvi, Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan, Jharkhand wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra and Vidarbha batter Shubham Dubey were the top uncapped Indian players to earn big IPL deals at the 2024 auction. Here is the list of top expensive Indian players bought in the IPL Auction 2024.
Player Category Team Price
Harshal Patel Bowler Punjab Kings ₹11.75 Cr
Sameer Rizvi Batter Chennai Super Kings ₹8.40 Cr
Shahrukh Khan Batter Gujarat Titans ₹7.40 Cr
Kumar Kushagra Wicketkeeper Delhi Capitals ₹7.20 Cr
Shivam Mavi Bowler Lucknow Super Giants ₹6.40 Cr
Shubham Dubey Batter Rajasthan Royals ₹5.80 Cr
Umesh Yadav Bowler Gujarat Titans ₹5.80 Cr
Yash Dayal Bowler Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹5 Cr