Most Expensive Players in IPL Auction History from 2008-2022 [Updated]
Expensive Players in IPL: Here is the complete list of most expensive players IPL year-by-year (season-wise) with bid value in the history of Indian Premier League from 2008 till 2022. IPL 2022 Season become the most number of expensive players from a single season (6 Players)
10 most Expensive Players in IPL Auction History:
| IPL Season | Most Expensive Player | Bid Amount in INR | Bid Amount in Crores (INR) |
| IPL 2008 | MS Dhoni (CSK) | INR 95,000,050 | 9.5 |
| IPL 2009 | Kevin Pietersen (RCB), | INR 98,000,000 | 9.8 |
| IPL 2009 | Andrew Flintoff (CSK) | INR 98,000,000 | 9.8 |
| IPL 2010 | Shane Bond (KKR), | INR 48,000,000 | 4.8 |
| IPL 2010 | Kieron Pollard (MI) | INR 48,000,000 | 4.8 |
| IPL 2011 | Gautam Gambhir (KKR) | INR 149,000,000 | 14.9 |
| IPL 2012 | Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) | INR 128,000,000 | 12.8 |
| IPL 2013 | Glenn Maxwell | INR 74,814,050 | 7.48 |
| IPL 2014 | Yuvraj Singh | INR 140,000,000 | 14 |
| IPL 2015 | Yuvraj Singh | INR 160,000,000 | 16 |
| IPL 2016 | Shane Watson | INR 95,000,000 | 9.5 |
| IPL 2017 | Benjamin Stokes | INR 145,000,000 | 14.5 |
| IPL 2018 | Benjamin Stokes | INR 125,000,000 | 12.5 |
| IPL 2019 | Varun Chakaravarthy | INR 84,000,000 | 8.4 |
| IPL 2020 | Pat Cummins | INR 155,000,000 | 15.5 |
| IPL 2021 | Christopher Morris | INR 162,500,000 | 16.25 |
| IPL 2022 | KL Rahul | INR 170,000,000 | 17 |
| IPL 2022 | Rohit Sharma | INR 160,000,000 | 16 |
| IPL 2022 | Ravindra Jadeja | INR 160,000,000 | 16 |
| IPL 2022 | Rishab Pant | INR 160,000,000 | 16 |
| IPL 2022 | Hardik Pandya | INR 150,000,000 | 15 |
| IPL 2022 | Rashid Khan | INR 150,000,000 | 15 |
IPL 2022 Mega Auction
Highest Paid and Expensive IPL Players in the history from IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Players Retained by their IPL franchise for the IPL 2022 15th Season are KL Rahul (Lucknow) – 17 Crores (2022), Rohit Sharma (MI) – 16 Crores (2022), Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) – 16 Crores (2022), Rishab Pant (DC) – 16 Crores (2022), Hardik Pandya (Ahmedabad) – 15 Crores (2022), Rashid Khan (Ahmedabad) – 15 Crores (2022).
MS Dhoni was the costliest player at US$1.5 million for the inaugural IPL 2008 Season. Chris Morris from SA is the most–expensive player in IPL history to have been bought in the auction at Rs. 16.25 crore. Who is going to be the most expensive player in IPL 2022 mega auction. Come back and visit us after the IPL 2022 Auction on February 13.
