The player auction for the new season of the Indian Premier League, taking place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, saw several records being broken.
Multiple overseas players including Mitchell Starc, Travis Head and Pat Cummins drew huge bids from the franchises.
S portstar looks at the 10 most expensive buys in the tournament’s history:
| Player | Team | Price (in ₹ crore) | Year |
| Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | 24.75 | 2024 |
| Pat Cummins | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20.50 | 2024 |
| Sam Curran | Punjab Kings | 18.50 | 2023 |
| Cameron Green | Mumbai Indians | 17.50 | 2023 |
| Ben Stokes | Chennai Super Kings | 16.25 | 2023 |
| Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals | 16.25 | 2021 |
| Nicolas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 16.00 | 2023 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils | 16.00 | 2015 |
| Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15.50 | 2020 |
| Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 | 2022 |
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