A bidding war erupted for top overseas cricketers during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction 2023, which has resulted in big money being bid on by teams such as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PK). In this article, we’ll discuss the Top 5 IPL Most Expensive Players in 2023. So, read the article till the end. Also, read about the full squad of every IPL franchise with their role and price.
In the auction, England cricketer Harry Brook was the first player to be bought for double-digits. It is reported that 405 players went under the hammer in Kochi and that 87 slots were available across 10 franchises, out of which 30 slots were allocated to overseas players. There were 405 players total, of whom 273 were Indians and 132 were from other countries.
Sam Curran
Sam Curran has become the most expensive player ever to be purchased in the IPL, while Cameron Green has the second-highest price tag for a player to be purchased in the IPL. A very exciting auction started off the 2023 edition of the IPL with a thunderous start and fierce bidding.
A bidding war with Rajasthan Royals resulted in the sale of Sam Curran, the most expensive player in the game, to Punjab Kings for INR 18.50 crore. As of the beginning of the auction, the team had a purse of INR 32.2 crore at its disposal. Among all the players who have been coveted by IPL teams, Curran was the most sought after as he has surpassed the highest bid of Chris Morris at INR 16.25 crore.
Cameron Green
It was reported that Mumbai Indians went as far as spending INR 18.25 crore to secure Curran as the partner of Jofra Archer, their other big-ticket England signing from the previous auction, but the Mumbai Indian side ended up losing to Punjab, with the second-largest purse entering the auction.
It was only a short time after Mumbai had failed in their attempts to purchase Curran that the Mumbai Indians were able to buy Cameron Green for a whopping INR 17.50 crore. This made Cameron Green, a 23-year-old Australian all-rounder, the second most expensive player in IPL history.
Ben Stokes
Stokes also made it onto the list of top buys during the auction during which he was the second-highest bidder. After receiving multiple bids from Royal Challengers Bangalore, Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals, and SRH, he was finally sold for INR 16.25 crore to Chennai Super Kings, making him the third most expensive player in the world.
Nicholas Pooran
The purchase of Nicholas Pooran by Lucknow Super Giants cost INR 16 crore at the beginning of the year, making him the most expensive West Indian sold ever in an IPL auction, and he broke that record once again when he broke that record again later in the year.
Harry Brook
After making aggressive bidding for both Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to acquire both for INR 13.25 crore and INR 8.25 crore respectively. There were a total of five players who were sold for over INR 10 crore during the auction.
