Vivo IPL 2018 team players list and their salaries

Ben Stokes was the star performer for the second consecutive year in the IPL auction as he was taken for Rs 12.5 crore by Rajasthan Royals

In the 2018 IPL auction a pool of 578 players were nominated and 169 players were sold to the eight franchises. England all-rounder Ben Stokes emerged as the highest-paid player at Rs 125 mn (Rs 12.5 cr) while the India's left arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat become the most expensive Indian player at Rs 115 million (Rs11.5cr). Both the players were bought by the Rajasthan Royals.

Other Indian players also had a field day, with Manish Pandey and KL Rahul going for Rs 11 crore each for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab respectively

Meanwhile, this year’s IPL auction shows that quality ranks above everything else for the franchises. A prime example of that is Lasith Malinga going unsold and Chris Gayle finding a team only after coming into the auction for a third time.

Here the full list of IPL 2018 team players and their salaries.

Chennai Super Kings -

MS Dhoni (retained Rs 150 mn Rs 15 cr), Suresh Raina (retained Rs 110 mn Rs 11 cr), Ravindra Jadeja (retained Rs 70 mn Rs 7 cr),Kedar Jadhav (Rs 78 mn Rs 7.8 crore), Dwayne Bravo (Rs 64 mn Rs 6.4 crore), Karn Sharma (Rs 50 mn Rs 5 crore), Shane Watson (Rs 40 mn Rs 4 cr), Shardul Thakur (Rs 26 mn Rs 2.6 cr), Ambati Rayudu (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Murali Vijay (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 cr), Harbhajan Singh (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 cr), Faf Du Plessis (Rs 16 mn Rs 1.6 cr), Mark Wood (Rs 15 mn Rs 1.5 cr), Sam Billings (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Muhammad Imran Tahir (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 crore), Deepak Chahar (Rs 8 mn Rs 80 lakh), Mitchell Santner (Rs 5 mn Rs 50 lakh), Lungisani Ngidi (Rs 5 min Rs 50 lakh), KM Asif (Rs 4 min Rs 40 lakh), Kshitiz Sharma (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Monu Singh (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Jagadeesan Narayan (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Dhruv Shorey (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Kanishk Seth (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Chaitanya Bishnoi (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Delhi Daredevils -

Rishabh Pant (retained Rs 150 mn Rs 15 cr), Chris Morris (retained Rs 110 mn Rs 11 cr), Shreyas Iyer (retained Rs 70 mn Rs 7 cr), Glenn Maxwell (Rs 90 mn Rs 9 cr), Kagiso Rabada (Rs 42 mn Rs 4.2 cr), Amit Mishra (Rs 40 mn Rs 4 cr), Vijay Shankar(Rs 32 mn Rs 3.2 cr), Shahbaz Nadeem (Rs 32 mn Rs 3.2 cr), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Mohammed Shami (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Gautam Gambhir (Rs 28 mn Rs 2.8 cr), Trent Boult (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Colin Munro (Rs 19 mn Rs 1.9 cr), Jason Roy (Rs 15 mn Rs 1.5 cr), Daniel Christian (Rs 15 mn Rs 1.5 cr), Naman Ojha (Rs 14 mn Rs 1.4 cr), Prithvi Shaw (Rs 12 mn Rs 1.2 cr), Gurkeerat Singh (Rs 7.5 mn Rs 75 lakh), Avesh Khan (Rs 7 mn Rs 70 lakh), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 5.5 mn Rs 55 lakh), Jayant Yadav (Rs 5 mn Rs 50 lakh), Sandeep Lamichhane (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Sayan Ghosh (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Harshal Patel (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Manjot Kalra (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Mumbai Indians -

Rohit Sharma (retained Rs 150 mn Rs 15 cr), Hardik Pandya (retained Rs 110 mn Rs 11 cr), Jasprit Bumrah (retained Rs 70 mn Rs 7 cr), Krunal Pandya (Rs 88 mn Rs 8.8 cr), Ishan Kishan (Rs 62 mn Rs 6.2 cr), Kieron Pollard (Rs 54 mn Rs 5.4 cr), Pat Cummins (Rs 54 mn Rs 5.4 cr), Evin Lewis (Rs 38 mn Rs 3.8 cr), Surya Kumar Yadav (Rs 32 mn Rs 3.2 cr), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Ben Cutting (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Rahul Chahar (Rs 19 mn Rs 1.9 cr), Pradeep Sangwan (Rs 15 mn Rs 1.5 cr), Jason Behrendorff (Rs 15 mn Rs 1.5 cr), Jean-Paul Duminy (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Saurabh Tiwary (Rs 8 mn Rs 80 lakh), Tajinder Dhillon (Rs 5.5 mn Rs 55 lakh), Akila Dhananjaya (Rs 5mn Rs 50 lakh), Siddhesh Lad (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Aditya Tare (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Mayank Markande (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Anukul Roy (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Sharad Lumba (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Mohsin Khan (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), MD Nidheesh (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), MD Dinesan (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Kings XI Punjab -

Axar Patel (retained Rs 125 mn 12.5 cr), KL Rahul (Rs 110 mn Rs 11 crore), Ravichandran Ashwin (Rs 76 mn Rs 7.6 cr), Andrew Tye (Rs 72 mn Rs 7.2 cr), Aaron Finch (Rs 62 mn Rs 6.2 cr), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 62 mn Rs 6.2 cr), Karun Nair (Rs 56 mn Rs 5.6 cr), Mujeeb Zadran (Rs 40 mn Rs 4 cr), David Miller (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Ankit Singh Rajpoot (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Mohit Sharma (Rs 24 mn Rs 2.4 cr), Barinder Sran (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Chris Gayle (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 cr), Yuvraj Singh (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 cr), Ben Dwarshuis (Rs 14 mn Rs 1.4 cr), Mayank Agarwal (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Manoj Tiwary (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Akshdeep Nath (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Mayank Dagar (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Manzoor Dar (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Pradeep Sahu (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Kolkata Knight Riders –

Sunil Narine (retained Rs 125 mn Rs 12.5 cr), Andre Russell (retained Rs 85 mn Rs 8.5 cr) Chris Lynn (Rs 96 mn Rs 9.6 cr), Mitchell Starc (Rs 94 mn Rs 9.4 cr), Dinesh Karthik (Rs 74 mn Rs 7.4 cr), Robin Uthappa (Rs 64 mn RS 6.4 cr), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 58 mn Rs 5.8 cr), Piyush Chawla (Rs 42 mn Rs 4.2 cr), Nitish Rana (Rs 34 mn Rs 3.4 cr), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Rs 32 mn Rs 3.2 cr), Shivam Mavi (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Mitchell Johnson (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 cr), Shubman Gill (Rs 18 mn Rs 1.8 cr), R Vinay Kumar (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Rinku Singh (Rs 8 mn Rs 80 lakh), Cameron Delport (Rs 3 mn Rs 30 lakh), Javon Searless (Rs 3 mn Rs 30 lakh), Ishank Jaggi (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Apoorv Wankhade (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Rajasthan Royals –

Steve Smith (retained Rs 125 mn 12.5 crore), Ben Stokes (Rs 125 mn Rs 12.5 cr), Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 115 mn Rs 11.5 cr), Sanju Samson (Rs 80 mn Rs 8 cr), Jofra Archer (Rs 72 mn Rs 7.2 cr), Gowtham Krishnappa (Rs 62 mn Rs 6.2 cr), Jos Buttler (Rs 44 mn Rs 4.4 cr), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 40 mn Rs 4 cr), Darcy Short (Rs 40 mn Rs 4 cr), Rahul Tripathi (Rs 34 mn Rs 3.4 cr), Dhawal Kulkarni (Rs 7.5 mn Rs 75 lakh), Zahir Khan Pakteen (Rs 6 mn Rs 60 lakh), Ben Laughlin (Rs 5 mn Rs 50 lakh), Dushmanta Chameera (Rs 5 mn Rs 50 lakh), Stuart Binny (Rs 5 mn Rs 50 lakh), Aryaman Vikram Birla (Rs 3 mn Rs 30 lakh), Anureet Singh Kathuria (Rs 3 mn Rs 30 lakh), Prashant Chopra (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Ankit Sharma (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Midhun S (Rs 2 mn rs 20 lakh), Shreyas Gopal (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Jatin Saxena (Rs 5 mn Rs 20 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Royal Challengers Bangalore -

Virat Kohli (retained Rs 170 mn Rs 17 cr), AB de Villiers (retained Rs 110 mn Rs 11 cr), Sarfraz Khan (retained Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr)Chris Woakes (Rs 74 mn Rs 7.4 cr), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 60 mn Rs 6 cr), Umesh Yadav (Rs 42 mn Rs 4.2 cr), Brendon McCullum (Rs 36 mn Rs 3.6 cr), Washington Sundar (Rs 32 mn Rs 3.2 cr), Navdeep Saini (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Quinton De Kock (Rs 28 mn Rs 2.8 cr), Mohd Siraj (Rs 26 mn Rs 2.6 cr), Colin De Grandhomme (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Murugan Ashwin (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Nathan Coulter-Nile (Rs 22 mn Rs 2.2 cr), Parthiv Patel (Rs 17 mn Rs 1.7 cr), Moeen Ali (Rs 17 mn Rs 1.7 cr), Mandeep Singh (Rs 14 mn Rs 1.4 cr), Manan Vohra (Rs 11 mn Rs 1.1 cr), Tim Southee (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Pawan Negi (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 8.5 mn Rs 85 lakh), Aniket Choudhary (Rs 3 mn Rs 30 lakh), Anirudha Joshi (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Pavan Deshpande (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)

Sunrisers Hyderabad –

David Warner (retained Rs 125 mn Rs 12.5 c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (retained Rs 85 mn 8.5 c), Manish Pandey (Rs 110 mn Rs 11 cr), Rashid Khan Arman (Rs 90 min Rs 9 cr), Shikhar Dhawan (Rs 52 mn Rs 5.2 cr), Wriddhiman Saha (Rs 50 mn Rs 5 cr), Kane Williamson (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 30 mn Rs 3 cr), Shakib Hasan (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 crore), Carlos Brathwaite (Rs 20 mn Rs 2 crore), Yusuf Pathan (Rs 19 mn Rs 1.9 cr), Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Chris Jordan (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Billy Stanlake (Rs 5 mn Rs 50 lakh), Siddharth Kaul (Rs 38 mn Rs 3.8 crore), Deepak Hooda (Rs 36 mn Rs 3.6 cr), Syed Khaleel Ahmed (Rs 3 mn Rs 3 cr), Shreevats Goswami (Rs 10 mn Rs 1 cr), Basil Thampi (Rs 9.5 mn Rs 95 lakh), T Natarajan (Rs 4 mn Rs 40 lakh), Bipul Sharma (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Mehdi Hasan (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Ricky Bhui (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Sachin Baby (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh), Tanmay Agarwal (Rs 2 mn Rs 20 lakh)