As the first session of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2018 player auction drew to a close, Ben Stokes held on to his title as the costliest player for the second year running. Sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 125 million, Stokes was aggressively bid by multiple teams. Last year, he was picked up by Rising Pune Supergiant (no longer in the IPL) for Rs 145 million).
Teams seemed to favour all-rounders as four of the top eights buys came in the category. Glenn Maxwell cost Delhi Daredevils Rs 90 million while CSK forked out Rs 78 million for Kedar