England all-rounder Sam Curran shattered past records at the players’ auction for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, emerging the most expensive player in the tournament’s history as Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 18.50 crore. The most expensive player in IPL so far was South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who received Rs 16.25 crore at the 2021 auction.
Broadcast on Star Sports and live-streamed on JioCinema — part of the Viacom18 network — a total of 405 players were part of the IPL 2023 auctions, including 273 Indian players for 87 slots.