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His country Mitchell Starc, dethroned Australia captain Pat Cummins in the IPL 2024 auction to became the costliest player in the history of Indian Premier League. In an intense bidding, Kolkata Knight Riders pipped Gujarat Titans to attain Starc's services for a mind-wobbling Rs 24.75 crore. Meanwhile, Cummins was bagged by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.5 crore in IPL 2024 auction.
Before the IPL 2024 auction, England pace all-rounder Sam Curran has been the costliest player in Indian Premier League history after Punjab Kings grabbed the services of Englishmen for Rs 18.5 crore during the 2023 IPL auction.
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Before the IPL 2024 auction, England pace all-rounder Sam Curran has been the costliest player in Indian Premier League history after Punjab Kings grabbed the services of Englishmen for Rs 18.5 crore during the 2023 IPL auction.
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Till the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League, it was former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who was the costliest player in the IPL auction. He was bought by Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) for Rs 16 crore in the IPL auction.
However, from the previous IPL auction, the franchisees have been ready to spend big money on the key players in the auction, given that the purse size of the teams has also increased over time.
Since the inception of IPL in 2008, the purse size of franchisees has swelled to Rs 100 crore after a subsequent increase provided by the BCCI to keep the level playing field in the world's largest cricket league.
In the IPL Auction 2023, the bid price of four players touched the Rs 16-crore mark with Sam Curran and Australian all-rounder Cameron Green even when past that magic figure.
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Cummins to Ben Stokes: Top 11 costliest players in Indian Premier League history
| Player | Team | Price (in Rs crore) | Year |
| Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | 24.75 | 2024 |
| Pat Cummins | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20.5 | 2024 |
| Sam Curran | Punjab Kings | 18.5 | 2023 |
| Cameron Green | Mumbai Indians | 17.5 | 2023 |
| Ben Stokes | Chennai Super Kings | 16.25 | 2023 |
| Chris Morris | Rajasthan Royals | 16.25 | 2021 |
| Nicolas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 16 | 2023 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Delhi Daredevils (Now Delhi Capitals) | 16 | 2015 |
| Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15.5 | 2020 |
| Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 15.25 | 2022 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 2021 |
