Record-Breaking Auction on the First Day of IPL: ₹467.95 Crores Spent on 72 Players
The first day of the IPL auction witnessed several records being broken and rewritten. Shreyas Iyer initially made headlines as the highest-paid player in IPL history, only to have his record surpassed by Rishabh Pant later in the day. Alongside them, Venkatesh Iyer also turned heads with his remarkable bidding.
Out of 84 cricketers listed on the first day, 72 players were sold, with franchises spending a staggering ₹467.95 crores (over ₹650 crores in Bangladeshi Taka).
Top Highlights:
- Rishabh Pant was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crores, the highest bid of the day.
- Shreyas Iyer was acquired by Punjab Kings for ₹26.75 crores.
- Venkatesh Iyer returned to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹23.75 crores.
Franchise Purchases and Top Buys:
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Venkatesh Iyer – ₹23.75 crore
- Anrich Nortje – ₹6.5 crore
- Quinton de Kock – ₹3.6 crore
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi – ₹3 crore
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz – ₹2 crore
- Vaibhav Arora – ₹1.8 crore
- Mayank Markande – ₹30 lakh
Chennai Super Kings
- Noor Ahmad – ₹10 crore
- Ravichandran Ashwin – ₹9.75 crore
- Devon Conway – ₹6.25 crore
- Khaleel Ahmed – ₹4.8 crore
- Rachin Ravindra – ₹4 crore
- Rahul Tripathi – ₹3.4 crore
- Vijay Shankar – ₹1.2 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Josh Hazlewood – ₹12.5 crore
- Phil Salt – ₹11.5 crore
- Jitesh Sharma – ₹11 crore
- Liam Livingstone – ₹8.75 crore
- Rasikh Dar – ₹6 crore
- Suyash Sharma – ₹2.6 crore
Delhi Capitals
- KL Rahul – ₹14 crore
- Mitchell Starc – ₹11.75 crore
- T Natarajan – ₹10.75 crore
- Jack Fraser-McGurk – ₹9 crore
- Harry Brook – ₹6.25 crore
- Ashutosh Sharma – ₹3.8 crore
- Mohit Sharma – ₹2.2 crore
- Samir Rizvi – ₹95 lakh
- Karun Nair – ₹50 lakh
Mumbai Indians
- Trent Boult – ₹12.5 crore
- Naman Dheer – ₹5.25 crore
- Robin Minz – ₹65 lakh
- Karn Sharma – ₹50 lakh
Lucknow Super Giants
- Rishabh Pant – ₹27 crore
- Avesh Khan – ₹9.75 crore
- David Miller – ₹7.5 crore
- Abdul Samad – ₹4 crore
- Mitchell Marsh – ₹3.4 crore
- Aiden Markram – ₹2 crore
- Aryan Juyal – ₹30 lakh
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Ishan Kishan – ₹11.25 crore
- Mohammed Shami – ₹10 crore
- Harshal Patel – ₹8 crore
- Abhinav Manohar – ₹3.2 crore
- Rahul Chahar – ₹3.2 crore
- Adam Zampa – ₹2.4 crore
- Simarjit Singh – ₹1.5 crore
- Atharva Taide – ₹30 lakh
Rajasthan Royals
- Jofra Archer – ₹12.5 crore
- Wanindu Hasaranga – ₹5.25 crore
- Maheesh Theekshana – ₹4.4 crore
- Akash Madhwal – ₹1.2 crore
- Kumar Kartikeya – ₹30 lakh
Gujarat Titans
- Jos Buttler – ₹15.75 crore
- Mohammed Siraj – ₹12.25 crore
- Kagiso Rabada – ₹10.75 crore
- Prasidh Krishna – ₹9.5 crore
- Mahipal Lomror – ₹1.7 crore
- Kumar Kushagra – ₹65 lakh
- Manav Sutar – ₹30 lakh
- Anuj Rawat – ₹30 lakh
- Nishant Sindhu – ₹30 lakh
Punjab Kings
- Shreyas Iyer – ₹26.75 crore
- Yuzvendra Chahal – ₹18 crore
- Arshdeep Singh – ₹18 crore
- Marcus Stoinis – ₹11 crore
- Nehal Wadhera – ₹4.2 crore
- Glenn Maxwell – ₹4.2 crore
- Vishwa Vijay Kumar – ₹1.8 crore
- Yash Thakur – ₹1.6 crore
- Harpreet Brar – ₹1.5 crore
- Vishnu Vinod – ₹95 lakh
This record-breaking auction showcased the aggressive strategies of franchises to acquire top talent, ensuring an exciting upcoming season.
