Auction analysis
Auctions
Every auction, season by season: what each club spent, who went for the most, who was kept or traded, and how prices have moved.
- Auctions
- 19
- Players bought
- 1,646
- Total spent
- ₹3856 Cr
- Record buy
- ₹27.00 Cr
IPL seasons
at auction, all seasons
auction bids, nominal
Rishabh Pant · 2025
Pick an auction
Newest first. Each card shows the auction's size, its cost and its headline buy.
- 2027Window open
0
players retained so far
Auction not yet held
- 2026Mini auction
₹215 Cr
77 players
Top: Cameron Green
₹25.20 Cr
- 2025Mega auction
₹637 Cr
180 players
Top: Rishabh Pant
₹27.00 Cr
- 2024Mini auction
₹235 Cr
72 players
Top: Mitchell Starc
₹24.75 Cr
- 2023Mini auction
₹168 Cr
80 players
Top: Sam Curran
₹18.50 Cr
- 2022Mega auction
₹552 Cr
204 players
Top: Ishan Kishan
₹15.25 Cr
- 2021Mini auction
₹145 Cr
57 players
Top: Chris Morris
₹16.25 Cr
- 2020Mini auction
₹140 Cr
62 players
Top: Pat Cummins
₹15.50 Cr
- 2019Mini auction
₹107 Cr
60 players
Top: Jaydev Unadkat
₹8.40 Cr
- 2018Mega auction
₹432 Cr
169 players
Top: Ben Stokes
₹12.50 Cr
- 2017Mini auction
₹91 Cr
66 players
Top: Ben Stokes
₹14.50 Cr
- 2016Mini auction
₹140 Cr
94 players
Top: Shane Watson
₹9.50 Cr
- 2015Mini auction
₹87 Cr
66 players
Top: Yuvraj Singh
₹16.00 Cr
- 2014Mega auction
₹266 Cr
153 players
Top: Yuvraj Singh
₹14.00 Cr
- 2013Mini auction
₹70 Cr
37 players
Top: Glenn Maxwell
₹5.86 Cr
- 2012Mini auction
₹59 Cr
25 players
Top: Ravindra Jadeja
₹10.69 Cr
- 2011Mega auction
₹293 Cr
127 players
Top: Gautam Gambhir
₹11.20 Cr
- 2010Mini auction
₹17 Cr
11 players
Top: Kieron Pollard
₹3.43 Cr
- 2009Mini auction
₹37 Cr
17 players
Top: Kevin Pietersen
₹7.50 Cr
- 2008Inaugural auction
₹166 Cr
89 players
Top: MS Dhoni
₹6.53 Cr
The biggest buys ever
Highest prices paid at any auction. Nominal ₹: a 2008 price is a converted US-dollar figure and nothing is adjusted for inflation.
See the top 15
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishabh PantLucknow Super Giants | 2025 | ₹27.00 Cr |
| 2 | Shreyas IyerPunjab Kings | 2025 | ₹26.75 Cr |
| 3 | Cameron GreenKolkata Knight Riders | 2026 | ₹25.20 Cr |
| 4 | Mitchell StarcKolkata Knight Riders | 2024 | ₹24.75 Cr |
| 5 | Venkatesh IyerKolkata Knight Riders | 2025 | ₹23.75 Cr |
| 6 | Pat CumminsSunrisers Hyderabad | 2024 | ₹20.50 Cr |
| 7 | Sam CurranPunjab Kings | 2023 | ₹18.50 Cr |
| 8 | Matheesha PathiranaKolkata Knight Riders | 2026 | ₹18.00 Cr |
| 9 | Arshdeep SinghPunjab Kings | 2025 | ₹18.00 Cr |
| 10 | Yuzvendra ChahalPunjab Kings | 2025 | ₹18.00 Cr |
| 11 | Cameron GreenMumbai Indians | 2023 | ₹17.50 Cr |
| 12 | Chris MorrisRajasthan Royals | 2021 | ₹16.25 Cr |
| 13 | Ben StokesChennai Super Kings | 2023 | ₹16.25 Cr |
| 14 | Yuvraj SinghDelhi Daredevils | 2015 | ₹16.00 Cr |
| 15 | Nicolas PooranLucknow Super Giants | 2023 | ₹16.00 Cr |
How prices moved
Mega auctions rebuild every squad, so they dwarf the mini auctions between them. Read the two charts with that in mind.
Spent at each auction
₹ crore, all clubs.
Highest price each year
₹ crore, the single most expensive player.
Retentions and trades
The moves outside the auction, most recent first. These are agreed salaries, not bids.
Retention lists
Latest trades
- Mohammed ShamiSunrisers Hyderabad → Lucknow Super Giants · 15 Nov 2025₹10.00 Cr
- Nitish RanaRajasthan Royals → Delhi Capitals · 15 Nov 2025₹4.20 Cr
- Donavon FerreiraDelhi Capitals → Rajasthan Royals · 15 Nov 2025₹1.00 Cr
- Mayank MarkandeKolkata Knight Riders → Mumbai Indians · 15 Nov 2025₹0.30 Cr
- Arjun TendulkarMumbai Indians → Lucknow Super Giants · 15 Nov 2025₹0.30 Cr
- Sanju SamsonRajasthan Royals → Chennai Super Kings · 13 Nov 2025₹18.00 Cr
- Ravindra JadejaChennai Super Kings → Rajasthan Royals · 13 Nov 2025₹14.00 Cr
- Sherfane RutherfordGujarat Titans → Mumbai Indians · 13 Nov 2025₹2.60 Cr
- Sam CurranChennai Super Kings → Rajasthan Royals · 13 Nov 2025₹2.40 Cr
- Shardul ThakurLucknow Super Giants → Mumbai Indians · 13 Nov 2025₹2.00 Cr
Every auction
Select a season for every purchase, each club's spend, and who was retained or traded.
| 2027Window open | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2026Mini auction | 77 | ₹215.4 Cr | ₹25.20 Cr | 168 |
| 2025Mega auction | 180 | ₹636.9 Cr | ₹27.00 Cr | 46 |
| 2024Mini auction | 72 | ₹234.8 Cr | ₹24.75 Cr | 167 |
| 2023Mini auction | 80 | ₹167.8 Cr | ₹18.50 Cr | 156 |
| 2022Mega auction | 204 | ₹552.5 Cr | ₹15.25 Cr | 33 |
| 2021Mini auction | 57 | ₹145.3 Cr | ₹16.25 Cr | 135 |
| 2020Mini auction | 62 | ₹140.3 Cr | ₹15.50 Cr | 114 |
| 2019Mini auction | 60 | ₹106.8 Cr | ₹8.40 Cr | 120 |
| 2018Mega auction | 169 | ₹431.7 Cr | ₹12.50 Cr | 18 |
| 2017Mini auction | 66 | ₹91.2 Cr | ₹14.50 Cr | — |
| 2016Mini auction | 94 | ₹139.7 Cr | ₹9.50 Cr | — |
| 2015Mini auction | 66 | ₹87.3 Cr | ₹16.00 Cr | — |
| 2014Mega auction | 153 | ₹265.5 Cr | ₹14.00 Cr | 24 |
| 2013Mini auctionUSD | 37 | ₹69.6 Cr | ₹5.86 Cr | — |
| 2012Mini auctionUSD | 25 | ₹58.8 Cr | ₹10.69 Cr | — |
| 2011Mega auctionUSD | 127 | ₹293.0 Cr | ₹11.20 Cr | 12 |
| 2010Mini auctionUSD | 11 | ₹16.7 Cr | ₹3.43 Cr | — |
| 2009Mini auctionUSD | 17 | ₹37.0 Cr | ₹7.50 Cr | — |
| 2008Inaugural auctionUSD | 89 | ₹165.5 Cr | ₹6.53 Cr | — |
Price by role
Average price paid, by role, all seasons.
| Wicketkeeper | 120 | ₹2.85 Cr |
| All-Rounder | 399 | ₹2.74 Cr |
| Batter | 312 | ₹2.58 Cr |
| Bowler | 554 | ₹2.37 Cr |
| Unknown | 261 | ₹1.16 Cr |
How to read these numbers
- Only players who sold appear; nothing is known about players who went unsold.
- Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation.
- IPL 2008-2013 was auctioned in US dollars; rupee figures are converted at each year's average rate.
- A retention or trade is a salary agreed outside the auction, not a bid, and is kept apart from auction spend.
- Retentions, trades and releases last refreshed 9 Oct 2026. The data is as current as that refresh, not live.