The toughest league in the world is going to start in April. The excitement among the audience is at its peak. This year two new teams are making it more excited than ever. As the mega auction is also going to happen on 12th or 13th February many players also registered themself in the auctions.
Each year many players are giving value according to their potential and match-winning skills. In every auction, some players are bought by teams at a mouth whopping price and make their names in the most expensive players list.
Here, is the list of the most expensive players in each year IPL from 2008 till 2021.
List Of Most Expensive Player in IPL Every Season 2008-2021
2008: MS DHONI(CSK)- 1.5 MILLION USD
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As India won the first T20 world cup in 2007 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni it was quite obvious for all the franchises to buy him as their first choice. Many teams making their best bid to buy the new rising star of team India MS DHONI.
Chennai Super Kings gave their all to buy Dhoni and bought him for a mouth whopping of 1.5 million USD.
2009: ANDREW FLINTOFF(CSK) and KEVIN PETERSEN(RCB)-1.55 MILLON USD
The star batsman of England Kevin Petersen and the star all-rounder for England were bought by RCB and CSK respectively. These players failed to perform at their high potential and as a result, the franchise suffered to find a spot in the playoffs.
Andrew Flintoff also had been ruled out from that year’s IPL after playing only three matches due to a knee injury.
2010: SHANE BOND(KKR) and KIERON POLLARD(MI)) – 7.5 MILLION USD
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New Zealand’s pacer Shane bond and West Indies star allrounder Kieron Pollard were bought by Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians respectively, as the bidding had been secret due to the rules but they had ended at the price of 7.5 million USD.
2011: GAUTAM GAMBHIR(KKR) – 2.4 MILLION USD
The member of the T20 world cup winning team, the left-hand opener batsman Gautam Gambhir, started his IPL journey with Delhi bought by KKR in the 2010 IPL season. Later KKR won two titles under his captaincy which made him the best ever buy for the KKR in IPL history.
2012: RAVINDRA JADEJA(CSK) – 2 MILLON USD
The left-handed bowling allrounder Ravindra Jadeja’s potential was eye-catching and that’s the reason why CSK management went for Ravindra Jadeja. Later he became one of the biggest reasons behind the success of the franchise.
2013:GLENN MAXWELL(MI)- 1 MILLION USD
The destructive batsman Glenn Maxwell who was uncapped in 2013 started his IPL journey from MI. In that season Maxwell failed to impress the franchise and later he joined the other franchise from the next IPL.
2014: YUVRAJ SINGH(RCB)- 14 CRORE INR
The legend all-rounder of India, Yuvraj Singh who made a comeback in international cricket has been bought by RCB for a mouth whopping price of 14 crores in that IPL season.
2015:YUVRAJ SINGH(DD)-16 CRORE INR
Yuvraj Singh who sold out as the most expensive player in the previous season has been broke his own record and made it the most expensive player in the IPL history in this season too.
2016:SHANE WATSON(RCB)- 9.5 CRORE INR
The deadly allrounder of Australia who had taken retirement from international cricket was sold out as the most expensive player in the IPL season of 2016.
2017:BEN STOKES(RPSG)- 14.5 CRORE INR
The star allrounder of England Ben Stokes who registered him for the first time in the IPL auction has marked his placed and being sold out as the most expensive player in the 2017 IPL season.
2018:BEN STOKES(RR)-12.5 CRORE INR
In the 2018 IPL season, the craze of Ben Stokes among the franchise once again made him as the most expensive player in the 2018 IPL season.
2019:JAYDEV UNADKAT(RR) and VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY(KXIP) -8.4 CRORE INR
The left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy, the mystery spinner was sold as the most expensive player in the 2019 IPL season by RR and KXIP respectively.
2020:PAT CUMMINS(KKR)-15.5 CRORE INR
The Australian fast bowler known for its pace and swinging deliveries Pat Cummins was sold out as the most expensive bowler in the IPL history. Despite being the most expensive player Pat Cummins failed to perform to his expectations.
2021:CHRIS MORRIS(RR)-16.25 CRORE
The South African bowling allrounder who can’t display as much potential in world cricket was sold out as the most expensive player in the IPL history which is a surprise for plenty of people.
So, this was the list of all the most expensive players in IPL every season.
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