Expensive Players in IPL History – Dhoni to Rishabh Pant. Most expensive players in IPL history from 2008 to 2025.
Expensive Players in IPL History (2008-2024)
Most expensive players in IPL history from 2008 to 2024
2008: MS Dhoni – Chennai Super Kings (9.5 Crore)
2009: Kevin Pietersen – Royal Challengers Bangalore (*9.8 Crore)
2009: Andrew Flintoff – Chennai Super Kings (*9.8 Crore)
2010: Shane Bond – Kolkata Knight Riders (4.8 Crore)
2010: Kieron Pollard – Mumbai Indians (4.8 Crore)
2011: Gautam Gambhir – Kolkata Knight Riders (14.9 Crore)
2012: Ravindra Jadeja – Chennai Super Kings (12.8 Crore)
2013: Glenn Maxwell – Mumbai Indians (6.3 Crore)
2014: Yuvraj Singh – Royal Challengers Bangalore (14 Crore)
2015: Yuvraj Singh – Delhi Daredevils (16 Crore)
2016: Shane Watson – Royal Challengers Bangalore (9.5 Crore)
2017: Ben Stokes – Rising Pune Supergiant (14.5 Crore)
2018: Ben Stokes – Rajasthan Royals (12.5 Crore)
2019: Jaydev Unadkat – Rajasthan Royals (8.4 Crore)
2019: Varun Chakravarthy – Kings XI Punjab (8.4 Crore)
2020: Pat Cummins – Kolkata Knight Riders (15.5 Crore)
2021: Chris Morris – Rajasthan Royals (16.25 Crore)
2022: Ishan Kishan – Mumbai Indians (15.25 Crore)
2023: Sam Curran – Punjab Kings (18.5 Crore)
2024: Mitchell Starc – Kolkata Knight Riders (24.75 Crore).
Expensive Players in IPL 2025
| Sr. No. | Team | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Use RTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rishabh Pant | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹27,00,00,000 | |
| 2 | | Shreyas Iyer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹26,75,00,000 | |
| 3 | | Venkatesh Iyer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹23,75,00,000 | |
| 4 | | Arshdeep Singh | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 |  |
| 5 | | Yuzvendra Chahal | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 | |
| 6 | | Jos Buttler  | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹15,75,00,000 | |
| 7 | | KL Rahul | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹14,00,00,000 | |
| 8 | | Trent Boult | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | |
| 9 | | Jofra Archer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | |
| 10 | | Josh Hazlewood | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | |
| 11 | | Mohammad Siraj | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,25,00,000 | |
| 12 | | Mitchell Starc | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,75,00,000 | |
| 13 | | Phil Salt | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,50,00,000 | |
| 14 | | Ishan Kishan | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,25,00,000 | |
| 15 | | Marcus Stoinis | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,00,00,000 | |
| 16 | | Jitesh Sharma | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹11,00,00,000 | |
| 17 | | T. Natarajan | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | |
| 18 | | Kagiso Rabada | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | |
| 19 | | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | |
| 20 | | Noor Ahmad | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,00,00,000 |