IPL's biggest auction bids: How Rishabh Pant's $4.9m price tag compares to Starc, Cummins' record deals
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IPL's biggest ever auction figures
Since its inception in 2008, the Indian Premier League has changed the lives of the players lucky enough to secure contracts.
Aussies including Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green have all gone for insane figures throughout IPL auctions.
In light of the auction for the 2025 season, Wide World of Sports has taken a look at the top prices from over the years, based off figures listed on the competition's official site from 2013 to 2025.
Some figures may differ with conversion rates, particularly pre-pandemic. A number of these prices have been calculated with a historical converter and are listed as approximate.
The rankings have been based off the crore prices.
=25. Josh Hazlewood (2025 season)
The Aussie quick joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹12,50,00,000.
That's approximately $2.28m as of late 2024.
=25. Jofra Archer (2025 season)
The English paceman continued his journey back from injury by joining Rajasthan Royals.
He was also sold for ₹12,50,00,000.
=25. Trent Boult (2025 season)
Another player in the ₹12,50,00,000 market.
Boult was sold to the Mumbai Indians.
=25. Ben Stokes (2018 season)
This man features several times in the list.
In 2018, Ben Stokes landed at Rajasthan Royals for ₹12,50,00,000 ($2.4m AUD approximately).
=25. Dinesh Karthik (2014 season)
Karthik joins Yuvraj Singh as players to feature in the highest earners list from the 2014 auction.
He was sold for ₹12,50,00,000 ($2.26m AUD approximately) to Delhi Daredevils.
24. Harry Brook (2023 season)
The big-hitting Englishman is one of several players in this list from the 2022 auction.
He was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹13,25,00,000 ($2.38m AUD approximately).
=19. Deepak Chahar (2022 season)
Chennai Super Kings claimed the Indian paceman after a bidding war with Rajasthan Royals.
Chahar was bought for ₹14,00,00,000 ($2.59m AUD approximately).
=19. Yuvraj Singh (2014 season)
One of the most decorated short-form Indian players of all time fetched a mammoth price tag in 2014.
Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased the all-rounder for ₹14,00,00,000 ($2.49m AUD approximately).
=19. KL Rahul (2025 season)
Delhi Capitals played a premium ₹14,00,00,000 (2.55m AUD) for the talented batter.
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