Mitchell Starc becomes the most expensive player in IPL history
Utkarsh Classes
Last Updated
07-02-2025
Sport
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Australian bowler Mitchell Starc has become the most expensive player in IPL history.
- Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 24.75 crore and included in their team. Mitchell's base price was Rs 2 crore.
- The player auction for IPL 2024 took place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
- Only 72 players could be sold in the IPL 2024 mini-auction, out of which 30 were foreigners. All 10 teams spent Rs 230 crore and Rs 45 lakh on these 72 players.
Most expensive players in IPL history:
- 1. Mitchell Starc - Kolkata Knight Riders - 24.5 Crore - 2024
- 2. Pat Cummins - Sunrisers Hyderabad - 20.5 Crore - 2024
- 3. Sam Curran - Punjab Kings - 18.5 Crore - 2023
- 4. Cameron Green - Mumbai Indians - 17.5 Crore - 2023
- 5. Ben Stokes - Chennai Super Kings - 16.25 Crore - 2023
- 6. Chris Morris - Rajasthan Royals - 16.25 Crore - 2021
- 7. Nicholas Pooran - Lucknow Super Giants - 16.00 Crore - 2023
- 8. Yuvraj Singh - Delhi Daredevils - Rs 16.00 crore - 2015 (Most expensive Indian player)
IPL 2023
- On 30 May 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets to clinch their fifth Indian Premier League championship.
- 2023 Title Sponsor – Tata Group
Other award winners in IPL 2023:
- Devon Conway won the Player of the Match award in the final.
- Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap award for scoring the most runs.
- Mohammed Shami won the Purple Cap award for taking the most wickets.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal won the Emerging Player of the Year award.
History of IPL:
- First Edition - Year 2008
- Most successful teams – Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (5 titles)
- Most runs – Virat Kohli (7263 runs)
- Most wickets – Yuzvendra Chahal (187 wickets)
- Number of teams – 10
IPL Chairman – Arun Dhumal
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