14 Most Expensive Players in IPL history

14 Most Expensive Players in IPL history: It was recently announced that the auction for the 2017 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place on 20th February, 2017. The previous auctions saw many surprise buys and fierce bidding wars for many players. This time around more than 250 players have registered for the IPL auction and we will definitely see more fierce bidding as franchisees would be looking to fill their teams with players who can be genuine match winners. The 10th edition of Indian Premier League will begin from 05th April 2017.

In the spirit of the auctions, we take a look at 14 most expensive buys in IPL history.

14. MS Dhoni (Chennai – 2008) – $1.5 million

The most expensive player to be bought in the first ever IPL auction, Indian captain MS Dhoni proved to be worth every dollar spent on him by Chennai Super Kings so far. 2 IPL titles, 1 Champions League title, qualifying in top 4 in every edition of the IPL, you cannot ask for more from your marquee player.

However, MS Dhoni was sacked as the skipper of RPS team for the upcoming IPL season. Steve Smith will take over the captaincy duties of RPS in 2017.