IPL Auction 2024 LIVE | IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates on Players Sold, Unsold, Purse Remaining & Full Squad Details

The IPL 2024 mini-auction saw several players being sold for massive amounts as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins scripted history after becoming the top two most expensive players in the history of the auction being sold for INR 24.75 Crore and INR 20.5 Crore respectively. However, there were a few big names which also failed to attract any buyers and went unsold. Let’s take a look at them:

1. Steve Smith – The star Australia batter came into the auction with a base price of INR 2 Crore. However, he failed to attract any buyers even in the accelerated round despite consistently scoring for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League 2022.

2. Philip Salt – The hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batter from England recently scored a sensation 109* (56) against West Indies in the 3^rd T20I and helped his side chase down a massive target of 223. However, despite his impressive numbers in his short T20I career, Salt failed to attract any buyers at a base price of INR 1.50 Crore.

3. Josh Hazlewood – The Australian fast bowler is one of the most sought-after seamers with his consistent performances across formats. However, due to his unavailability in March-April, he failed to find any bidders during the auction. Notably, Hazlewood is expecting his first child with his wife and hence will be spending some time with his family and will be available from the first week of May.

4. Josh Inglis – The wicketkeeper batter recently scored a sensational hundred in the first T20I against India in Visakhapatnam. Inglis scored the joint fastest hundred by an Australian in 47 balls and played magnificent innings of (110 off 50) showcasing his big-hitting prowess. However, despite his impressive show, he failed to find any bidders during the auction and went unsold with a base price of INR 2 Crore.

5. Tabraiz Shamsi – The left-arm wrist spinner is one of the top spinners in the world in T20Is having scalped 78 wickets from 65 innings at an average of 22.20 and an economy of 7.38. The 33-year-old was recently awarded Player of the Match in the second T20I against India with figures of 1/18 in four overs.  Despite his good showing, Shamsi went unsold with a base price of INR 50 Lakh.

The Indian Premier League 2024 Auction successfully ended on December 19 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, the UAE. Some big names went under the hammer, and bagged big bucks. All in all, the franchises were not hesitant in throwing huge sums of cash to get the best players in their squad ahead of the seventeenth edition of the cash-rich extravaganza.

There were 77 spots to fill of which 72 were filled by the ten franchises combined. A total of mind-boggling INR 2,30,45,00,000 or Two Hundred and Thirty Crores and Forty Five Lacs were spent today aggregatively by the franchises. KKR spent the most, while Lucknow Super Giants spent the least amount of money. The total spending by the individual franchise is as mentioned.

Amount spent by each franchise during IPL Auction 2024

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - INR 30,40,00,000 (Thirty crore and Forty lacs) 

Mumbai Indians (MI) - INR 16,70,00,000 (Sixteen crore and Seventy lacs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) - INR 19,40,00,000 (Nineteen crore and Forty lacs)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - INR 31,35,00,000 (Thirty One crore and Thirty Five lacs)

Gujarat Titans (GT) - INR 30,30,00,000 (Thirty crore and Thirty lacs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) - INR 30,80,00,000 (Thirty crore and Eighty lacs)

Delhi Capitals (DC) -INR 19,05,00,000 (Nineteen crore and Five lacs)

Rajasthan Royals (RR) - INR 14,30,00,000 (Fourteen crore and Thirty lacs)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) - INR 12,20,00,000 (Twelve crore and Twenty lacs)

While at one end, IPL 2024 mini auction saw several players earning massive amounts on their base price, a few players also experienced salary cuts as they were sold for lower prices than their previous signings.

1. Wanindu Hasaranga (10.75 Crore – 1.5 Crore) – The wrist-spinner was bought at his base price of INR 1.5 Crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad. He experienced a massive cut in his salary which was at 10.75 Crore during the IPL 2023 under Royal Challengers Bangalore. Hence, Hasaranga’s salary was reduced by INR 9.25 Crore.

2. Shardul Thakur (10.75 Crore – 4 Crore) – The all-rounder started at a base price of INR 2 Crore and was sold for INR 4 Crore to Chennai Super Kings. Thakur experienced a pay cut of 6.75 Crore in his salary which was INR 10.75 Crore in the previous season under Kolkata Knight Riders.

3. Kartik Tyagi (4 Crore – 60 Lakh) – The right-arm seamer came into the auction at a base price of INR 20 Lakh and was eventually roped in by Gujarat Titans for INR 60 Lakh. Tyagi experienced a massive salary cut of INR 3.40 Crore as he was earning a whopping INR 4 Crore under Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023.

4. Manish Pandey (2.40 Crore – 50 Lakh) – After being initially unsold in the auction, Manish Pandey was eventually bought at his base price of INR 50 Lakh by Kolkata Knight Riders. The first Indian centurion of IPL history experienced a pay cut of INR 1.90 Crore as he was earning 2.40 Crore at Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023.

The IPL 2024 auction saw several players being sold for massive amounts as all ten franchises completed their squads for the 17^th edition of the tournament. While many players were sold at their base price, there were some who also made massive gains on their value and earned a fortune through bids. Here are some players who were the biggest gainers from the auction:

1. Sameer Rizvi (42x) – The 20-year-old young batting sensation from Meerut came into the auction at a base price of INR 20 Lakh. Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Delhi Capitals showed interest in acquiring Rizvi, who’s known for his stupendous six-hitting prowess. He was eventually sold for a whopping INR 8.4 Crore to Chennai Super Kings. Hence, he earned a massive 42 times his base price being the biggest earner at the auction.

2. Kumar Kushagra (36x) – The 19-year-old wicketkeeper batter hailing from Jharkhand began at a base price of INR 20 Lakh. His stocks were raised as Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals got into a bidding war for him. Delhi Capitals won the bid and got him for INR 7.2 Crore making Kushagra the second biggest earner from the auction as he earned 36 times his base price.

3. Shubham Dubey (29x) – The 29-year-old hard-hitting batter from Vidarbha has just played 20 T20 matches in his career. Dubey came into the auction at a base price of INR 20 Lakh with Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals after him. He was eventually sold for INR 5.8 Crore to Rajasthan, hence earning a massive 29 times his base price.

4. Yash Dayal (25x) – The left-arm seamer was released by Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2024 following five sixes assault on him by Rinku Singh. Dayal came into the auction at a base price of 20 Lakh with Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore after him. He was eventually bought for INR 5 Crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore and earned 25 times his base price.

5. Shahrukh Khan (18.5x) – The 28-year-old batter from Tamil Nadu came into the auction at a base price of INR 40 Lakh with his old franchise Punjab Kings and Gujarat after him. He was eventually sold for INR 7.4 Crore and earned 18.5 times his base price.

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Check out Mumbai Indians (MI) complete squad

Check out Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) complete squad 

Check out Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) complete squad

Check out Rajasthan Royals (RR) squad here

Check Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad here

After eight long hours of bidding, the squads have now been finalized. Some bids were shocking, but there were many unfortunate names that went unsold. Thus, it will be interesting to see the teams fighting it out a quarter later for the seventeenth edition of the Indian Premier League. 

All the players have been sold and the squads have now been finalized. However, it is worth mentioning that the trading window opens tomorrow i.e. Wednesday, December 20, and players may be bought during this time frame.

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