IPL 2023: Complete Sold Players List from the IPL Auction
A total of 405 players went under the hammer in the mini-auction in Kochi.
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises finalized their squads as the mini-auction for the sixteenth edition concluded in Kochi on Friday, December 23. Like every season, this auction too was action-packed, right from the word ‘go’, as franchises began to lock horns for certain players that sparked off bidding wars on numerous occasions.
The auction saw INR 167 crore splurged by franchises to fetch 80 players. As many as 405 cricketers went under the hammer out of the 991 that initially registered for the mini-auction. In the list of 405 players- 131 bowlers, 61 batters, 155 all-rounders, and 58 wickets-keepers were up for grabs in the event on Friday.
All franchises have already begun ideating plans ahead of the new season and had noted down specific players to target at the auction in order to bolster their squads. In the auction, arguably the highlight aspect was that of Punjab Kings breaking the bank for English all-rounder Sam Curran, who became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League during the 2023 mini-auction.
The Englishman was bought for a massive INR 18.5 crore and deservedly so as the star player has proved his worth in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Moments later, Australia’s Cameron Green also crossed the mark with Mumbai Indians agreeing to a INR 17.5 crore deal ahead of the new season. Nicholas Pooran, who was released by SRH in the players retention and released list was the most expensive wicketkeeper ever, going for eight times his base price to Lucknow Super Giants at INR 16 crore.
Needless to mention, fans have been thoroughly entertained with what transpired in the bidding arena on Friday. It will be interesting to see what transpires in the cash-rich T20 league with fresh faces added to the squads. Reigning champions Gujarat Titans will be on the lookout to defend their title and add another one come April 2023.
IPL 2023 Auction Players Sold List:
Aijnkya Rahane
Ben Stokes
Shaik Rasheed
Nishant Sindhu
Kyle Jamieson
Ajay Mandal
Bhagath Varma
Phil Salt
Ishant Sharma
Mukesh Kumar
Manish Pandey
Rilee Rossouw
Kane Williamson
Odean Smith
KS Bharath
Shivam Mavi
Urvil Patel
Joshua Little
Mohit Sharma
N Jagadeesan
Vaibhav Arora
Suyash Sharma
David Wiese
Kulwant Khejroliya
Mandeep Singh
Litton Das
Shakib Al Hasan
Nicholas Pooran
Jaydev Unadkat
Yash Thakur
Romario Shepherd
Daniel Sams
Amit Mishra
Prerak Mankad
Swapnil Singh
Naveen ul Haq
Yudhvir Charak
Cameron Green
Jhye Richardson
Piyush Chawla
Duan Jansen
Vishnu Vinod
Shams Mulani
Nehal Vadhera
Raghav Goyal
Sam Curran
Sikandar Raza
Harpreet Bhatia
Vidwath Kaverappa
Mohit Rathee
Shivam Singh
Jason Holder
Donovan Ferriera
Kunal Rathore
Adam Zampa
KM Asif
Murugan Ashwin
Akash Vashisht
Abdul PA
Joe Root
Reece Topley
Himanshu Sharma
Will Jacks
Manoj Bhandage
Rajan Kumar
Avinash Singh
Sonu Yadav
Harry Brook
Mayank Agarwal
Heinrich Klaasen
Adil Rashid
Mayank Markande
Vivrant Sharma
Samarth Vyas
Sanvir Singh
Upendra Singh Yadav
Mayank Dagar
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Akeal Hosein
Anmolpreet Singh
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