Top 10 most expensive players bought in IPL auction 2015

Top 10 most expensive players bought in IPL auction 2015: The auction for IPL 8 to be held in April 2015 was an eye opener in many ways. Prominent players went unsold and some went for a much higher price than what they expected. A few players also went for a still. Here are the top 10 most expensive buys in this auction: 10. Darren Sammy Rs.2,80,00,000 RCB D. Sammy was bought by The Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping INR 2.8 crores. (Photo Source: Associated Press) After a very disappointing #Worldcup match it was great to hear I’m going to @RCBTweets thanks to @SunRisers for the opportunity last 2years — Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) February 16, 2015 The West Indian all-rounder, who was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad and even captained the team for a season, was bought by The Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping INR 2.8 crores. Sammy served the SRH with distinction and SRH went to the playoffs in their first season in the IPL. 9. David Wiese Rs.2,80,00,000 RCB Wiese is a quality all-rounder, who took 5/21 in the third match of the recently played T20I series against West Indies. (Photo Source: BCCI) The unknown quantity from South Africa, David Wiese was bought for the same price as Darren Sammy. Wiese is a quality all-rounder, who took 5/21 in the third match of the recently played T20I series against West Indies. Wiese is also capable of hitting some big ones in the end of the innings. 8. Murali Vijay Rs.3,00,00,000 KXIP He was brought for INR 3 crores. (Photo Source: BCCI) Former Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils opener Murali Vijay found a new home in Kings XI Punjab who were looking for a new partner for Virender Sehwag after Mandeep Singh was transferred to RCB during the trading window. He was brought for INR 3 crores. 7. Aaron Finch Rs.3,20,00,000 MI Aaron Finch was bought for Rs. 3.2 crores. (Photo Source: BCCI) Former Sunrisers Hyderabad player Aaron Finch was released by the franchise for this auction was bought by Mumbai Indians to compensate for the release of Michael Hussey. Mumbai, who were looking for an opener to partner Lendli Simmons, found a perfect foil in Finch as he is capable of both hard hitting and anchoring the innings. Aaron Finch was bought for Rs. 3.2 crores. 6. Amit Mishra Rs.3,50,00,000 DD He was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 3.5 crores. (Photo Source : BCCI ) The Indian leg spinner was also released by SRH last time. He was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 3.5 crores. Mishra has previously played for Delhi in the first three seasons of the IPL and has picked up a hat-trick for them. Delhi spent big bucks in this auction after selling almost all of their squad before the auction. 5. Trent Boult Rs.3,80,00,000 SRH Trent Boult, the New Zealand pace man sparked a major bidding war between SRH and DD. (Photo Source : BCCI ) Trent Boult, the New Zealand pace man sparked a major bidding war between SRH and DD. In the end SRH won the bidding war that escalated his price to a dizzying Rs. 3.8 crores. SRH needed a fast bowler as a backup to Dale Steyn because of South Africa’s test series during the latter half of the IPL tournament. 4. Zaheer Khan Rs.4,00,00,000 DD Indian pace bowler Zaheer Khan went unsold in the first round, which came as a big shock to everyone. (Photo Source: AFP) Indian pace bowler Zaheer Khan went unsold in the first round, which came as a big shock to everyone. He was let go after missing the last IPL due to injury and now Delhi picked him up for Rs. 4 crores in a bid to add experience to their bowling line up. 3. Angelo Mathews Rs.7,50,00,000 DD He was the 3rd most expensive player sold for INR 7.5 crores. (Photo Source: BCCI) Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first season of IPL and later captained Pune Warriors team for 2 seasons , was a part of the auction this year after giving the last year’s auction a miss. He was picked up by Delhi Daredevils as he is a very capable all-rounder and can also be an excellent captain if Delhi decides to make him one. He was the 3rd most expensive player sold for INR 7.5 crores. 2. Dinesh Karthik Rs.10,50,00,000 RCB (Photo Source : BCCI ) Former Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils wicket keeper Dinesh Kartik was put into the auction by Delhi after a disappointing IPL season last year after buying him for a whopping Rs. 12.5 crores in the previous auction in 2011. This time also, Karthik sparked a bidding war which saw his price escalate to Rs. 10.5 crores. RCB payed this much money to avail the services of Dinesh Kartik to replace Parthiv Patel, who was traded to Mumbai Indians in the trading window in December 2014. 1. Yuvraj Singh Rs.16,00,00,000 DD DD were the ultimate winners, buying Yuvraj for INR 16 crores. (Photo Source : BCCI ) Yuvraj Singh again saw a rise in his value in IPL auction, when DD bought him for 16 crore Indian rupees. Yuvraj who was bought for 14 crore INR last year by RCB, played just one season for them and top scored their batting record. But RCB decided to put him back into the auction this year to recover the price they paid for him. This year DD needed a big name player for their team and went all out for Yuvraj Singh along with RCB who raised the amount with each bid. But DD were the ultimate winners, buying Yuvraj for INR 16 crores, which makes him the highest paid player in IPL history. Incidentally he also occupies the second spot on the list. (Also read Most Sixes in Indian Premier League History)