Who is the Most Expensive Buyer?
Sam Curran is now the player who has cost the most to acquire in the history of the Indian Premier League. The Punjab Kings paid 18.50 crore rupees to acquire Curran.
Most expensive player in IPL 2023
The second most expensive player in the IPL 2023 is Cameroon Green. Indians from Mumbai purchased Green for 17.5 crore rupees.
In this article, we’ll look at the list of the most expensive players ever to be auctioned off during an IPL season’s bidding war.
Most Expensive Player in IPL History
| Year | Player and Team | Price (INR) |
| 2023 | Sam Curran (PK) | 18.50 Crore |
| 2022 | Ishan Kishan (MI) | 15.25 Crore |
| 2021 | Chris Morris (RR) | 16.25 crore |
| 2020 | Pat Cummins (KKR) | 15.5 crore |
| 2019 | Jaydev Unadkat (RR), Varun Chakravarthy (KXIP) | 8.4 crore |
| 2018 | Ben Stokes (RR) | 12.5 crore |
| 2017 | Ben Stokes (RPS) | 14.5 crore |
| 2016 | Shane Watson (RCB) | 9.5 crore |
| 2015 | Yuvraj Singh (DD) | 16 crore |
| 2014 | Yuvraj Singh (RCB) | 14 crore |
| 2013 | Glenn Maxwell (MI) | 6.3 crore |
| 2012 | Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) | 12.8 crore |
| 2011 | Gautam Gambhir (KKR) | 14.9 crore |
| 2010 | Shane Bond (KKR), Kieron Pollard (MI) | 4.8 crore |
| 2009 | Kevin Pietersen (RCB), Andrew Flintoff (CSK) | 9.8 crore |
| 2008 | MS Dhoni (CSK) | 9.5 crore |
