Top 5 most expensive players in IPL auction history, Green shatters Starc's record
Top 5 most expensive players in IPL auction history, Green shatters Starc's record
Cameron Green may pocket just INR 18 crore out of his total paycheque of INR 25.2 crore, but the Australian all-rounder got to be the most expensive player at an IPL mini auction, shattering Mitchell Starc's record from a couple of years ago. Take a look at the most expensive list for the whole IPL-
Cameron Green, as expected, was the most expensive player at the IPL 2026 auction. The Australian all-rounder won't get his full amount, but Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) splurged INR 25.20 crore, making him the third-most expensive player at an IPL auction and the most expensive at a mini auction as he went past Mitchell Starc's bid
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Rishabh Pant, the Lucknow Super Giants captain, was bid for by Sanjiv Goenka and Co in the IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG had increased the bid from INR 20.75 crore to INR 27 crore after the Delhi Capitals had used RTM to buy him back, before Lucknow got him eventually.
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Shreyas Iyer, the Punjab Kings skipper, was paid for INR 26.75 crore by the last year's finalists. Iyer was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders after the championship-winning season, and was snapped up by the Kings.
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Mitchell Starc came into the IPL 2024 mini auction and was splurged INR 24.75 crore by the Kolkata Knight Riders. Starc won KKR the IPL with Player of the Match performances in the qualifier and the final.
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Venkatesh Iyer, the biggest surprise in the list, got a paycheque of INR 23.75 crore from the Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL 2025 mega auction
