IPL 2017 List of Most Expensive Players

IPL 2017 List of Most Expensive Players:

The VIVO IPL 10 has finally begun with the successful completion of the IPL Auction 2017.Spending over 911 million INR, the IPL auction ended with teams buying 66 players from an extensive list of 351. These 66 include 39 Indian players and 27 overseas players, with Ben Stokes leading the table with the highest bid ever for an overseas player in the IPL. The VIVO IPL Auction commemorated on February 20, 2017, in Bengaluru. Indian Premier League 2017 has 140 players retained by their respective teams under the player retention policy. The remaining 352 players were auctioned, and there were many shocking bids and some high-intensity bidding wars that people witnessed. The highest paid players in IPL 10 auction were mainly non-Indians, and Karn Sharma became the biggest Indian buy at Rs 3.2 crore.The list of 5 most expensive player is:

1.Ben Stokes:

Rising Pune Supergiants

Rs 14.5 crore

Benjamin Andrew "Ben" Stokes is an international cricketer who plays for England and is the current vice captain of the English Test team. Born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, he moved to northern England at the age of 12.  Sunrisers Hyderabad also fought for the talented cricketer with a big of Rs 13.5 crore, however, Rising Pune Supergiants bagged the deal for a whopping Rs 14.5 crore. Ben Stokes became the highest paid foreigns player in the history of IPL. Benjamin Andrew Stokes of England is the most expensive player this season, but is only the fourth most-expensive player since the IPL started in 2008 – Yuvraj Singh still leads that table.

2.Tymal Mills

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rs 12 crore

Tymal Solomon Mills is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex.  Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians brought up Mills’ price to 7-8 crore from a base price of Rs 50 lakhs. Royal Challengers Bangalore entered late and bagged the fast bowler at Rs 12 crore.

3.Trent Boult

 Kolkata Knight Riders

 Rs 5 crore

Trent Alexander Boult is a professional cricket player from New Zealand who plays as a bowler and tail end batsman for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, Northern Districts in the New Zealand domestic league, and New Zealand internationally.  He first played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2015 and 16 editions. Boult has made a name for himself as a threat to batsmen with his ability to move the ball both ways, being a left-arm fast bowler.

4.Kagiso Rabada

 Delhi Daredevils

 Rs 5 crore

Kagiso Rabada is a South African international cricketer. Rabada, who is known by the nickname KG, is a fast bowler and plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. With a base price of Rs 1 crore, Rabada gained attention from Virender Sehwag, who wanted to secure the bowler for Kings XI Punjab. However, Delhi played the waiting game to perfection and won the deal at Rs 5 crore. He picked up 15 wickets versus Australia and 19 against Sri Lanka in the Test series while in ODIs, he has continued his good form. This is the first time that he will be playing in the IPL.

5.Pat Cummins

 Delhi Daredevils

 Rs 4.5 crore

Patrick James "Pat" Cummins is an Australian cricketer. A fast bowler, he made his Test debut at age 18 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Cummins is a fast bowler who regularly bowls faster than 145 km/h. They had identified 23-year-old Australian Pat Cummins as one of their top targets and were willing to spend 4.5 crores on him. With a base price of Rs 2 crore, Pat Cummins created a bidding war between Delhi and Sunrisers Hyderabad.