The IPL Auction 2023, which ended on Friday, December 23, in Kochi, saw fierce competition from the ten IPL franchises. The tournament's dates and program have not yet been released, but the incredible auction has caused the anticipation to soar.
Sam Curran emerged as the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history as Punjab Kings acquired him for a staggering INR 18.50 crore. Then, Australian player Cameron Green, the second-most expensive player in IPL history, seized the spotlight. Mumbai Indians, five-time winners, paid a staggering INR 17.50 crore to recruit Green, who had originally enrolled for INR 2 crore. Ben Stokes, an all-rounder for England and a World Cup champion, was the third major acquisition of the IPL 2023 auction. CSK ended up signing him for an enormous sum of INR 16.25 crore.
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid, Khan, Rahul Tewatia Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak