IPL 2024 auction | Mitchell Starc (₹24.75 crore), Pat Cummins (₹20.50 crore) become the most expensive signings in IPL history

RCB asks for Saurabh Chauhan to be brought back and gets him at his base price of ₹20 lakh. With that, the IPL 2024 auction comes to an end.

RR gets South African bowler Nandre Burger at ₹50 lakh. 

Sakib Hussain goes to KKR for ₹20 lakh, while Gurjapneet Singh remains unsold.

While G. Ajitesh, an uncapped wicket-keeper at a base price of ₹20 lakh, remains unsold, Avinash Rao Aravelly goes to CSK at his base price of ₹20 lakh. 

Uncapped all-rounder Rohit Rayudu (base price: ₹20 lakh) remains unsold. 

Shivalik Sharma goes to Mumbai Indians for ₹20 lakh.

Swapnil Singh is bought by RCB for his base price of ₹20 lakh as well.

Uncapped batter Swastik Chhikara gets interest from DC and gets him at his base price of ₹20 lakh. 

Amandeep Khare (base price: ₹20 lakh) remains unsold. 

RR bids for Abid Mushtaq and buys him at his base price of ₹20 lakh.

KKR bids for Gus Atkinson and gets him at his base price of ₹1 crore. 

Dushmantha Chameera (base price: ₹50 lakh) remains unsold. Matt Henry (base price: 75 lakh) also remains unsold, so does his New Zealand teammate Adam Milne. 

Michael Bracewell (base price: ₹1 crore) remains unsold. 

MI bids for Mohammad Nabi (base price: ₹1.50 crore) and gets him at his base price. 

DC gets Shai Hope at his base price of ₹75 lakh.

Saurav Chauhan, (base price: ₹20 lakh) remains unsold. 

LSG bids for Mohd. Arshad Khan and gets him at his base price of ₹20 lakh.

Mujeeb Rahman (base price: ₹2 crore) is also bought at his base price by KKR.

Another Afghanistan spinner Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil (base price: ₹50 lakh) remains unsold. 

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson (base price: ₹2 crore) is bought by RCB at his base price.

Australian veteran batsman Steve Smith (base price ₹2 crore) remains unsold once again.

Karun Nair (base price: ₹50 lakh) comes under the hammer again, but remains unsold. Manish Pandey (base price: ₹50 lakh) comes next. KKR bids for the Karnataka batsman and gets him at his base price. 

PBKS and DC bid for Rilee Rossouw (base price: ₹2 crore). As the bid reaches ₹5.60 crore, Delhi also joins in. But PBKS finally gets the South African batsman for ₹8 crore.

Uncapped spinner Prince Choudhary (base price: 20 lakh) bought by PBKS at his base price. 

SRH bids for Jhathavedh Subramanyam and gets him at his base price of 20 lakh.

With this, the accelerated round of the auction comes to an end. Now, teams have to submit names of one to two players each for the final round.

Uncapped fast bowlers K.M. Asif, Sakib Hussain, Mohammed Kaif, Abhilash Shetty, Gurjapneet Singh, Prithviraj Yarra, Shubham Agrawal (all with a base price of 20 lakh) remain unsold.

CSK and MI bid for uncapped wicket-keeper Robin Minz (base price: ₹20 lakh). GT joins the race after CSK runs out of funds. After GT’s ₹2.80 crore bid, MI can’t bid any further as well. SRH joins and has to bow out due to lack of funds after GT’s ₹3.60 crore bid and Robin Minz becomes a GT player.

Bipin Saurabh, another uncapped wicket-keeper, remains unsold.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Pradosh Paul, Rohit Rayudu (all at a base price of 20 lakh) go unsold.

PBKS gets Ashutosh Sharma at his base price of ₹20 lakh. PBKS also bids for Viswanath Pratap Singh and gets him at his base price of ₹20 lakh as well. PBKS bids again for Shashank Singh and gets him too at his base price of ₹20 lakh. PBKS later say they went for the wrong player and want to withdraw their bid, but the auctioneer says the hammer has come down and the decision cannot be reversed. 

PBKS bids again, this time for Tanay Thyagarajann, and gets him as well — again for his base price of ₹20 lakh.

G. Ajitesh remains unsold at his base price of ₹20 lakh. 

MI bids for uncapped all-rounder Naman Dhir and gets him at his base price of ₹20 lakh. Harsh Dubey (base price: ₹20 lakh), however, remains unsold.

MI also goes for Anshul Kamboj and gets him at his base price of ₹20 lakh.

Tanush Kotian (base price: ₹20 lakh) remains unsold. 

Sumit Kumar (base price: ₹20 lakh) finds interest from KKR and DC. The Capitals finally get Kumar for ₹1 crore.

Uncapped batters Swastik Chikara, Rithik Easwaran, Himmat Singh, Shashank Singh, Sumeet Verma — all at a base price of ₹20 lakh — find no takers.

KKR and RCB show interest in Sri Lankan Pacer Nuwan Thushara (base price: ₹50 lakh). MI joins the race after KKR bows out and the bidding intensifies. MI finally gets Thushara for ₹4.80 crore. 

Sandeep Warrier at a base price of ₹50 lakh remains unsold. Luke Wood (base price: ₹50 lakh) also remains unsold.

Mustafizur Rahman is bought by CSK at his base price of ₹2 crore. 

DC and RCB bid for Jhye Richardson (base price: ₹1.5 crore) and the Capitals finally get the Australian pacer for ₹5 crore. 

English pacer Tymal Mills (base price: ₹1.50 crore), New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne (base price: ₹1 crore) go unsold. Australian Lance Morris (base price: ₹75 lakh) also gets no interest.

GT bids for Australian pacer Spencer Johnson (base price: ₹50 lakh) and KKR also joins in. LSG bows out after GT’s ₹80 crore bid and DC joins the race. The bidding gets intense and crosses ₹5 crore mark. GT finally manages to get Johnson for ₹10 crore. 

Finn Allen (base price: ₹75 lakh) comes under the hammer as the first player in the accelerated round but gets no interest from any of the franchises. Colin Munro also gets no bids at his base price of ₹1.50 crore. 

Sherfane Rutherford is bought by KKR at his base price of ₹1.5 crore. 

LSG bids for Ashton Turner and gets him at his base price of ₹1 crore.

Rassie van der Dussen (base price: ₹2 crore), Qais Ahmed (base price: ₹50 lakh) and Michael Bracewell (base price: ₹1 crore) also go unsold. 

Tom Curran (base price: ₹1.50 crore) is bought by RCB at his base price.

James Neesham (base price: ₹1.50 crore) goes unsold and is followed by Keemo Paul (base price: ₹75 lakh), who also doesn’t get any interest. Odean Smith (base price: ₹50 lakh) also remains unsold. 

David Willey (base price: ₹2 crore) is bought by LSG at his base price. 

Shai Hope (base price: ₹75 lakh) goes unsold, so does Dushmanta Chameera (base price: ₹50 lakh), Ben Dwarshuis (base price: ₹50 lakh), Matt Henry (base price: ₹75 lakh), and Kyle Jamieson (base price: ₹1 crore). 

RCB and LSG bid for M. Siddharth (base price: ₹20 lakh). The 25-year-old left-arm spinner is finally bought by LSG for ₹2.40 crore.

MI buys Shreyas Gopal at his base price of ₹20 lakh.

Murugan Ashwin and Pulkit Narang — both with a base price of ₹20 lakh — go unsold.

With that Set 11 concludes. Accelerated auction to begin after a short break.

As uncapped spin bowlers go under the hammer in Set 10, Shiva Singh does not attract any bid for his base price of ₹20 lakh. 

GT bids for Manav Suthar and gets him at his base price, which is ₹20 lakh. 

KKR starts the bid for its former player Kartik Tyagi (base price: ₹20 lakh) and LSG joins in. After LSG opts out, GT joins in and gets Tyagi at ₹60 lakh.

Ishan Porel (base price: ₹20 lakh) goes unsold.

DC bids for Rashik Dhar and gets the uncapped fast bowler for his base price of ₹20 lakh.

GT starts the bid for its former bowler Yash Dayal (base price: ₹20 lakh) and RCB joins in as bidding begins for uncapped bowlers. GT and RCB fight as the bid reaches ₹5 crore. GT withdraws and RCB gets Dayal for ₹5 crore. 

MI shows interest in 22-year-old Sushant Mishra (base price: ₹20 lakh). Gujarat joins in and gets Mishra for ₹2 crore. 

Kuldip Yadav (base price: ₹20 lakh) goes unsold. 

SRH buys Akash Singh for his base price of ₹20 lakh.

CSK and GT start the bid for Kumar Kushagra (base price: ₹20 lakh). After CSK bows out at ₹65 lakh, DC joins in and the bids cross ₹5 crore. Finally, DC buys the uncapped Jharkhand wicket-keeper for ₹7.20 crore. 

Rajasthan Royals bid for uncapped English wicket-keeper Tom Kohler-Cadmore and gets him for his base price of ₹40 lakh.

Ricky Bhui is bought by DC for his base price of ₹20 lakh.

Urvil Patel, Vishnu Solanki — both with a base price of ₹20 lakh — go unsold. 

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Ramandeep Singh, a former MI player, gets a bid from KKR and the franchise gets him for his base price of ₹20 lakh. 

With that, Set 7 concludes. 

PBKS starts bidding for their former player Shahrukh Khan (base price of ₹40 lakh) and GT joins in. GT looks determined to buy the finisher, but PBKS isn’t giving up yet. After intense bidding, PBKS bows out and Gujarat gets Khan for ₹7.40 crore. 

Former MI all-rounder Hrithik Shokeen goes unsold as his base price of ₹20 lakh doesn’t attract any bids. Atit Sheth also remains unsold. 

LSG bids for Arshin Kulkarni and gets the uncapped all-rounder for his base price of ₹20 lakh. 

Uncapped all-rounders Sarafarz Khan, Vivrant Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Mohd. Arshad Khan (all with a base price of ₹20 lakh) remain unsold.

KKR shows interest in Angkrish Raghuvanshi. And the franchise gets him for his base price of ₹20 lakhs. 

That’s the end of Set 6, which comprised of uncapped batters. Now, the auctions moves to uncapped all-rounders.

CSK starts the bid for Sameer Rizvi (base price: 20 lakhs). GT joins in to get the 20-year-old, but CSK continues to pursue even as the bids cross 5 crore. As GT withdraws after CSK’s ₹7.60 crore bid, DC gets into the action. CSK finally gets Rizvi at ₹8.40 crore. 

Manan Vohra, Rohan Kannumal, Saurav Chauhan, Priyansh Arya — all with a base price of 20 lakh — go unsold. 

DC starts the bid for 29-year-old Vidarbha batter Shubham Dubey whose base price is ₹20 lakh. RR joins in and the two franchises indulge in a bidding war. RR finally gets the left hander for ₹5.80 crore. 

Ahead of the Set 6 (uncapped players), here is how much each team has left to spend:

GT: 31.85 crore 

DC: 24.95 crore

PBKS: 13.15 crore

RCB: 11.75 crore

CSK: 11.60 crore

MI: 8.15 crore

RR: 7.10 crore

KKR: 6.95 crore 

LSG:- 6.75 crore 

SRH: 3.60 crore

Spinners in this set continue to be ignored, as New Zealand national Ish Sodhi and South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi also go unsold. 

Mujeeb Rahman of Afghanistan is the last player in the set of capped spin players.

This ends the section of the auction for capped players.

Afghan spinner Waqar Salamkheil is the first in the fifth set of players at the auction. 

The 22-year-old attracts no bids. 

England’s Adil Rashid, 35, also does not get any bids. After Rashid, Akeal Hosein from West Indies also goes unsold.

Indian fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1.6 crore (base price ₹50 lakh), while Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka will join Mumbai Indians for an impressive price of ₹4.6 crore (base price ₹50 lakh).

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood went unsold for his base price of ₹2 crore. The former RCB bowler had also played for CSK before.

After a 9-year absence, Mitchell Starc makes a stunning comeback to the IPL and will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024 after the side won a bid of ₹24.75 crore for the Aussie pace bowler. While Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals fought for him until ₹9.6 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans jumped into the race to push the price past ₹10 crore and ₹20 crore marks.

Starc becomes the most expensive player in IPL history, an hour after Pat Cummins’ signing by SRH broke the previous record.

Starc played two seasons in the IPL in 2014 and 2015 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The 33-year-old recently won the ICC World Cup with Australia.

25-year-old fast bowler Shivam Mavi is picked up by Lucknow Super Giants for a price of ₹6.4 crore. LSG and RCB showed intent to get the bowler from Uttar Pradesh, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders for four years until 2022.

Gujarat Titans gets veteran Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav for ₹5.80 crore. Delhi Capitals tried bidding for the player, whose starting price was ₹2 crore.

The 36-year-old has represented RCB, Delhi and KKR before.

Windies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph is roped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a sum of ₹11.50 crore. Chennai began the bidding at ₹1 crore along with Delhi Capitals, before Lucknow Super Giants and RCB fought for him past the ₹10 crore mark.

Joseph made his IPL debut in 2019 with Mumbai Indians. He holds the record for best bowling figures on debut (6 for 12). He later joined Gujarat Titans and also featured in the recent 2023 season.

Indian fast bowler Chetan Sakariya is bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of ₹50 lakh.

The 25-year-old has played for Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals before.

Set 4 comprising of fast bowlers began with New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson, who goes unsold for his base price of ₹2 crore.

Kolkata Knight Riders buys Indian ‘keeper for his base price of ₹50 lakh. He played his last IPL game for Delhi Capitals in 2022.

Australia’s Josh Inglis and Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis go unsold.

Delhi Capitals buys South African wicketkeeper for his base price of ₹50 lakh.

The 23-year-old played for Mumbai Indians at the 2023 IPL.

With the third set under way, English keeper Phillip salt went unsold. The player had a opening price of ₹1.5 crore.

Ahead of the Set 3 (wicket-keepers), here is how much each team has left to spend:

GT - 37.65 crore 

KKR - 32.70 crore 

DC - 24.95 crore 

RCB - 23.25 crore 

PBKS - 13.15 crore 

LSG - 13.15 crore 

MI - 12.75 crore 

CSK - 11.60 crore 

RR - 7.10 crore 

SRH - 5.20 crore

England all-rounder Chris Woakes joins Punjab Kings for a price of ₹4.2 crore. Though Kolkata Knight Riders opened the bidding with his base price of ₹2 crore, Punjab were intent on getting the player, after missing out on Daryl Mitchell.

The 34-year-old’s last game in the IPL was in the 2021 season when he played for Delhi Capital.

With that, the second set of players (capped all-rounders) in this auction is done.

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is snapped up by Chennai Super Kings for ₹14 crore. Punjab and Delhi Capitals fought it out for Mitchell, whose base price was ₹1 crore, before Chennai Super Kings joined the bidding war late and sealed the signing.

The experienced Kiwi last represented Rajasthan Royals in the 2022 edition, when he also made his debut.

Fast bowler Harshal Patel goes to Punjab Kings for a whopping ₹11.75 crore. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants showed interest before Punjab prevailed.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, who bought him back for ₹10.75 in the 2022 auction, had released their record-breaking bowler after the 2023 season.

South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee has been signed by Mumbai Indians, who pay ₹5 crore for him. The 23-year-old will make his IPL debut. He had a base price of ₹2 crore. CSK and LSG also bid for him.

Fast bowler Pat Cummins will make his return to the IPL, joining Sunrisers Hyderbaad, who pay a record fee of ₹20.5 crore. Though CSK and MI began the bidding, SRH and RCB bid for him aggressively pushing his price past the ₹10 crore and ₹15 crore mark. His base price was ₹2 crore.

The purchase makes Cummins the most expensive player in IPL history.

The Australian World Cup-winning captain played for the Kolkata Knight Riders until 2022 before opting out of the 2023 edition of the tournament.

Indian national team fast bowler Shardul Thakur is back with Chennai Super Kings after Sunrisers attempted to buy him. Chennai gets him for ₹3.6 crore.

The 32-year-old was released by Kolkata Knight Riders after the last season.

Following him, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai is sold to Gujarat Titans for his base price of ₹50 lakh.

The young Kiwi star Rachin Ravindra will join Chennai Super Kings after the side bought him for ₹1.8 crore. Punjab Kings also bid for the 24-year-old, who had a base price of ₹50 lakh.

The New Zealand all-rounder will make his IPL debut with the Chennai side.

Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of ₹1.5 crore. He was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore after the 2022 season.

Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Shardul Thakur, Darryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra and Harshal Patel are among the players to be auctioned in set 2.

In a surprising turn, former Australian captain Steve Smith went unsold for his base price of ₹2 crore. He last played for Delhi Capitals in the 2021 edition of the IPL.

Indian batsman Manish Pandey also was not picked by any side. His base price of ₹50 lakh did not attract any bids. He was released by Delhi Capitals this year.

Indian batter Karun Nair goes unsold for his base price of ₹50 lakh. Nair last represented Rajasthan Royals in 2023.

Australia’s World Cup final centurion Travis Head will play for Sunrisers Hyderabad after the franchise bought him for ₹6.8 crore. Sunrisers began the bidding war on the last call by the auctioneer before the Super Kings aggressively bid for him.

Head has not played in the IPL before and will make his debut at the age of 30. The opening batter was one of the biggest names in the pool going into the auction.

Delhi Capitals buys England batter Harry Brook for ₹4 crore. The 24-year-old attracted attention from Rajasthan before the Capitals prevailed with the final bid. 

Brook had a base price of ₹2 crore. He will make his IPL debut with the side.

South African batter Rilee Rossouw went unsold for his base price of ₹2 crore

It’s a big start at the auction as West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell is the first player to go under the hammer at the 2024 auction. 

With a base price of ₹1 crore, he is snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for a price of ₹7.4 crore after a bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royals.

The explosive all-rounder last played for Delhi Capitals in 2022.

The auction is under way in Dubai with capped batters going first. Auctioneer Mallika Sagar starts the bidding process after BCCI’s Arun Dhamal gives the opening address.

Seven batters will go under the hammer first: England’s Harry Brook (base price of ₹2 crore), Australia’s Travis Head and Steve Smith (₹2 crore each), India’s Karun Nair and Manish Pandey (₹75 lakh each), West Indies’ Rovman Powell (₹1 crore) and SA’s Rilee Rossouw (₹2 crore).

Mallika Sagar, who recently hosted the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction, will be the auctioneer at today’s event, instead of Hugh Edmeades. Sagar becomes the first woman auctioneer in the last 16 years of IPL history. 

Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper-batter who has been sidelined for almost a year due to a car crash, will be on the Delhi Capitals auction table. 

Pant has been an integral part of the Delhi Capitals’ pre-auction meetings here over the last two days. A member of the ownership group confirmed to The Hindu on Monday night that Pant will attend the auction on Tuesday.

Read the story here.

While Chennai Super Kings’ starting XI is already in place, with its sizeable purse, the team may end up playing spoilsport for a couple of other franchises. The franchise will be keen on having strong back-ups in place for injury-prone Matheesha Pathirana and Moeen Ali.

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians will have a limited budget to add a quality pacer to reduce the pressure on Jasprit Bumrah.

Read what each team would be hopping to achieve at the 2024 auction.