IPL Auction 2023: Which team bought whom, and who missed out

NEW DELHI | Updated: 19 December, 2023 11:48 pm IST

The IPL Auction was almost historic in every aspect

NEW DELHI: Australian pacer, Mitchell Starc, broke bank with Rs 24.75 crore being paid in his name at the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auctions by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), on Tuesday.

However, it was his national team’s captain, Patrick Cummins, fresh off a World Cup victory, who managed to rake a cool Rs 20.50 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad. Cummins had already set the record for the highest auctioned price through the league’s history, however, his Down Under teammate whisked it away from him in a matter of seconds.

However, to illustrate the biggest winners, it is of note to highlight the surprising names who dropped out of the competition, without a single taker. One of the key highlights — Steve Smith.

Karun Nair (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Steven Smith (Base price INR 2 crore)
Phil Salt (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
Josh Inglis (Base price 2 crore)
Kusal Mendis (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Josh Hazlewood (Base price INR 2 crore)
Adil Rashid (Base price INR 2 crore)
Waqar Salamkheil (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Akeal Hosein (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Ish Sodhi (Base price INR 75 lakh)
Tabraiz Shamsi (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Rohan Kunnummal (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Priyansh Arya (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Manan Vohra (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Sarfaraz Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Raj Bawa (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Vivrant Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Atit Sheth (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Hrithik Shokeen (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Urvil Patel (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Vishnu Solanki (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Kuldip Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Ishan Porel (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Shiva Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Murugan Ashwin (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Pulkit Narang (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Finn Allen (Base price INR 75 lakh)
Colin Munro (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
Rassie van der Dussen (Base price INR 2 crore)
Qais Ahmad (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Michael Bracewell (Base price INR 1 crore)
James Neesham (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
Keemo Paul (Base price INR 75 lakh)
Odean Smith (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Dushmantha Chameera (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Ben Dwarshuis (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Matt Henry (Base price 75 lakh)
Kyle Jamieson (Base price INR 1 crore)
Tymal Mills (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
Adam Milne (Base price INR 1 crore)
Lance Morris (Base price INR 75 lakh)
Sandeep Warrier (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Luke Wood (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Rithik Easwaran (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Himmat Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Shashank Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Sumeet Verma (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Harsh Dubey (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Tanush Kotian (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Pradosh Ranjan Paul (Base price INR 20 lakh)
G Ajitesh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Gaurav Chaudhary (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Bipin Saurabh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
KM Asif (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Sakib Hussain (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Mohammed Kaif (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Abhilash Shetty (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Gurjapneet Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Prithvi Raj Yarra (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Shubham Agarwal (Base price INR 20 lakh)
Krishnan Shrijith (Base Price INR 20 lakh)

One thing I’ve realised over the years is no matter how badly you think CSK did in the auctions, they will eventually prove they picked the right players.

So, keep calm and trust Thala and Fleming, the greatest captain coach duo in the history of IPL.#CricketTwitter… pic.twitter.com/YMjrRMRYeh

— Vibhor (@dhotedhulwate) December 19, 2023

On the other hand, there were quite a few who emerged with a massive money bank in their hands.

Rovman Powell (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 7.4 crore
Harry Brook (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 4 crore
Travis Head (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 6.8 crore (USD 819,000 approx)
Wanindu Hasaranga (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.5 crore (USD 181,000 approx)
Rachin Ravindra (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to CSK for INR 1.8 crore (USD 217,000 approx)
Shardul Thakur (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to CSK for INR 4 crore (USD 482,000 approx)
Azmatullah Omarzai (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakh (USD 60,000 approx)
Pat Cummins (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20.50 crore (USD 2,470,000 approx)
Gerald Coetzee (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 5 crore (USD 602,000 approx)
Harshal Patel (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for 11.75 crore (USD 1,412,000 approx)
Daryl Mitchell (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to CSK for INR 14 crore (USD 1,687,000 approx)
Chris Woakes (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 4.2 crore (USD 506,000 approx)
Tristan Stubbs (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakh (USD 60,000 approx)
KS Bharat (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 50 lakh (USD 60,000 approx)
Chetan Sakariya (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 50 lakh (USD 60,000 approx)
Alzarri Joseph (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to RCB for 11.5 crore (USD 1,386,000 approx)
Umesh Yadav (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for 5.8 crore (USD 697,000 approx)
Shivam Mavi (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to LSG for 6.4 crore (USD 771,000 approx)
Mitchell Starc (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to KKR for 24.75 crore (USD 2,982,000 approx)
Jaydev Unadkat (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.6 crore (USD 193,000 approx)
Dilshan Madushanka (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 4.6 crore (USD 554,000 approx)
Shubham Dubey (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 5.8 crore (USD 697,000 approx)
Sameer Rizvi (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to CSK for 8.4 crore (USD 1,120,000 approx)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Arshin Kulkarni (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to LSG for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Shahrukh Khan (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 7.4 crore (USD 892,000 approx)
Ramandeep Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 40 lakh (USD 48,200 approx)
Ricky Bhui (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Kumar Kushagra (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 7.2 crore (USD 867,500 approx)
Yash Dayal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to RCB for INR 5 crore (USD 602,400 approx)
Sushant Mishra (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for 2.2 crore (USD 265,000 approx)
Akash Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Kartik Tyagi (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 60 lakh (USD 72,300 approx)
Rasikh Salam (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Manav Suthar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Manimaran Siddharth (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to LSG for INR 2.4 crore (USD 289,200 approx)
Shreyas Gopal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Sherfane Rutherford (Base price 1.5 crore) sold to KKR for INR 1.5 crore (USD 181,000 approx)
Ashton Turner (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to LSG for INR 1 crore (181,000 approx)
Tom Curran (Base price 1.5 crore) sold to RCB for 1.5 crore (USD 181,000 approx)
David Willey (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to LSG for INR 2 crore (USD 241,000 approx)
Spencer Johnson (INR 50 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 10 crore (USD 1,205,000 approx)
Mustafizur Rahman (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to CSK for INR 2 crore (USD 241,000 approx)
Jhye Richardson (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 5 crore (USD 602,000 approx)
Nuwan Thushara (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 4.8 crore (USD 578,300 approx)
Naman Dhir (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Anshul Kamboj (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Sumit Kumar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 1 crore (USD 120,000 approx)
Ashutosh Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Vishwanath Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Shashank Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Tanay Thyagarajan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Robin Minz (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for 3.6 crore (USD 433,800 approx)
Prince Choudhary Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Jhathavedh Subramanyan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Manish Pandey (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 50 lakh (USD 60,200 approx)
Rilee Rossouw (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 8 crore (USD 936,900 approx)
Lockie Ferguson (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to RCB for INR 2 crore (USD 241,000 approx)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to KKR for INR 2 crore (USD 241,000 approx)
Mohammad Arshad Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to LSG for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Mohammad Nabi (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.5 crore (USD 181,000 approx)
Shai Hope (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 75 lakh (USD 90,500 approx)
Gus Atkinson (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to KKR for INR 1 crore (USD 120,000 approx)
Swastik Chikara (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Abid Mushtaq (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Shivalik Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Swapnil Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to RCB for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Aravelly Avanish (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to CSK for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Nandre Burger (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 50 lakh (USD 60,200 approx)
Sakib Hussain (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to KKR for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)
Saurav Chauhan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to RCB for INR 20 lakh (USD 24,100 approx)