Most Expensive Players of IPL 2023 | Highest-Paid Player in IPL 2023

Most of the IPL franchises reconstructed their team for IPL 2023 championship. In this post we will discuss Vivo IPL 2023 Most Expensive Players, the Highest Price Paid Players List. besides this we will also discuss the Most Expensive Foreign Players and Indian Players for  IPL 2023.

Sam Curran becomes most expensive player in IPL history

As per the list of the most expensive players in the IPL 2023 mini-auction, England all rounder Sam Curran holds the top position. As a result, Curran has now become the first ever most-paid english player in the history of the Indian Premier League auctions, following former Indian cricketer ben stokes.

The salaries of two other players were equal to or exceeded those of Morris. Mumbai Indians have bought the young Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for a reported Rs 17.5 crore. The Chennai Super Kings have purchased the England star Ben Stokes for a sum of Rs 16.25 crore.

Nicholas Pooran was bought by Lucknow Supergiants for Rs 16 crore and he became the most expensive West Indian player in the history of the game. To Sunrisers Hyderabad, England batter Harry Brook was sold for a price of Rs 13.25 crore. As part of the deal, SRH also bagged Mayank Agarwal for a sum of Rs 8.25 crore.

The first player to be sold for Rs 2 crore to the Gujarat Titans was Kane Williamson. Gujarat Titans took pacer Shivam Mavi for a sum of Rs 6 crore while Delhi Capitals had picked up Mukesh Kumar for a sum of Rs 5.5 crore, among the surprise picks.

Most Expensive Players in IPL 2023 Mega Auction

Following are the list of the most expensive players in IPL 2023 mega auction:

Player Name	IPL 2023 Auction Price(INR)	IPL 2023 Team	Role
Sam Curran	15.25 Cr	PBKS	ALL-ROUNDER
Cameron Green	17.5 Cr	MI	ALL-ROUNDER
Ben Stokes	16.25  Cr	CSK	ALL-ROUNDER
Nicholas Pooran	16 Cr	LSG	Wicket-keeper
Harry Brook	13.25 Cr	SRH	BATTER
Mayank Agarwal	8.25 Cr	SRH	BATTER
Nicholas Pooran	10.75 Cr	SRH	WICKETKEEPER

Top Highest Price Foreign Players in  IPL Season 15

The 10 teams of IPL going to fill up 73 spots at auction from which 27 are spare for foreign players. In this IPL auction, the overseas star players filed up the list of top highest-price foreign players. The previously most expensive overseas player record which was held by Ben Stokes is now broken.

Here is the overall list of the top most expensive players bought at IPL 2023 auction

1. Sam Curran – Punjab Kings (Rs 18.5 crore)
2. Cameron Green – Mumbai Indians (Rs 17.5 crore)
3. Ben Stokes – Chennai Super Kings (Rs 16.25 crore)
4. Nicholas Pooran – Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 16 crore)
5. Harry Brook – Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 13.25 crore)
6. Mayank Agarwal – Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 8.25 crore)
7. Shivam Mavi – Gujarat Titans (Rs 6 crore)
8. Jason Holder – Rajasthan Royals (₹5.75 crore)
9. Mukesh Kumar – Delhi Capitals (Rs 5.5 crore)
10. Heinrich Klaasen – Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 5.25 crore)

Most Expensive Overseas Players in IPL 2023 Auction

Check the full list of the most expensive Overseas Players in the IPL 2023 auction.

Player Name	IPL 2023 Team	Price in Auction	Country	Role
Sam Curran	PBKS	18.50 CR	England	ALL-ROUNDER
Cameron Green	MI	17.50 Crores	Australia	ALL-ROUNDER
Ben Stokes	CSK	16.25 Crores	England	ALL-ROUNDER

IPL 2023 Schedule

IPL 2023 overseas players list of Retained and Auctioned

Chennai Super Kings Retained and Bought in Auction Players

Check out the complete list of players bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction, which was held on December 23.

Players retained by Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2023 Auction

Retained players: MS Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana

Players bought by Chennai Super Kings at IPL 2023 Auction

• Ajinkya Rahane (India) – INR 50 lakh
• Ben Stokes (England) – INR 16.25 crore
• Nishant Sindhu (India) – INR 60 lakh
• Shaik Rasheed (India) – INR 20 lakh
• Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand) – INR 1 crore
• Ajay Mandal (India) – INR 20 lakh
• Bhagath Varma (India) – INR 20 lakh

Delhi Capitals Retained and Bought in Auction Players

Here is the list of players bought by Delhi Capitals on December 23 in Kochi and full squad.

Delhi Capitals retained squad

Rishabh Pant (c), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal

Released Players: Shardul Thakur (traded), Tim Seifert, Ashwin Hebbar, Srikar Bharat, Mandeep Singh

Kings XI Punjab Retained and Bought in Auction Players

As the IPL 2023 auction approaches, teams are required to submit their final list of retained players by November 15, 2022. To prevent a major overhaul, teams will likely keep their top performers and release the remaining players. It is predicted that each team will retain up to 15 players before the tournament begins.

Players bought at 2023 auction: Sam Curran (INR 18.50 crore), Sikandar Raza (INR 50 lakh), Harpreet Bhatia (INR 40 lakh), Vidwath Kaverappa (INR 20 lakh), Mohit Rathee (INR 20 lakh), Shivam Singh (INR 20 lakh).

PBKS PLAYERS RETAINED AHEAD OF 2023 AUCTION

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar.

Kolkata Knight Riders Retained and Bought in Auction Players

Players retained by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2023 auction

Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson (T), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee.

Players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL 2023 Auction

1.  N. Jagadeesan (India) – INR 90 lakhs
2.  Vaibhav Arora (India) – INR 60 lakhs    
3. Suyash Sharma (India) – INR 20 lakhs
4. David Wiese (Namibia) – INR 1 crore
5. Shakib Al Hasan (Namibia) – INR 1.5 crore
6. Mandeep Singh (Namibia) – INR 50 lakhs
7. Kulwant Khejroliya (Namibia) – INR 20 lakhs
8. Litton Das (Namibia) – INR 50 lakhs

Mumbai Indians Retained and Bought in Auction Players

Here is the list of players bought by Mumbai Indians on December 23 in Kochi and full squad.

Mumbai Indians Players Retained/Traded: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Jofra Archer, Dewald Brevis, Jason Behrendorff, Tristan Stubbs, Tilak Verma, Kumar Kartikeya, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Ramandeep Singh, Arjun Tendulkar.

Players bought at 2023 auction: Cameron Green (INR 17.5 crore), Jhye Richardson (INR 1.5 crore), Piyush Chawla (INR 50 lakh), Duan Jansen (INR 20 lakh), Vishnu Vinod (INR 20 lakh), Shams Mulani (INR 20 lakh), Nehal Wadhera (INR 20 lakh), Raghav Goyal (INR 20 lakh).

Rajasthan Royals Retained and Bought in Auction Players

Players bought by Rajasthan Royals in IPL auction 2023

1. Jason Holder
2. Adam Zampa
3. Donovan Ferreira
4. K.M. Asif
5. Murugan Ashwin
6. Akash Vashisht
7. Abdul P A
8. Kunal Rathore
9. Joe Root

List of players released by Rajasthan Royals

Anunay Singh, Corbin Bosch, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Karun Nair, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Shubham Garhwal, Tejas Baroka.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained and Bought in Auction Players

Sunrisers Hyderabad Retained and Bought in Auction Players