IPL Auction 2023: From Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Ishan Kishan; These are the 15 most expensive players of 15 seasons, such has been their performance
Indian Premier League Auction 2023: Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2023 auction, https://www.jansatta.com/ has taken a look at the costliest buys and their performances in each season of Indian Premier League history.
The auction for the Indian Premier League 2023 will be held on 23 December 2022 in Kochi. Ten franchises have to fill 87 slots in the auction. Players like Ben Stokes, Sam Curran and Kane Williamson are also included in the auction. Let’s take a look at the most expensive player and his performance in every season of IPL.
IPL Top Buyers of every season from 2008 to 2022
| year | Team | player | type | Amount (in Rs.) |
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | Ishan Kishan | wicket keeper | ₹15,25,00,000 |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | Christopher Morris | all-rounder | ₹16,25,00,000 |
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pat Cummins | all rounder | ₹15,50,00,000 |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaydev Unadkat | bowler | ₹08,40,00,000 |
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | Ben Stokes | all rounder | ₹12,50,00,000 |
| 2017 | Rising Pune Supergiants | Ben Stokes | all rounder | ₹14,50,00,000 |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Shane Watson | all rounder | ₹09,50,00,000 |
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | Yuvraj Singh | batsman | ₹16,00,00,000 |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Yuvraj Singh | all-rounder | ₹14,00,00,000 |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Glen Maxwell | all rounder | ₹06,30,00,000 |
| 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | Ravindra Jadeja | all rounder | ₹12,80,00,000 |
| 2011 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gautam Gambhir | batsman | ₹14,90,00,000 |
| 2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | shane bond | bowler | ₹04,80,00,000 |
| 2010 | Mumbai Indians | Kieron Pollard | all rounder | ₹04,80,00,000 |
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kevin Pietersen | batsman | ₹09,80,00,000 |
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | Andrew Flintoff | all rounder | ₹09,50,00,000 |
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | wicket keeper | ₹09,50,00,000 |
Performance in IPL from Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Ishan Kishan
| player | match | Turn | Run | Highest | average | 50s | 4s | 6s | took wickets | the best performance |
| ms dhoni | 234 | 206 | 4978 | 84* | 39.2 | 24 | 346 | 229 | , | , |
| Gautam Gambhir | 154 | 152 | 4217 | 93 | 31 | 36 | 492 | 59 | , | , |
| shane watson | 145 | 141 | 3874 | 117* | 30.99 | 21 | 376 | 190 | 92 | 4/29 |
| Kieron Pollard | 189 | 171 | 3412 | 87* | 28.67 | 16 | 218 | 223 | 69 | 4/44 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 132 | 126 | 2750 | 83 | 24.77 | 13 | 217 | 149 | 36 | 4/29 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 210 | 161 | 2502 | 62* | 26.62 | 02 | 182 | 90 | 132 | 5/16 |
| Glen Maxwell | 110 | 106 | 2319 | 95 | 25.48 | 13 | 197 | 127 | 28 | 2/15 |
| Ishan Kishan | 75 | 70 | 1870 | 99 | 29.22 | 12 | 166 | 85 | , | , |
| Kevin Pietersen | 36 | 36 | 1001 | 103 | 37.07 | 04 | 91 | 40 | , | , |
| Ben Stokes | 43 | 42 | 920 | 107* | 25.56 | 02 | 79 | 32 | 28 | 3/15 |
| chris morris | 81 | 51 | 618 | 82* | 22.07 | 02 | 41 | 35 | 95 | 4/23 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 91 | , | 164 | 26 | 13.67 | 00 | 13 | 06 | 91 | 5/25 |
| Pat Cummins | 42 | 31 | 379 | 66* | 18.95 | 03 | 24 | 26 | 45 | 4/34 |
| shane bond | 08 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 0.5 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 09 | 2/24 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 03 | 03 | 62 | 24 | 31 | 00 | 05 | 02 | 02 | 1/11 |
