IPL 2024 auction highlights: From top buys to unsold stars

Ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises together spent over ₹230 crore ($27.7 million) to bid on 72 players for the upcoming edition of the T20 cricket league. Two Australian pacers—Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc—fetched the highest prize at the auction while Harshal Patel became the most expensive Indian player.

A total of 333 Indian and overseas players went under the hammer at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai on Tuesday. However, 261 players, including Steven Smith and Rassie Van Der Dussen remained unsold.

Here are some key stats from the auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL.

No. of players under the hammer: 333

Indian players: 214

Overseas players: 119

Capped players: 116

Uncapped players: 215

Players from associate nations: 2

No. of players sold: 72

Indian players: 42

Overseas players: 30

No. of players unsold: 261

Indian players: 172

Overseas players: 89

Top buys

1. Mitchell Starc: Kolkata Knight Riders ₹24,75,00,000 ($2.98 million)

2. Pat Cummins: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹20,50,00,000 ($2.46 million)

3. Daryl Mitchell: Chennai Super Kings ₹14,00,00,000 ($1.68 million)

4. Harshal Patel: Punjab Kings ₹11,75,00,000 ($1.41 million)

5. Alzarri Joseph: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹11,50,00,000 ($1.38 million)

6. Spencer Johnson: Gujarat Titans ₹10,00,00,000 ($1.20 million)

7. Sameer Rizvi: Chennai Super Kings ₹8,40,00,000 ($1.01 million)

8. Rilee Rossouw: Punjab Kings ₹8,00,00,000 ($0.96 million)

9. Shahrukh Khan: Gujarat Titans ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

10. Rovman Powell: Rajasthan Royals ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

Top buys: Indians

1. Harshal Patel: Punjab Kings ₹11,75,00,000 ($1.41 million)

2. Sameer Rizvi: Chennai Super Kings ₹8,40,00,000 ($1.01 million)

3. Shahrukh Khan: Gujarat Titans ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

4. Kumar Kushagra: Delhi Capitals ₹7,20,00,000 ($0.87 million)

5. Shivam Mavi: Lucknow Super Giants ₹6,40,00,000 ($0.77 million)

6. Shubham Dubey: Rajasthan Royals ₹5,80,00,000 ($0.70 million)

7. Umesh Yadav: Gujarat Titans ₹5,80,00,000 ($0.70 million)

8. Yash Dayal: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

9. Shardul Thakur: Chennai Super Kings ₹4,00,00,000 ($0.48 million)

10. Robin Minz: Gujarat Titans ₹3,60,00,000 ($0.43 million)

Top buys: Overseas

1. Mitchell Starc: Kolkata Knight Riders ₹24,75,00,000 ($2.98 million)

2. Pat Cummins: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹20,50,00,000 ($2.46 million)

3. Daryl Mitchell: Chennai Super Kings ₹14,00,00,000 ($1.68 million)

4. Alzarri Joseph: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹11,50,00,000 ($1.38 million)

5. Spencer Johnson: Gujarat Titans ₹10,00,00,000 ($1.20 million)

6. Rilee Rossouw: Punjab Kings ₹8,00,00,000 ($0.96 million)

7. Rovman Powell: Rajasthan Royals ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

8. Travis Head: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹6,80,00,000 ($0.82 million)

9. Jhye Richardson: Delhi Capitals ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

10. Gerald Coetzee: Mumbai Indians ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

Top uncapped players worth over ₹1 crore

1. Sameer Rizvi: Chennai Super Kings ₹8,40,00,000 ($1.01 million)

2. Shahrukh Khan: Gujarat Titans ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

3. Kumar Kushagra: Delhi Capitals ₹7,20,00,000 ($0.87 million)

4. Shubham Dubey: Rajasthan Royals ₹5,80,00,000 ($0.70 million)

5. Yash Dayal: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

6. Robin Minz: Gujarat Titans ₹3,60,00,000 ($0.43 million)

7. M. Siddharth: Lucknow Super Giants ₹2,40,00,000 ($0.29 million)

8. Sushant Mishra: Gujarat Titans ₹2,20,00,000 ($0.27 million)

9. Sumit Kumar: Delhi Capitals ₹1,00,00,000 ($0.12 million)

All players worth over ₹1 crore

1. Daryl Mitchell: Chennai Super Kings ₹14,00,00,000 ($1.68 million)

2. Sameer Rizvi: Chennai Super Kings ₹8,40,00,000 ($1.01 million)

3. Shardul Thakur: Chennai Super Kings ₹4,00,00,000 ($0.48 million)

4. Mustafizur Rahman: Chennai Super Kings ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

5. Rachin Ravindra Overseas: Chennai Super Kings ₹1,80,00,000 ($0.22 million)

6. Kumar Kushagra: Delhi Capitals ₹7,20,00,000 ($0.87 million)

7. Jhye Richardson: Delhi Capitals ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

8. Harry Brook: Delhi Capitals ₹4,00,00,000 ($0.48 million)

9. Sumit Kumar: Delhi Capitals ₹1,00,00,000 ($0.12 million)

10. Spencer Johnson: Gujarat Titans ₹10,00,00,000 ($1.20 million)

11. Shahrukh Khan: Gujarat Titans ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

12. Umesh Yadav: Gujarat Titans ₹5,80,00,000 ($0.70 million)

13. Robin Minz: Gujarat Titans ₹3,60,00,000 ($0.43 million)

14. Sushant Mishra: Gujarat Titans ₹2,20,00,000 ($0.27 million)

15. Mitchell Starc: Kolkata Knight Riders ₹24,75,00,000 ($2.98 million)

16. Mujeeb Rahman: Kolkata Knight Riders ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

17. Sherfane Rutherford: Kolkata Knight Riders ₹1,50,00,000 ($0.18 million)

18. Gus Atkinson: Kolkata Knight Riders ₹1,00,00,000 ($0.12 million)

19. Shivam Mavi: Lucknow Super Giants ₹6,40,00,000 ($0.77 million)

20. M. Siddharth: Lucknow Super Giants ₹2,40,00,000 ($0.29 million)

21. David Willey: Lucknow Super Giants ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

22. Ashton Turner: Lucknow Super Giants ₹1,00,00,000 ($0.12 million)

23. Gerald Coetzee: Mumbai Indians ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

24. Nuwan Thushara: Mumbai Indians ₹4,80,00,000 ($0.58 million)

25. Dilshan Madushanka: Mumbai Indians ₹4,60,00,000 ($0.55 million)

26. Mohammad Nabi: Mumbai Indians ₹1,50,00,000 ($0.18 million)

27. Harshal Patel: Punjab Kings ₹11,75,00,000 ($1.41 million)

28. Rilee Rossouw: Punjab Kings ₹8,00,00,000 ($0.96 million)

29. Chris Woakes: Punjab Kings ₹4,20,00,000 ($0.51 million)

30. Rovman Powell: Rajasthan Royals ₹7,40,00,000 ($0.89 million)

31. Shubham Dubey: Rajasthan Royals ₹5,80,00,000 ($0.70 million)

32. Alzarri Joseph: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹11,50,00,000 ($1.38 million)

33. Yash Dayal: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹5,00,00,000 ($0.60 million)

34. Lockie Ferguson: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

35. Tom Curran: Royal Challengers Bangalore ₹1,50,00,000 ($0.18 million)

36. Pat Cummins: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹20,50,00,000 ($2.46 million)

37. Travis Head: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹6,80,00,000 ($0.82 million)

38. Jaydev Unadkat: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹1,60,00,000 ($0.19 million)

39. Wanindu Hasaranga: Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹1,50,00,000 ($0.18 million)

Top unsold players and their base price

1. Steve Smith: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

2. Josh Inglis: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

3. Josh Hazlewood: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

4. Adil Rashid: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

5. Rassie Van Der Dussen: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

6. James Vince: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

7. Sean Abbott: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

8. Jamie Overton: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

9. Ben Duckett: ₹2,00,00,000 ($0.24 million)

10. Philip Salt: ₹1,50,00,000 ($0.18 million)