England all-rounder Sam Curran became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Friday, when Punjab Kings paid Rs 18.50 crore for him in the tournament’s 2023 mini-auction. MI, CSK, RR, LSG, and PBKS competed fiercely for Curran, who was named Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup in Australia. PBKS, on the other hand, ultimately obtained the England all-rounder.
Following Curran, Australia all-rounder Cameron Green garnered significant offers from clubs and became the second-most expensive player in IPL history after being selected by Mumbai Indians for a staggering Rs 17.5 crore. Chris Morris, a South African all-rounder, was the most expensive IPL acquisition prior to this auction. In the 2021 auction, he was signed by the Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 16.25 crore.
On the other side, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was sold to reigning champions Gujarat Titans for Rs 2 crore, while former India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was signed by CSK for Rs 50 lakh. Meanwhile, ex-England captain Joe Root (base price Rs 1 crore) and South African Rilee Rossouw (base price Rs 2 crore) remained unsold.
Squads
Auckland Aces:
- Graeme Beghin
- Jamie Brown
- Robbie O’Donnell (c)
- Mark Chapman
- Louis Delport
- Danru Ferns
- Ben Horne (wk)
- Ben Lister
- Matt McEwan
- Colin Munro
- Will O’Donnell
- Glenn Phillips
- Ollie Pringle
- Sean Solia
- Will Somerville
- Ross ter Braak
- Lockie Ferguson
- Martin Guptill
- Kyle Jamieson
Canterbury Kings
- Todd Astle
- Chad Bowes
- Cole McConchie (c)
- Jack Boyle
- Leo Carter
- Sean Davey
- Cam Fletcher (wk)
- Andrew Hazeldine
- Tyler Lortan
- Ken McClure
- Daryl Mitchell
- Ed Nuttall
- Fraser Sheat
- Henry Shipley
- Theo van Woerkom
- Will Williams
- Matt Henry
- Tom Latham
- Henry Nicholls
Central Stags
- Doug Bracewell
- Tom Bruce (c)
- Brad Schmulian
- Josh Clarkson
- Dane Cleaver (wk)
- Greg Hay
- Jayden Lennox
- Christian Leopard
- Adam Milne
- Seth Rance
- Ben Smith
- Blair Tickner
- Ray Toole
- Ben WheeleR
- Bayley Wiggins
- George Worker
- Ajaz Patel
- Ross Taylor
- Will Young
Northern Knights:
- James Baker
- Peter Bocock
- Dean Brownlie
- Zak Gibson
- Joe Carter
- Katene Clarke
- Henry Cooper
- Anton Devcich (c)
- Matthew Fisher
- Brett Hampton
- Scott Kuggeleijn
- Brett Randell
- Jeet Raval
- Tim Seifert (wk)
- Anurag Verma
- Joe Walker
- Trent Boult
- Colin de Grandhomme
- Mitchell Santner
- Ish Sodhi
- Tim Southee
- Neil Wagner
- BJ Watling
- Kane Williamson
Otago Volts:
- Matt Bacon
- Neil Broom
- Max Chu
- Jarrod McKay
- Jacob Duffy (c)
- Josh Finnie
- Dean Foxcroft
- Camden Hawkins
- Anaru Kitchen
- Nick Kelly
- Dale PhillipS
- Hamish Rutherford
- Mitch Renwick (wk)
- Michael Rippon
- Michael Rae
- Nathan Smith
Wellington Firebirds:
- Finn Allen
- Hamish Bennett
- Lauchie Johns
- Jakob Bhula
- Michael Bracewell (c/wk)
- Fraser Colson
- Andrew Fletcher
- Jamie Gibson
- Troy Johnson
- lain McPeake
- Ollie Newton
- Rachin Ravindra
- Ben Sears
- Michael Snedden
- Logan van Beek
- Peter Younghusband
- Tom Blundell
- Devon Conway
- Jimmy Neesham