England’s star all rounder, Sam Curran, is making headlines for becoming the most expensive player in IPL history, know the list of the costliest players till now of all time
The cricketer who represented Surrey on domestic cricket level was picked for a price of Rs. 18.50 crore at the IPL Mini auction 2023 on Friday.
For those who are unversed, let us tell you, the IPL auctions 2023 held on Friday, December 23, 2023 at around 02:30 PM Indian Standard Time.
IPL Most Expensive Player Of All Time Till Now And Players Price
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Sam Curran 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙋𝙇!
He goes BIG 🤯- INR 18.50 Crore & will now play for Punjab Kings 👏 👏#TATAIPLAuction | @TataCompanies pic.twitter.com/VlKRCcwv05
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 23, 2022
The 24-year-old player was bought by the Punjab Kings team. Though the player was expected to go for millions but nobody expected that he would set a new record in the IPL auction history.
In an earlier Tweet, the co-owner of PBKS, Preity Zinta, welcomed the player who became the Player of the Match at ICC Men’s T2 World Cup 2022.
In her tweet, the actress penned down, “Welcome back to PBKS @CurranSM Looking forward to #IPL2023.”
Who’s Sam Curran?
For those who are unfamiliar with Sam Curran, let us tell you, the most expensive player of 2023 IPL auction, whose full name is Samuel Matthew Curran was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, on June 3, 1998.
The English cricketer is an all-rounder, who has appeared for several T-20 leagues including for Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.
For those who are unversed, let us tell you, the player has made his test and One day International debut back in 2018.
Whereas his T-20 debut in 2019. Curran was part of England’s team that won the T-20 World Cup 2022. At the time, he became the player who had taken the most wickets for England.
At the T-20 World Cup 2022, he was also named as the Player of the tournament. The player also holds the record for best T20I figures, 5-10 against Afghanistan in 2022.
Followed by Curran, an Australian cricketer, Cameroon Green became the second most expensive player of IPL auction 2023.
The 23-year-old all-rounder was bought by Mumbai Indians at a sum of Rs. 17.5 Crore.
Most Expensive Player in IPL History
Year Player Price
2023: Sam Curran: 18.50 Crore
2022: Ishan Kishan: 15.25 Crore
2021: Chris Morris: 16.25 Crore
2020: Pat Cummins: 15.5 Crore
2019: Jaydev Unadkat: 8.4 Crore
2019: Varun Chakravarthy: 8.4 Crore
2018: Ben Stokes: 12.5 Crore
2017: Ben Stokes: 14.5 Crore
2016: Shane Watson: 9.5 Crore
2015: Yuvraj Singh: 16 Crore
2014: Yuvraj Singh: 14 Crore
2013: Glenn Maxwell: 6.3 Crore
2012: Ravindra Jadeja: 12.8 Crore
2011: Gautam Gambhir: 14.9 Crore
2010: Shane Bond: 4.8 Crore
2010: Kieron Pollard: 4.8 Crore
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