IPL Auction 2025: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction has been one of the most anticipated cricket events over the years since the tournament’s inception in 2008.

The auction process decides how each of the 10 franchises might potentially fare in the next few seasons, until it is time to revamp the team again in a new cycle.

Over the years, there have been multiple players that have gone under the hammer after intense and unprecedented bidding wars. Several teams lock horns to acquire a player, but of course, there is only one victor.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction on November 24 and 25, here is a look at the most expensive players of the Indian Premier League over the years:

2008: M.S. Dhoni, sold to Chennai Super Kings for $1.5 million 2009: Andrew Flintoff sold to Chennai Super Kings and Kevin Petersen sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.55 million 2010: Shane Bond sold to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kieron Pollard sold to Mumbai Indians for $750k 2011: Gautam Gambhir, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.4 million 2012: Ravindra Jadeja, sold to Chennai Super Kings for $2 million 2013: Glenn Maxwell, sold to Mumbai Indians for $1 million 2014: Yuvraj Singh, sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 14 crore 2015: Yuvraj Singh, sold to Delhi Daredevils for 16 crore 2016: Shane Watson, sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 9.5 crore 2017: Ben Stokes, sold to Rising Pune Supergiant for 14.5 crore 2018: Ben Stokes, sold to Rajasthan Royals for 12.5 crore 2019: Jaydev Unadkat, sold to Rajasthan Royals and Varun Chakravarthy sold to Kings XI Punjab for 8.4 crore 2020: Pat Cummins, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for 15.5 crore 2021: Chris Morris, sold to rajasthan Royals for 16.25 crore 2022: Ishan Kishan, sold to Mumbai Indians for 15.25 crore 2023: Sam Curran, sold to Punjab Kings for 18.5 crore 2024: Mitchell Starc, sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for 24.75 crore

The next edition of the IPL auction is set to light up the streets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25, becoming only the second edition to be held outside India.