The auction for the IPL 2020 season took place in Kolkata on Thursday (Deceಞmber 23).
A total of 338 players were in the fray for the remaining 73 slots. In the auction, a total of 62 players were sold. It included 33 Indians and 29 overseas – 32 capped and 30 uncapped.
Australia pacer Pat Cummins emerged as the costliest player – Rs 15.5 crore, followed by his teammate Glenn Maxwell – Rs 10.75 crore, while the South African all-rounder Chris Morris was sold for a hefty Rs 10 crore.
Besides them, West Indies’ Sheldon Cottrell and Nathan Coulter-Nile of Australia were sold for Rs 8.5 crore and Rs 8 crore respectively. In a surprise, Indian spinner Piyush Chawal was sold for Rs 6.75 crore while South African veteran Dale Steyn was purchased for Rs 2 crore.
Sold Players
Batsmen
Players | Base Price | Sold | Team |
Chris Lynn | 2 CR | 2 CR | Mumbai Indians |
Eoin Morgan | 1.5 CR | 5.25 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Robin Uthappa | 1.5 CR | 3 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
Jason Roy | 1.5 CR | 1.5 CR | Delhi Capitals |
Aaron Finch | 1 CR | 4.40 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Rahul Tripathi | 20 L | 60 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Virat Singh | 20 L | 1.9 CR | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Priyam Garg | 20 L | 1.9 CR | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Shimron Hetmyer | 50 L | 7.75 CR | Delhi Capitals |
David Miller | 75 L | 75 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Saurabh Tiwary | 50 L | 50 L | Mumbai Indians |
Tom Banton | 1 CR | 1 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Bowlers
Players | Base Price | Sold | Team |
Jaydev Unadkat | 1 CR | 3 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
Nathan Coulter-Nile | 1 CR | 8 CR | Mumbai Indians |
Sheldon Cottrell | 50 L | 8.5 CR | Kings XI Punjab |
Piyush Chawla | 1 CR | 6.75 CR | Chennai Super Kings |
Akash Singh | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Kartik Tyagi | 20 L | 1.3 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
Ishan Porel | 20 L | 20 L | Kings XI Punjab |
M Siddharth | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Ravi Bishnoi | 20 L | 2 CR | Kings XI Punjab |
Josh Hazlewood | 2 CR | 2 CR | Chennai Super Kings |
Mohsin Khan | 20 L | 20 L | Mumbai Indians |
Kane Richardson | 1.5 CR | 4 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Oshane Thomas | 50 L | 50 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Pravin Tambe | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Mohit Sharma | 50 L | 50 L | Delhi Capitals |
Tushar Deshpande | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
R Sai Kishore | 20 L | 20 L | Chennai Super Kings |
Dale Steyn | 2 CR | 2 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Andrew Tye | 1 CR | 1 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
Wicketkeepers
Players | Base Price | Sold | Team |
Alex Carey | 50 L | 2.4 CR | Delhi Capitals |
Anuj Rawat | 20 L | 80 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Joshua Phillipe | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Prabhsimran Singh | 20 L | 55 L | Kings XI Punjab |
Shahbaz Ahmad | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Nikhil Naik | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
All-rounders
Players | Base Price | Sold | Team |
Glenn Maxwell | 2 CR | 10.75 CR | Kings XI Punjab |
Chris Woakes | 1.5 CR | 1.5 CR | Delhi Capitals |
Pat Cummins | 2 CR | 15.5 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Sam Curran | 1 CR | 5.5 CR | Chennai Super Kings |
Chris Morris | 1.5 CR | 10 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Deepak Hooda | 40 L | 50 L | Kings XI Punjab |
Varun Chakravarthy | 30 L | 4 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 20 L | 2.4 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
Mitchell Marsh | 2 CR | 2 CR | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
James Neesham | 50 L | 50 L | Kings XI Punjab |
Sandeep Bavanaka | 20 L | 20 L | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Chris Green | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Fabian Allen | 50 L | 50 L | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Anirudha Joshi | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Digvijay Deshmukh | 20 L | 20 L | Mumbai Indians |
Tajinder Dhillon | 20 L | 20 L | Kings XI Punjab |
Chris Jordan | 75 L | 3 CR | Kings XI Punjab |
Abdul Samad | 20 L | 20 L | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Prince Balwant Rai Singh | 20 L | 20 L | Mumbai Indians |
Sanjay Yadav | 20 L | 20 L | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Pavan Deshpande | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Marcus Stoinis | 1 CR | 4.8 CR | Delhi Capitals |
Lalit Yadav | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
Tom Curran | 1 CR | 1 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
Isuru Udana | 50 L | 50 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |