INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The most expensive player in IPL so far was South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who received Rs 16.25 crore at the 2021
IPL 2023 auctions, including 273 Indian players for 87 slots.
On Friday, three more foreign players were picked up for over Rs 15 crore, a
first for the cash-rich T20 tournament
Australian cricketer Cameron Green went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 17.50 crore, England Test captain Ben Stokes to Chennai Super Kings for Rs
16.25 crore, and West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 16 crore.
The fifth player to walk away with
a strong bid was England opener Harry Brook, who went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 13.25 crore
Cricket experts said nearly 40 per cent of the total purse of Rs 206.5 crore was used to purchase top five players alone at the auctions
this year.
While the day belonged to foreign players, Indian cricketers did not disappoint either with uncapped players Shivam Mavi and
surprises at the IPL auctions this year
Jammu - Kashmir player Vivrant Sharma was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore and former Sunrisers Hyderabad player Manish Pandey
was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.4 crore.
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder, meanwhile, was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs
5.75 crore, South African player Heinrich Klaasen was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5.25 crore and Joshua Little went to Gujarat
Titans for Rs 4.40 crore.
Sunrisers Hyderabad came into the auction with the biggest purse of Rs 42.25 crore, followed by Punjab Kings at
Rs 32.20 crore and Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 23.35 crore
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings rounded off the list of top five teams with the biggest purse at Rs 20.55 crore and Rs 20.45 crore,
brand value of the IPL has almost doubled in 2022 to touch $8.4 billion from $4.7 billion in 2021, according to Brand Finance, a
London-based brand valuation firm
This was led by the addition of two new teams in 2022 and the auction of media rights for the 2023-27 media cycle in June, according to
Ajimon Francis, MD, Brand Finance India.
