The two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction was held in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28, with England allrounder Ben Stokes turning out to be the costliest buy at Rs. 12.5 crore – purchased by Rajasthan Royals.
Here’s the list of top 10 players who were retained or purchased for above 10 crores.
Tops the list Virat Kohli who was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs.17 crores. Followed by MS Dhoni who was retained by Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma who was retained by Mumbai Indians , both of them for Rs.15 crores.
The list of Top 10 are
Chennai Super Kings
1. MS Dhoni (Rs 15 crore – Retained)
2. Suresh Raina (Rs 11 crore – Retained)
Mumbai Indians
1. Rohit Sharma (Rs 15 crore – Retained)
2. Hardik Pandya (Rs 11 crore – Retained)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
1. Virat Kohli (Rs 17 crore – Retained)
2. AB de Villers (Rs 11 crore – Retained)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
1. David Warner (Rs 12 crore – Retained)
2. Manish Pandey (Rs 11 crore)
Rajasthan Royals
1. Steven Smith (Rs 12 crore – Retained)
2. Ben Stokes (Rs. 12.5 crore)
