IPL is one of the biggest sporting events that is happening across the globe. Known for its amazing crowd support and the bags tons of money being spent on the team, this league is also one of the richest in the world. Auctions are being conducted for the teams to select their players.
Let's see about the top buys in the history of IPL in the previous editions:
1. MS Dhoni:
One of the greatest players who has played the game so far, MS Dhoni is undoubtedly a cricket legend. This amazing player has played for 2 teams in the IPL. He has played for CSK and RPG. This Indian veteran is the captain of the team CSK from the first season itself. Brought to the team for an amount of 9.5 crores in 2008, Dhoni has proved the price in his team. He led CSK to playoffs in all the seasons as well as the team was finalists in 8 seasons. CSK became champions thrice and they are a 5 times runner up. Undoubtedly, Dhoni is one of the most valuable players in IPL history.
2. Gautam Gambhir:
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was bought by KKR in the season 2011 for a huge amount of 14.9 crore rupees. For the first three seasons, he played in the team DD and his career in that team was not so successful. Even though Gambhir was the most expensive player of the 2011 season and captained the team to playoffs too. It was for the first time KKR qualified into the playoffs and later in the year 2012 and 2014 he led the team to be the IPL champions. Gambhir one of the leading run-scorers in the IPL history with a total of 4217 runs scored in his entire IPL career.
3. Virat Kohli:
This young Indian skipper players for the IPL team Bangalore Royal Challengers. From the first edition of IPL in 2008 onwards, Kohli is part of this team and has exhibited his amazing batting skills for the team. Kohli was retained by Bangalore Royal Challengers in the year 2017 for a hefty amount of 17 crores that makes it one of the most expensive buys in the history of IPL. Kohli as a captain led the team to playoffs in different seasons and became the runners up in the 2016 edition of IPL. Kohli is also the highest run-scorer in IPL history so far.
4. Yuvraj Singh:
This veteran Indian all-rounder is the only player who was given the highest auction price for two seasons in a row. He was bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers in 2014 for 14 crores and in 2016 he was bought by DD for a mouth opening price of 16 crores. His performance in DD was not matching the price he was paid and the team finished the season in the seventh position. Yuvraj announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in the year 2019.
5. Pat Cummins:
In the IPL auctions of IPL 2020, Pat Cummins was sold for the highest price of 15.5 crores. This price is one of the highest prices in the history of the IPL for a foreign player. He has a very good history of playing for the national side and let's see whether he will showcase a performance worth his price.
