IPL Auction 2021 latest Update: On 18 February the auction for the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) held in Chennai. A total of 1114 cricketers had registered their names for the auction. However, a total of 292 cricketers have been finalized and all 8 teams have only 61 players slots vacant. Among these 292 shortlisted players, 164 cricketers are Indians, 125 cricketers are overseas stars and the other 3 players are from associate cricket nations.
The auction begins with the batsmen. After this, all-rounders, wicketkeepers and bowlers will be bid. Out of all 292, only 10 players have been placed in the base prize slot of Rs.2 crore.
Chris Morris (RR) became the costliest ever player at an IPL auction while Krishnappa Gowtham (CSK) became the costliest Indian uncapped player at the IPL 2021 auction. Cheteshwar Pujara was sold to Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians acquired Arjun Tendulkar.
South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris, clinched the highest bid ever in the Twenty20 extravaganza’s history at ₹16.25 crore. The 33-year-old, who had a base price of only ₹75 lakh, went to the Rajasthan Royals.
Earlier, India’s Yuvraj Singh held the record of being the most expensive player in the tournament, having fetched ₹16 crore in 2015.
Below is the full list of sold and unsold players:
SOLD PLAYERS
Batsmen
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Steve Smith | 2 CR | 2.20 CR | Delhi Capitals |
| Sachin Baby | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Rajat Patidar | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 50 L | 50 L | Chennai Super Kings |
| Karun Nair | 50 L | 50 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| C. Hari Nishaanth | 20 L | 20 L | Chennai Super Kings |
Bowlers
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Adam Milne | 50 L | 3.2 CR | Mumbai Indians |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 1 CR | 1 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
| Jhye Richardson | 1.5 CR | 14 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 1.5 CR | 5 CR | Mumbai Indians |
| Umesh Yadav | 1 CR | 1 CR | Delhi Capitals |
| Piyush Chawla | 50 L | 2.4 CR | Mumbai Indians |
| Lukman Hussain Meriwala | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| Chetan Sakariya | 20 L | 1.2 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
| Riley Meredith | 40 L | 8 CR | Punjab Kings |
| M Siddharth | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| Jagadeesha Suchith | 20 L | 30 L | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| K. C. Cariappa | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
| Vaibhav Arora | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| M. Harisankar Reddy | 20 L | 20 L | Chennai Super Kings |
| Kuldip Yadav | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1.5 CR | 1.5 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2 CR | 2 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Akash Singh | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Wicketkeepers
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Vishnu Vinod | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| Sheldon Jackson | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Mohammed Azharuddeen | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| K. S. Bharat | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Sam Billings | 2 CR | 2 CR | Delhi Capitals |
All-rounders
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 CR | 14.25 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2 CR | 3.2 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Moeen Ali | 2 CR | 7 CR | Chennai Super Kings |
| Shivam Dube | 50 L | 4.4 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
| Chris Morris | 75 L | 16.25 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
| Dawid Malan | 1.5 CR | 1.5 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Ripal Patel | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| Shahrukh Khan | 20 L | 5.25 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | 20 L | 9.25 CR | Chennai Super Kings |
| Kyle Jamieson | 75 L | 15 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Tom Curran | 1.5 CR | 5.25 CR | Delhi Capitals |
| Moises Henriques | 1 CR | 4.2 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Jalaj Saxena | 30 L | 30 L | Punjab Kings |
| Utkarsh Singh | 20 L | 20 L | Punjab Kings |
| Fabian Allen | 75 L | 75 L | Punjab Kings |
| Daniel Christian | 75 L | 4.8 CR | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Liam Livingstone | 75 L | 75 L | Rajasthan Royals |
| Suyash Prabhudessai | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| James Neesham | 50 L | 50 L | Mumbai Indians |
| Yudhvir Charak | 20 L | 20 L | Mumbai Indians |
| K. Bhagath Varma | 20 L | 20 L | Chennai Super Kings |
| Marco Jansen | 20 L | 20 L | Mumbai Indians |
| Saurabh Kumar | 20 L | 20 L | Punjab Kings |
| Kedar Jadhav | 2 CR | 2 CR | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Ben Cutting | 75 L | 75 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Pawan Negi | 50 L | 50 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Arjun Tendulkar | 20 L | 20 L | Mumbai Indians |
UNSOLD PLAYERS
Batsmen
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) |
| Alex Hales | 1.50 CR |
| Jason Roy | 2 CR |
| Evin Lewis | 1 CR |
| Aaron Finch | 1 CR |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1 CR |
| Himanshu Rana | 20 L |
| Rahul Gahlaut | 20 L |
| Himmat Singh | 20 L |
| Vishnu Solanki | 20 L |
| Rovman Powell | 50 L |
| Shaun Marsh | 1.5 CR |
| Corey Anderson | 75 L |
| Devon Conway | 50 L |
| Darren Bravo | 75 L |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 50 L |
| Martin Guptill | 50 L |
| Siddhesh Lad | 20 L |
Bowlers
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) |
| Sheldon Cottrell | 1 CR |
| Adil Rashid | 1.5 CR |
| Rahul Sharma | 50 L |
| Ish Sodhi | 50 L |
| Qais Ahmad | 50 L |
| Mujtaba Yousuf | 20 L |
| Ankit Singh Rajpoot | 30 L |
| Kuldeep Sen | 20 L |
| Tushar Deshpande | 20 L |
| Karanveer Singh | 20 L |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 40 L |
| Midhun Sudhesan | 20 L |
| Tejas Baroka | 20 L |
| Varun Aaron | 50 L |
| Oshane Thomas | 50 L |
| Mohit Sharma | 50 L |
| Billy Stanlake | 1 CR |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 50 L |
| Jason Behrendorff | 1 CR |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 50 L |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 30 L |
| G. Periyasamy | 20 L |
| Sean Abbott | 50 L |
| Simarjeet Singh | 20 L |
| Reece Topley | 50 L |
Wicketkeepers
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) |
| Glenn Phillips | 50 L |
| Alex Carey | 1.5 CR |
| Kusal Perera | 50 L |
| Kedar Devdhar | 20 L |
| Avi Barot | 20 L |
| K.L. Shrijith | 20 L |
| Ben McDermott | 50 L |
| Matthew Wade | 1 CR |
| Josh Inglis | 20 L |
All-rounders
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) |
| Atit Sheth | 20 L |
| Ayush Badoni | 20 L |
| Vivek Singh | 20 L |
| Gurkeerat Singh | 50 L |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 CR |
| Karan Sharma | 20 L |
| Thisara Perera | 50 L |
| Tajinder Dhillon | 20 L |
| Prerak Mankad | 20 L |
| Scott Kuggeleijn | 50 L |
| Wayne Parnell | 50 L |
| Chris Green | 30 L |
| Isuru Udana | 50 L |
| George Linde | 50 L |
| Chaitanya Bishnoi | 20 L |
| Ajay Dev Goud | 20 L |
| Jack Wildermuth | 50 L |
| Harsh Tyagi | 20 L |
| Gerald Coetzee | 20 L |
| Tim David | 20 L |
| Pratyush Singh | 20 L |
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com
