Most Expensive IPL Player: IPL 2023 Auction LIVE – Sam Curran stole the headlines by becoming the Most Expensive player to be ever bought in the IPL. The English all-rounder was roped in by Punjab Kings for a staggering sum of 18.5 Crores. Punjab Kings opened their account in the IPL 2023 Auction with a superb signing as they broke the bank for the Englishman. The previous highest-priced player was KL Rahul for a price of 17 Cr, but this mini-auction saw Sam Curran surpass the highest mark to set a new record. Follow IPL 2023 updates with InsideSport.IN.
Most Expensive IPL Player: Punjab Kings BREAK Bank for Sam Curran, SIGNS Englishman for WHOPPING SUM of 18.5 Crores – Check Out
Deemed to be one of the most sought all-rounders ahead of the IPL 2023 auctions, it was rightly so that Punjab Kings paid a huge amount of money for Sam Curran. After an intense bidding war between Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Chennai Super Kings, it was Kings who ultimately bagged the English all-rounder.
The 24-year-old English man is a live wire on the field who was recently adjudged as the Man of the Tournament of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 held in Australia. Curran who is a known face in IPL missed last season’s campaign as a majority of the English players opted out of the tournament.
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Sam Curran 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙋𝙇!
He goes BIG 🤯- INR 18.50 Crore & will now play for Punjab Kings 👏 👏#TATAIPLAuction | @TataCompanies pic.twitter.com/VlKRCcwv05
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 23, 2022
Most Expensive IPL Player: Punjab Kings BREAK Bank for Sam Curran, SIGNS Englishman for WHOPPING SUM of 18.5 Crores – Check Out
Welcome @CurranSM will be good fun!! 😬 https://t.co/xjhFVqQAKp
— Jonny Bairstow (@jbairstow21) December 23, 2022
PBKS List of retained players
| Players | Role | Retained Value |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Captain | 8.25 crore |
| Shahrukh Khan | All Rounder | 9 crore |
| Jonny Bairstow | Batsman/Wicketkeeper | 6.75 crore |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | 4 crore |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | 9.25 crore |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Wicketkeeper/Batsman | 60 lakhs |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Wicketkeeper/Batsman | 50 lakhs |
| Jitesh Sharma | Wicketkeeper/Batsman | 20 lakhs |
| Raj Bawa | All rounder | 2 crore |
| Rishi Dhawan | All Rounder | 55 lakhs |
| Liam Livingstone | All Rounder | 11.5 crore |
| Atharva Taide | All Rounder | 20 lakhs |
| Baltej Singh | Bowler | 20 lakhs |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler | 75 lakhs |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler | 5.25 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | All Rounder | 3.8 crore |
PBKS List of Released players
| Players | Role |
| Mayank Agarwal | Batsman |
| Odean Smith | All Rounder |
| Benny Howell | All-Rounder |
| Ishan Porel | Bowler |
| Sandeep Sharma | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler |
| Ansh Patel | All Rounder |
| Prerak Mankad | All Rounder |
| Writtick Chatterjee | All Rounder |
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