IPL 2023 Auction Live: Sam Curran sold for Punjab Kings to highest bidding in IPL History

Sam Curran became the most expensive player sold in an auction after Punjab Kings buy him for Rs 18.5 crore. The activities and buzz surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction has begun to rise. The deadline for players to register for the IPL 2023 auction was November 30, and as many as 991 players have registered for the lucrative league’s 16th edition. IPL 2023 Auction Live: Sam Curran sold for Punjab Kings to highest bidding in IPL History.

Sam Curran became the most expensive player sold in an auction after Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 18.5 crore. Curran made his IPL bow with Punjab Kings in 2019 after being bought by the Mohali-based franchise for 7.2 crores in the auction prior to the season. However, he was released after the campaign and was bought by Chennai SuperKings in the auction prior to IPL 2020 for 5.5 crores.

The IPL 2023 auction is planned to take place on December 23 in Kochi. In an unprecedented move, no Indian player is listed in the top reserve price range of Rs 2 crore. Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, and Kedar Jadhav are among the Indian players who have registered with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

Mitchell Starc, an experienced Australian pacer, is notable for his absence from the overall list. Australia’s Test and ODI captain, Pat Cummins, had already withdrawn due to workload concerns. According to a BCCI release, the players are classified as follows: capped Indians (19 players), capped internationals (166), associates (20).

Uncapped Indians who participated in previous IPL seasons (91), uncapped internationals who participated in previous IPL seasons (3), uncapped Indians (604 players), uncapped Internationals (88 players). The Sunrisers has the largest purse (Rs 42.25 crore) for the auction, followed by Punjab (Rs 32.20 crore), Lucknow (Rs 23.35 crore), Mumbai (Rs 20.55 crore).

Chennai (Rs 20.45 crore), Delhi (Rs 19.45 crore), Gujarat (Rs 19.25 crore), Rajasthan Royals (Rs 13.2 crore), RCB (Rs 8.75 crore), and KKR  (Rs 7.05 crore). Players who have kept their base price at Rs 1 crore in IPL 2023 auction: Mayank Agarwal, Kedar Jadhav.

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