England allrounder Sam Curran (Punjab Kings) was at the most expensive buy at Rs 18.5 crore while Mayank Agarwal (Sunrisers Hyderabad) was the most expensive Indian buy at Rs 8.25 crore

IPL Auction 2023: Jason Holder was the costliest buy for Rajasthan Royals with a sum of Rs 5.75 crore. The side also bought the likes of Adam Zampa and Joe Root.

IPL Auction 2023: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was Kolkata Knight Riders' costliest buy at a sum of Rs 1.5 crore.

Sam Curran was the most-expensive player to have been bought in an IPL auction, going to Punjab Kings for INR 18.50 crore. Shivam Mavi, at INR 6 crore, became the most-expensive uncapped Indian in the IPL 2023 Auction.

The Indian Premier League Auction (IPL Auction 2023) in Kochi saw several records being broken. England's Sam Curran was bought for Rs 18.5 crore by Punjab Kings and thus became the most expensive player to have been sold in an IPL auction ever.

IPL 2023 Auction: Sam Curran and Cameron Green shattered the all-time auction record as they were picked respectively for Rs 18.50 crore and Rs 17.50 crore by Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians.

IPL Auction: Here are some of the players whom we feel could start a bidding war among the franchises.

IPL Auction: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 player auction list is out with a total of 405 cricketers set to go under the hammer in Kochi on December 23, 2022

Gautam Gambhir, who led Kolkata Knight Riders as captain to two Indian Premier League trophies, went on to speak on how the introduction of IPL has transformed the state of cricket in the country, over the years.

The complete list of purse left with 10 franchises after retentions and releases ahead of IPL 2023 auctions is given below

IPL 2023 Player Retention: Full list of retained And released players

Pat Cummins, Sam Billings and Alex Hales are among the top players who won't be playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023.

Hales joins compatriot Sam Billings and Australian Test and ODI captain to miss the next season of IPL. This is a big loss for KKR, who would have expected these three players to be crucial members of the squad.

IPL Retentions Highlights: The full list of players who have been retained and released ahead of the 2023 edition is out.

Pat Cummins cited the packed international calendar as the reason behind him skipping IPL 2023.

Shardul Thakur is set to turn up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the next edition of the Indian Premier League as his former franchise Delhi Capitals traded him for uncapped Mumbai all-rounder Aman Khan

Shardul Thakur was acquired by Delhi Capitals during the IPL Mega Auction earlier this year at a price of INR 10.75 crore.

England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings on Monday announced that he would be skipping Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 to focus on longer format cricket at the start of English summer with county Kent