IPL 2021 Auction: Vivo IPL 2021 player auction took place on 18th February 2021 at the ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Chennai. There were many players for the auction and only a few were sold to different teams. A total of 298 players were sold in all 8 teams. All the teams retained a few players before the auction and purchased a few during the auction.
Players Sold: 298
Most Expensive Signing: Chris Morris (₹16.25 crores, RR);
The most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL and the second-highest bid in the IPL auctions.
Most Expensive Indian: Krishnappa Gowtham (₹9.25 crores, CSK)
The IPL t20 auction brought excitement and kept cricket experts & cricket fans on the edge of their seats. A total of 298 cricket players were sold during the Indian Premier League 2021 mini-auction. As expected, the team owners spent a huge amount of money on some of the big names in world cricket. From Australia to South Africa, and England to the West Indies, players belonging to different countries were grabbed by the eight IPL franchises. South African all-rounder Chris Morris became the most expensive overseas buy while all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham became the most expensive Indian buy.
Also Read: IPL 2021 Team Squads: Full List of All 8 Teams Players updated after auction
List of Top 5 Most Expensive Buys in the IPL 2021 Auction:
| Player | Team | Amount |
| Chris Morris | RR | 16.25 Crore |
| Kyle Jamieson | RCB | 15 Crore |
| Glenn Maxwell | RCB | 14.25 Crore |
| Jhye Richardson | PBKS | 14 Crore |
| Krishrnappa Gowtham | CSK | 9.25 Crore |
List of Top 5 Most Expensive Indian Buys in the IPL 2021 Auction:
| Player | Team | Amount |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | CSK | 9.25 Crore |
| Shivam Dube | RR | 4.4 Crore |
| Piyush Chawla | MI | 2.4 Crore |
| Harbhajan Singh | KKR | 2 Crore |
| Kedar Jadhav | SRH | 2.2 Crore |
This year’s IPL 2021 Auction was not a disappointment for the Indian players as they were sold for a much higher amount than last year. All the teams not only looked for foreign players but this year they also booked Indian players even though foreign players have International experience and regular participation in their respective international sides.
It was a surprise for all the spectators watching Chris Morris be the highest-paid player as he is an all-rounder. Kyle Jamieson is the Second highest-paid player in the auction and Glenn Maxwell is the third-highest.
The bid for Krishnappa Gowtham was also surprising for the spectators as he is not in the regular team India now then also he was the first highest-paid Indian player.
Another surprise was the bid for JHYE Richardson who was the fourth-highest-sold international player in the IPL Auction 2021.
Check out the complete list of all IPL 2021 sold, and unsold players:
Sold Players
Batsmen
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Steve Smith | 2 CR | 2.20 CR | Delhi Capitals |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 50 L | 50 L | Chennai Super Kings |
| Karun Nair | 50 L | 50 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Sachin Baby | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Rajat Patidar | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| C. Hari Nishaanth | 20 L | 20 L | Chennai Super Kings |
Bowlers
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Jhye Richardson | 1.5 CR | 14 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Riley Meredith | 40 L | 8 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Adam Milne | 50 L | 3.2 CR | Mumbai Indians |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 1.5 CR | 5 CR | Mumbai Indians |
| Piyush Chawla | 50 L | 2.4 CR | Mumbai Indians |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1.5 CR | 1.5 CR | Punjab Kings |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2 CR | 2 CR | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Chetan Sakariya | 20 L | 1.2 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 1 CR | 1 CR | Rajasthan Royals |
| Umesh Yadav | 1 CR | 1 CR | Delhi Capitals |
| Lukman Hussain Meriwala | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| M Siddharth | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| Jagadeesha Suchith | 20 L | 30 L | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Vaibhav Arora | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| K. C. Cariappa | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
| M. Harisankar Reddy | 20 L | 20 L | Chennai Super Kings |
| Kuldip Yadav | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
| Akash Singh | 20 L | 20 L | Rajasthan Royals |
Wicketkeepers
| PLAYERS | BASE PRICE (₹) | SELLING PRICE (₹) | TEAM |
| Sam Billings | 2 CR | 2 CR | Delhi Capitals |
| Vishnu Vinod | 20 L | 20 L | Delhi Capitals |
| Sheldon Jackson | 20 L | 20 L | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Md Azharuddin | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| K. S. Bharat | 20 L | 20 L | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
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 |
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