IPL 2015 auction: Full details

Yuvraj Singh was once again the most expensive purchase at the IPL auction

The 2015 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction was held in Bengaluru on Monday. Just like last year, Yuvraj Singh turned out to be the most expensive buy with the Delhi Daredevils acquiring him for a whopping Rs. 16 crores. Apart from Yuvraj, the franchise bought 13 other players that include the likes of Angelo Mathews and Zaheer Khan.

Defending IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders sprung a huge surprise by spending Rs. 2.4 crores on the little-known KC Cariappa. The franchise brought a total of 8 players that included veteran spinner Brad Hogg, New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham and a handful of Indian domestic cricketers.

Michael Hussey, who spent one season at the Mumbai Indians, returns to the Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 1.5 crores. The two-time IPL champions bought a total of 8 players that include the likes of Indian cricketers Rahul Sharma and Irfan Pathan.

The finalists of IPL 2014, the Kings XI Punjab, had a quiet time at the auction this time around, purchasing just 3 Indian players – Murali Vijay, wicket-keeper Nikhil Shankar Naik and all-rounder Yogesh Gowalkar.

Mumbai Indians’ most expensive buy turned out to be Australian opener Aaron Finch, who was bought for Rs. 3.2 crores. Out of the remaining 9 players that they purchased, 6 were Indians, including Test cricketers Pragyan Ojha and Abhimanyu Mithun.

Rajasthan Royals, once again, opted not to shell out a heavy sum on any player and bought a total of 6 players at low prices. South African all-rounder Chris Morris turned out to be their most expensive buy for Rs. 1.4 crores.

Dinesh Karthik turned out to be the second most expensive buy for the second year in a row after he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a sum of Rs. 10.5 crores. The Bengaluru-based team also acquired the services of West Indian all-rounder Darren Sammy, Australian all-rounder Sean Abbott, New Zealand paceman Adam Milne, among others.

Sunrisers Hyderabad brought a total of 10 players – international superstars like former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, current England captain Eoin Morgan, New Zealand mainstay Kane Williamson etc. were bought by the Sun Group-owned franchise. But their most expensive buy was Kiwi pacer Trent Boult for Rs. 3.8 crores.

Here’s a full list of players bought by each franchise.

Chennai Super Kings

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Michael Hussey	1.5 cr	Batsman
Irfan Pathan	1.5 cr	All-Rounder
Rahul Sharma	30 lakhs	Bowler
Kyle Abbott	30 lakhs	Bowler
Andrew Tye	20 lakhs	Bowler
Pratyush Singh	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Ankush Bains	10 lakhs	Wicket-keeper
Eklavya Dwivedi	10 lakhs	Wicket-keeper

Delhi Daredevils

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Yuvraj Singh	16 cr	Batsman
Angelo Mathews	7.5 cr	All-rounder
Zaheer Khan	4 cr	Bowler
Amit Mishra	3.5 cr	Bowler
Shreyas Iyer	2.6 cr	Batsman
Gurinder Sandhu	1.7 cr	Bowler
Jaydev Unadkat	1.1 cr	Bowler
Dominic Joseph Muthuswamy	75 lakhs	Bowler
Albie Morkel	30 lakhs	All-rounder
Travis Head	30 lakhs	Batsman
Marcus Stoinis	25 lakhs	All-rounder
CM Gautam	20 lakhs	Wicket-keeper
Kona Srikar Bharat	20 lakhs	Wicket-keeper
KK Jiyaz	10 lakhs	Bowler

Kings XI Punjab

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Murali Vijay	3 crore	Batsman
Nikhil Shankar Naik	30 lakhs	Wicketkeeper
Yogesh Gowalkar	10 lakhs	All-Rounder

Kolkata Knight Riders

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
KC Cariappa	2.4 cr	Bowler
James Neesham	50 lakhs	All-rounder
Brad Hogg	50 lakhs	Bowler
Aditya Garhwal	25 lakhs	All-rounder
Sheldon Jackson	15 lakhs	Batsman
Sumit Narwal	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Vaibhav Rawal	10 lakhs	All-rounder

Mumbai Indians

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Aaron Finch	3.2 cr	Batsman
Pragyan Ojha	50 lakhs	Bowler
Abhimanyu Mithun	30 lakhs	Bowler
Mitchell McClenaghan	30 lakhs	Bowler
Aiden Blizzard	30 lakhs	Batsman
Hardik Pandya	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Akshay Wakhare	10 lakhs	Bowler
Siddesh Lad	10 lakhs	All-rounder
J Suchitch	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Nitesh Rana	10 lakhs	All-rounder

Rajasthan Royals

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Christopher Morris	1.4 cr	All-rounder
Juan Theron	30 lakhs	Bowler
Barinder Singh Saran	10 lakhs	Bowler
Dinesh Salunkhe	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Sagar Trivedi	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Pardeep Sahu	10 lakhs	All-rounder

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Dinesh Kathik	10.5 cr	Wicket-keeper
Darren Sammy	2.8 cr	All-rounder
David Wiese	2.8 cr	All-rounder
Sean Abbott	1 cr	Bowler
Adam Milne	70 lakhs	Bowler
Sarfaraz Naushad Khan	70 lakhs	Batsman
Subramaniam Badrinath	70 lakhs	Batsman
Jalaj Saxena	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Shishir Bhavane	10 lakhs	Batsman

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Player Name	Amount Paid (in Rs.)	Role
Trent Boult	3.8 cr	Bowler
Praveen Kumar	2.2 cr	Bowler
Kevin Pietersen	2 cr	Batsman
Eoin Morgan	1.5 cr	Batsman
Ravi Bopara	1 cr	All-rounder
Kane Williamson	60 lakhs	All-rounder
Laxmi Ratan Shukla	30 lakhs	All-rounder
Prasanth Padmanabhan	10 lakhs	All-rounder
Hanuma Vihari	10 lakhs	Batsman
Siddarth Kaul	10 lakhs	Bowler