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The player auction held in Dubai on December 19 ahead of the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw teams splurge their money on a few high-profile cricketers.
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World Cup-winning Australian captain Pat Cummins became the costliest player in IPL history when he was picked up by the Sunrisers, only for his record to be beaten by teammate Mitchell Starc’s Rs. 24.75 crore move to the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Apart from the international players, a few domestic talent also had a good payday at the auction.
Here is the list of the Top 10 most expensive buys from the IPL 2024 player auction:
All figures are in ₹ crore
| Player | Team | Base Price | Final Price |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 2.00 | 24.75 |
| Pat Cummins (AUS) | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 2.00 | 20.50 |
| Daryl Mitchell (NZ) | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 1.00 | 14.00 |
| Harshal Patel | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 2.00 | 11.75 |
| Alzarri Joseph (WI) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 1.00 | 11.50 |
| Spencer Johnson (AUS) | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 0.50 | 10.00 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 0.20 | 8.40 |
| Rilee Rossouw (SA) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| Shahrukh Khan | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 0.40 | 7.40 |
| Rovman Powell (WI) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 1.00 | 7.40 |
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