With Rishabh Pant becoming the most expensive player in IPL auction history after being acquired by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 27 crore, we take a look at top 10 all-time costliest players.

MI retained five players, all capped Indians, to hold on to their Indian core. Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma were the five players that the five-time champions retained ahead of the auction. With their core settled, MI looked for some quality bargain buys in the auction.

Three-time IPL finalists, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), entered the auction with a purse of INR 89 crores. Retaining only three players – Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal, the franchise had the challenging task of rebuilding the whole squad for the upcoming season.

Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in IPL history as he was sold to Punjab Kings for an eye-popping Rs 26.75 crore in Jeddah on Sunday.

Rishabh Pant etched his name in IPL history books, becoming the priciest player ever as Lucknow Super Giants splurged an unprecedented sum at the Jeddah auction. Leaving his long-time franchise Delhi Capitals,

Five-time IPL winners, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), entered the auction with a purse of INR 55 crores. Having retained players like – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana and MS Dhoni (retained as uncapped player), CSK enjoy one of the stable core in the tournament.