Indian Premier League is the biggest franchise-based league right now. The league is all about money, stars, and Entertainment. Recently, the auction has been held in Bengaluru. There is no doubt that the auction was captivating, and the center of attention for all the players around the globe. Each and every player wanted to be part of it, and utmost they eagerly wanted to be the most expensive players in IPL. 

Interestingly, the league prefers the locals over foreign players. They bid the highest for the Indian players. Total 204 players have been sold in the auction with a whooping Rupees of 551.7 Crore.

Let’s review the auction and peek into the most expensive players in IPL 2022.

The Most Expensive Players In IPL 2022:

Ishan Kishan Tops the List

Ishan Kishan is the most expensive player in IPL 2022. He has become the second-highest value player in the history of Indian League auction. His bid has been taken by Mumbai India at the price of Indian 15.25 Crore. He has become the second-highest pick in the league history as Yuvraj Singh is the most expensive player till now; 16 INR Crore.

The left-hander wicket-keeper batter Kishan is one of the rising stars for India. The 23 years old lad is a very exciting and young talent. He has firepower which he can utilize at the top order.

The Most Expensive Player IPL As Foreigner

The English Batting All-rounder – Liam Livingstone – is the latest and hottest addition to the T20 arena. Livingstone is one of the hard-hitters of the ball in the world right now. Additionally, he can bowl the off/leg spin with respect to the condition of the match. 

He is the most expensive player in IPL-2022 as a foreigner. His bid has been won by Punjab Kings at 11.5 Crore of Indian rupees.

Avesh Khan: Uncap Indian

Avesh Khan has become the most expensive player who is yet to play for his national team. Lucknow Super Giants, which is a new team, has won the bid for the whooping price of 10 Crore rupees. He is a very promising young fast bowler who can bowl at a pace of 140kp/h. 

Although he is knocking on the doors of his national side. In the near future, he will be on the Indian team. 

Few Notable Mentions

Deepak Chahar – right-arm medium-fast bowler – is the second-highest pick of the auction 2022. He is picked by CSK. 

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva has become the most expensive player as a foreigner after Liam Livingstone. The Sri Lankan bowling all-rounder – who is a right-arm leg-spinner – is one the best all-rounders right now. His World Cup-2021 was phenomenal. Royal Challengers Bangalore have bought him at the price of 10.75 crores. 

Here is the list of Top 10 most expensive players:

Player	Playing Style	Country	Team	Price In INR
Ishan Kishan	Wicket-Keeper	India	Mumbai India	15,25,00,000
Deepak Chahar	Medium Fast Bowler	India	Chennai Super King	14,00,00,000
Shreyas Iyer	Batter	India	Kolkata Knight Riders	12,25,00,000
Liam Livingstone	All-Rounder	England	Punjab Kings	11,50,00,000
Shardul Thakur	All-Rounder	India	Delhi Capital	10,75,00,000
Wanindu Hasaranga	All-Rounder	Sri Lanka	Royal Challengers Banglore	10,75,00,000
Harshal Patel	All-Rounder	India	Royal Challengers Banglore	10,75,00,000
Nicholas Pooran	Wicket-Keeper	West Indies	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10,75,00,000
Lockie Ferguson	Fast Bowler	New Zealand	Gujrat Titans	10,00,00,000
Avesh Khan	Fast Bowler	India	Lucknow Super Giants	10,00,00,000
Prasidh Krishna	Fast Bowler	India	Rajistan Royals	10,00,00,000

These are the few top picks of the auction 2022. There is no doubt that these players will make a huge impact in the upcoming league. 

Interestingly, there are some big names that remain unsold. A few big names are Suresh Raina, Eoin Morgan, Aaron Finch. 

Also read: 

IPL 2022 – Auction & Team Squads