Indian Premier League (IPL) auction 2018 got off to a flying start in Bengaluru on Saturday, January 27 with teams entering bidding wars for marquee players.
Also read: LIVE Coverage of IPL 2018 auction
In the morning session, England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the costliest buy when Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought him for Rs 12.5 crores.
On the other hand, the biggest surprises of the day was Sri Lanka pace legend Lasith Malinga going unsold.
West Indies T20 legend Chris Gayle went unsold over two rounds of auction. However, he was picked up Kings XI Punjab towards the end of the auction on Sunday, January 28 for Rs 2 crore.
Meanwhile, Karnataka batsmen KL Rahul and Manish Pandey hit jackpot at the auction as they were bought for Rs 11 crore each by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), respectively.
A total of 72 players were sold on Day 1, with teams spalshing out on uncapped players. A total of Rs 321.1 crore was spent on the opening day.
Jaydev Unadkat most expensive Indian player so far
Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat attracted a bidding war in the morning session of Day 2 (Sunday) in Bengaluru. After intense bidding from Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals managed to get the player for a whopping Rs 11.5 crore.
Complete list of players sold in the auction
Marquee players
| Player | Price | Team |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Rs 5.2 crore [RTM] | SRH |
| R Ashwin | Rs 7.6 crore | KXIP |
| Kieron Pollard | Rs 5.4 crore [RTM] | MI |
| Ben Stokes | Rs 12.5 crore | RR |
| Faf du Plessis | Rs 1.6 crore [RTM] | CSK |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Rs 4 crore [RTM] | RR |
| Mitchell Starc | Rs 9.4 crore | KKR |
| Harbhajan Singh | Rs 2 crore | CSK |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Rs 2 crore | SRH |
| Glenn Maxwell | Rs 9 crore | DD |
| Gautam Gambhir | Rs 2.8 crore | DD |
| Dwayne Bravo | Rs 6.4 crore [RTM] | CSK |
| Kane Williamson | Rs 3 crore | SRH |
| Yuvraj Singh | Rs 2 crore | KXIP |
Capped batsmen
| Karun Nair | Rs 5.6 crore | KXIP |
| KL Rahul | Rs 11 crore | KXIP |
| David Miller | Rs 3 crore [RTM] | KXIP |
| Aaron Finch | Rs 6.2 crore | KXIP |
| Brendon McCullum | Rs 3.6 crore | RCB |
| Jason Roy | Rs 1.5 crore | DD |
| Chris Lynn | Rs 9.6 crore | KKR |
| Manish Pandey | Rs 11 crore | SRH |
Capped all-rounders
| Chris Woakes | Rs 7.4 crore | RCB |
| Carlos Brathwaite | Rs 2 crore | SRH |
| Shane Watson | Rs 4 crore | CSK |
| Kedar Jadhav | Rs 7.8 crore | CSK |
| Colin de Grandhomme | Rs 2.2 crore | RCB |
| Yusuf Pathan | Rs 1.9 crore | SRH |
| Colin Munro | Rs 1.9 crore | DD |
| Stuart Binny | Rs 50 lakh | RR |
| Marcus Stoinis | Rs 6.2 crore [RTM] | KXIP |
| Moeen Ali | Rs 1.7 crore | RCB |
Capped wicketkeepers
| Quinton de Kock | Rs 2.8 crore | RCB |
| Wriddhiman Saha | Rs 5 crore | SRH |
| Dinesh Karthik | Rs 7.4 crore | KKR |
| Robin Uthappa | Rs 6.4 crore | KKR |
| Sanju Samson | Rs 8 crore | RR |
| Ambati Rayudu | Rs 2.2 crore | CSK |
| Jos Buttler | Rs 4.4 crore | RR |
Capped bowlers
| Mustafizur Rahman | Rs 2.2 crore | MI |
| Pat Cummins | Rs 5.4 crore | MI |
| Umesh Yadav | Rs 4.2 crore | RCB |
| Mohammed Shami | Rs 3 crore [RTM] | DD |
| Kagiso Rabada | Rs 4.2 crore | DD |
Capped spinners
| Piyush Chawla | Rs 4.2 crore | KKR |
| Imran Tahir | Rs 1 crore | CSK |
| Karn Sharma | Rs 5 crore | CSK |
| Rashid Khan | Rs 9 crore [RTM] | SRH |
| Amit Mishra | Rs 4 crore | DD |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Rs 6 crore [RTM] | RCB |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Rs 5.8 crore [RTM] | KKR |
Uncapped batsmen
| Surya Kumar Yadav | Rs 3.2 crore | MI |
| Shubman Gill | Rs 1.8 crore | KKR |
| Ishank Jaggi | Rs 20 Lakh | KKR |
| Ricky Bhui | Rs 20 Lakh | SRH |
| Mayank Agarwal | Rs 1 crore | KXIP |
| Rahul Tripathi | Rs 3.4 crore | RR |
| Manan Vohra | Rs 1.1 crore | RCB |
| Prithvi Shaw | Rs 1.2 crore | DD |
Uncapped All-rounders
| Rahul Tewatia | Rs 3 crore | DD |
| Deepak Hooda | Rs 3.6 crore [SRH] | SRH |
| Vijay Shankar | Rs 3.2 crore | DD |
| Harshal Patel | Rs 20 Lakh | DD |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Rs 3.2 crore | KKR |
| Krunal Pandya | Rs 8.8 crore [RTM] | MI |
| Nitish Rana | Rs 3.4 crore | KKR |
| D Arcy Short | Rs 4 crore | RR |
| Jofra Archer | Rs 7.2 crore | RR |
| Ishan Kishan | Rs 6.2 crore | MI |
Uncapped fast bowlers
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Rs 85 Lakh | RCB |
| Siddharth Kaul | Rs 3.8 crore | SRH |
| T Natarajan | Rs 40 Lakh | SRH |
| Basil Thampi | Rs 95 Lakh | SRH |
| Aniket Choudhary | Rs 30 Lakh | RCB |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | Rs 3 crore | SRH |
| Navdeep Saini | Rs 3 crore | RCB |
| Avesh Khan | Rs 70 Lakh | DD |
| Ankit Singh Rajpoot | Rs 3 crore | KXIP |
Uncapped All-rounders
| Rahul Tewatia | Rs 3 crore | DD |
| Deepak Hooda | Rs 3.6 crore [SRH] | SRH |
| Vijay Shankar | Rs 3.2 crore | DD |
| Harshal Patel | Rs 20 Lakh | DD |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Rs 3.2 crore | KKR |
| Krunal Pandya | Rs 8.8 crore [RTM] | MI |
| Nitish Rana | Rs 3.4 crore | KKR |
| D Arcy Short | Rs 4 crore | RR |
| Jofra Archer | Rs 7.2 crore | RR |
| Ishan Kishan | Rs 6.2 crore | MI |
Uncapped fast bowlers
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Rs 85 Lakh | RCB |
| Siddharth Kaul | Rs 3.8 crore | SRH |
| T Natarajan | Rs 40 Lakh | SRH |
| Basil Thampi | Rs 95 Lakh | SRH |
| Aniket Choudhary | Rs 30 Lakh | RCB |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | Rs 3 crore | SRH |
| Navdeep Saini | Rs 3 crore | RCB |
| Avesh Khan | Rs 70 Lakh | DD |
| Ankit Singh Rajpoot | Rs 3 crore | KXIP |
Uncapped Spinners
| Rahul Chahar | Rs 1.9 crore | MI |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | Rs 3.2 crore | DD |
| M Ashwin | Rs 2.2 crore | RCB |
Capped batsmen
| Evin Lewis | Rs 3.8 crore | MI |
| Saurabh Tiwary | Rs 80 Lakh | MI |
| Mandeep Singh | Rs 1.4 crore | RCB |
| Manoj Tiwary | Rs 1 crore | KXIP |
Capped All-rounders
| Washington Sundar | Rs 3.2 crore | RCB |
| Pawan Negi | Rs 1.crore [RTM] | RCB |
| Dan Christian | 1.5 crore | DD |
| Jayant Yadav | Rs 50 Lakh | DD |
| Gurkeerat Mann Singh | Rs 75 Lakh | DD |
| Ben Cutting | Rs 2.2 crore | MI |
| Mohammad Nabi | Rs 1 crore | SRH |
Capped Fast bowlers
| Dhawal Kulkarni | Rs 75 Lakh [RTM] | RR |
| Mohit Sharma | Rs 2.4 crore [RTM] | KXIP |
| Sandeep Sharma | Rs 3 crore | SRH |
| Vinay Kumar | Rs 1 crore | KKR |
| Mohd Siraj | Rs 2.6 crore | RCB |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | Rs 2.2 crore | RCB |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Rs 11.5 crore | RR |
| Shardul Thakur | Rs 2.6 crore | CSK |
| Trent Boult | Rs 2.2 crore | DD |
Capped Spinners
| Mujeeb Zadran | Rs 4 crore | KXIP |
Uncapped batsmen
| Apoorv Wankhede | Rs 20 Lakh | KKR |
| Rinku Singh | Rs 80 Lakh | KKR |
| Sachin Baby | Rs 20 Lakh | SRH |
| Manjot Kalra | Rs 20 Lakh | DD |
Uncapped all-rounder
| Ankit Sharma | Rs 20 Lakh | RR |
| Shivam Mavi | Rs 3 crore | KKR |
| Abhishek Sharma | Rs 55 Lakh | DD |
| Pradeep Sangwan | Rs 1.5 crore | MI |
| Anureet Singh Kathuria |
| Jagadeesan Narayan | Rs 20 Lakh | CSK |
| Zahir Khan Pakteen | Rs 60 Lakh | RR |
| JP Duminy | Rs 1 crore | MI |
| Chris Jordan | Rs 1 crore | SRH |
| Mitchell Santner | Rs 50 Lakh | CSK |
| Jason Behrendorff | Rs 1.5 crore | MI |
| Barinder Sran | Rs 2.2 crore | KXIP |
| Billy Stanlake | Rs 50 Lakh | SRH |
| Andrew Tye | Rs 7.2 crore | KXIP |
| Tanmay Agarwal | Rs 20 Lakh | SRH |
| Deepak Chahar | Rs 80 Lakh | CSK |
| Cameron Delport | Rs 30 Lakh | KKR |
| Tajinder Dhillon | Rs 55 Lakh | MI |
| Shreyas Gopal | Rs 20 Lakh | RR |
| Akshdeep Nath | Rs 1 crore | KXIP |
| Shreevats Goswami | Rs 1 crore | SRH |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Rs 1.4 crore | KXIP |
| Asif KM | Rs 40 Lakh | CSK |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Rs 20 Lakh | DD |
| Lungi Ngidi | Rs 50 Lakh | CSK |
| Sharad Lumba | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Kanish Seth | Rs 20 Lakh | CSK |
| Dhruv Shorey | Rs 20 Lakh | CSK |
| Anirudha Joshi | Rs 20 Lakh | RCB |
| MS Midhun | Rs 20 Lakh | RR |
Unsold players who were sold after Lunch on Day 2
| Siddhesh Lad | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Prashant Chopra | Rs 20 Lakh | RR |
| Murali VIjay | Rs 2 crore | CSK |
| Sam Billings | Rs 1 crore | CSK |
| Naman Ojha | Rs 1.4 crore | DD |
| Parthiv Patel | Rs 1.7 crore | RCB |
| Mitchell Johnson | Rs 2 crore | KKR |
| Tim Southee | Rs 1 crore | RCB |
| Aditya Tare | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Bipul Sharma | Rs 20 Lakh | SRH |
| Sayan Ghosh | Rs 20 Lakh | DD |
| Mayank Markande | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Ben Laughlin | Rs 50 Lakh | RR |
| Akila Dananjaya | Rs 50 Lakh | MI |
| Pradeep Sahu | Rs 20 Lakh | KXIP |
| Mayank Dagar | Rs 20 Lakh | KXIP |
| Anukul Roy | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Mark Wood | Rs 1.5 crore | CSK |
| Mahipal Lomror | Rs 20 Lakh | RR |
| Mohsin Khan | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Mehedi Hasan Miraz | Rs 20 Lakh | SRH |
| Kshitiz sharma | Rs 20 Lakh | CSK |
| Monu Singh | Rs 20 Lakh | CSK |
| Chaitanya Bishnoi | Rs 20 Lakh | CSK |
| Jatin Saxena | Rs 20 Lakh | RR |
| Aryaman Vikram Birla | Rs 30 Lakh | RR |
| Pavan Deshpande | Rs 20 Lakh | RCB |
Players sold during the last round
| Chris Gayle | Rs 2 crore | KXIP |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Rs 50 Lakh | RR |
| Nidheesh MD Dinesan | Rs 20 Lakh | MI |
| Manzoor Dar | Rs 20 Lakh | KXIP |
| Javon Searless | Rs 30 Lakh | KKR |
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