IPL 2023 Auction

Stokes entered the auction at INR 2 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore competed with Rajasthan Royals before Lucknow Super Giants entered the bid at INR 7 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad too entered the fray shortly, followed by CSK.Eventually, the MS Dhoni-captained side roped him in for the third joint-highest paycheck ever in the IPL, surpassing the one the franchise paid for Deepak Chahar in the 2022 mega auction.

There was intense bidding between MI, CSK, RR, LSG, and PBKS for Curran, who was Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup in Australia. However, PBKS eventually got the England all-rounder. After Curran, Australia all-rounder Cameron Green also attracted big bids from franchises and became the second-most expensive player in the IPL history after Mumbai Indians picked him for a whopping Rs 17.5 crore.

Apart from Brook, Sunrisers Hyderabad also picked India opener, Mayank Agarwal, for Rs 8.25 croreOn the other hand, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was sold for Rs 2 crore to defending champions Gujarat Titans while former India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was roped in by CSK at his base price of Rs 50 lakh.

"We did a good job in the last Auction. We have retained 19 players which shows the belief the management has on our current team. However, we do have a few gaps in our squad and we have identified the kind of players we need to acquire during the Auction according to our purse," said Delhi Capitals' assistant coach Pravin Amre in a media release ahead of the Mini-Auction.

Joining in on the excitement is serial entertainer and Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh who can't contain his excitement about the biggest gala in T20 cricket. Ranveer, who is an ardent lover of all things sport is a long time IPL fan and had some interesting thoughts about this year's IPL 2023 Auction.

"KKR would be looking for three players in this auction -- one would be an Indian backup wicketkeeper for Gurbaz. In case, they want flexibility in playing both Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson, Gurbaz is the one who would have to sit out as they are not going to drop Sunil Narine and Andre Russell," said Uthappa, who is part of JioCinema's IPL Player Auction Expert Panel.

"It wasn't an easy decision, by any means. There's still a part of me that wishes I could go because the IPL is a great tournament and financially it could be very rewarding -- but I didn't want to make the decision solely on finance. It's a tricky scenario: having just won a World Cup, potentially stock could be high.

In the final auction list, there are 119 capped players alongside 286 uncapped players. The auction will also see teams eyeing bowlers who can create magic with the ball in hand in various phases of the game. Here's a look at five bowlers who will be on the wish list of every team ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction:

In the final auction list, there are 119 capped players alongside 286 uncapped players. The auction will also see teams eyeing bowlers who can create magic with the ball in hand in various phases of the game. Here's a look at five bowlers who will be on the wish list of every team ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction:

Jamieson, who is returning from a back injury, was purchased in the 2021 auctions by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 15 crore -- the highest bid for a New Zealand player and the fourth-highest in IPL history. However, the 27-year-old had struggled to meet the price tag when playing just nine of RCB's 15 games.