Expensive players historically come with some shortfalls that are not only unique to expensive players but are common among this group. They often have high maintenance costs and tend to turn their loan into purchase clauses if they produce reliable performances. These are the two most damaging- for expensive players and for these clubs.
List of Most expensive players of IPL 2022
Ishan Kishan
At the moment, the priciest player in the auction is Kishan, who has recently been traded to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 15.25 crore rupees. The player’s fans were excited about his move and there have been a lot of tweets about him on social media for a week before his official transfer.
Shardul Thakur
Delhi Capitals got hold of Thakur after a lengthy bidding war which collected the pacer attracting interest from Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, & Gujarat Titans. He’ll be debuting this season with Chennai Superkings.”
Deepak Chahar
The Chennai Super Kings have retained Shane Watson for a cool Rs 14 Cr, making him the second most expensive player at the auction so far. Shane got bids from Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals but his original team, Chennai Indians only paid him Rs 3 Cr.
Shreyas Iyer
Iyer, who is a right-arm bowler and a right-handed batter, was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 12.25 Cr in June this year. In a video soon after the bid, Iyer said that he was looking forward to playing with “the galaxy of stars” on their team (referring to the high profile
Harshal Patel
The Royal Challengers Bangalore bought back Patel from the Sunrisers Hyderabad, but only for $10.75 million. His base contract was $2million, and he had been a popular target for that team which also invested a lot of money in him. He’d won them the Pur
Wanindu Hasaranga
As part of a tough bid, Sri Lankan cricketer Hasaranga was sold for Rs. 10.75 crores to Royal Challengers Bangalore. As well as these two teams, the Punjabi Kings showed interest in buying him too.
Lockie Ferguson
Gujarat Titans became the first Indian team to win an IPL match, having bought the New Zealand bowler for Rs. 10 Cr. He was a member of Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous season of IPL and initially had a price of Rs. 2 Cr.
Avesh Khan
Khan made fifteen of history by becoming the most expensive uncapped player ever in IPL. The bowler was picked by Lucknow Super Giants for $100k (Rs.10 Cr). The Indore lad has been a part of the Delhi Capitals squad before this season.
Prasidh Krishna
Krishna, who belongs to Rajasthan Royals, recently won the Man of the Series award during the recently-concluded ODI series. He was picked at a price of Rs 10 crore by them.
Here are the top 10 most expensive players of this season. Every year the list is decided on the basis of rules and regulations and the performance of the player throughout the year. Every year when the list is generated, players will be able to know for it!