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IPL Auction for the upcoming season was held in Chennai today. A total of 292 players went under the hammer today. Even though it was a Mini-IPL Auction just for the 2021 season, it broke some big records. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Here's the list of the top-5 players most expensive players sold in the IPL auction 2021:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n

1) Chris Morris - South Africa's allrounder Chris Morris broke the record and became the most expensive player to be sold in IPL history. Chris Morris' base price was Rs 75 lakh. After a bidding war with Punjab Kings(PBKS), Rajasthan Royals(RR) ended up buying him for Rs 16.25 crore. Morris was with Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) in IPL 2020. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

2) Kyle Jamieson - New Zealand's fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was the second most expensive player to be sold today at 15crores. Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) were adamant to buy him despite a bidding war with Punjab Kings. Jamieson had a base price of 75 Lakh. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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3) Glenn Maxwell - Australia's all-rounder Glenn Maxwell had an ordinary IPL 2020 while playing for Punjab. However, his big-name helped him get another huge salary. Royal Challengers Bangalore was happy to buy him for 14.25 crores. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

4) Jhye Richardson - Australian pacer Jhye Richardson's outstanding form helped him get a salary of 14 crores for the IPL 2021. He was bought by Punjab Kings. The base price of Richardson was Rs 1.5 crore at the auction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

5) Krishnapa Gautam - All-rounder Krishnapa Gautam was bought by the Chennai super kings(CSK). He became the most expensive uncapped player in the IPL with a price cap of 9.25 crore. Gowtham had a base price of 75 Lakhs. <\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/02\/south-africas-morris-smashes-ipl-auction-record-1.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for Top 5 Most Expensive Players Sold In IPL Auction 2021", "alt_title": "Chris Morris", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Top 5 Most Expensive Players Sold In IPL Auction 2021 On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Here's the list of the top-5 players most expensive players sold in the IPL auction 2021\r\n", "seo_keywords": "Glenn Maxwell, Indian Premier League 2021, IPL Auction, Chris Morris", "tag": "", "tagging": "Glenn Maxwell,Indian Premier League 2021,IPL Auction,Chris Morris,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "top-5-most-expensive-players-sold-in-ipl-auction-2021", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3304", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-02-19 00:23:32", "updated": "2021-02-19 00:23:32", "img_from": "Chris Morris (Image Credit - Google)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Most Expensive Player, IPL Auction 2021, Most Expensive Players Today, Chris Morris Price, Chris Morris Team, IPL 2021, Glenn Maxwell Price, ", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2021-02-19 00:23:32", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-02-19 00:23:32", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/top-5-most-expensive-players-sold-in-ipl-auction-2021-71764" }