Do high player salaries ensure successful results during an IPL season? That is not the case, according to history.
Two new teams have entered the IPL ahead of the upcoming 15th edition, bringing the total number of teams to ten. As a result, these two teams were given the opportunity to sign players prior to the mega auction. It came as no surprise that a couple of the players who were signed were huge names with significant contracts.
Several players were auctioned for Rs 10 crore or more at the mega auction itself.
KL Rahul (LSG – Pre-auction signing – Rs 17 Cr) – Matches: 14; Runs: 537; HS: 103*; 50s: 3; 100s:2; SR: 135.26
Hardik Pandya (GT – Pre-auction signing – Rs 15 Cr) – Matches: 13; Runs: 413; HS: 87*; 50s: 4; 100s:0; SR: 131.52
Ishan Kishan (MI – Auction buy – Rs 15.25 Cr) – Matches: 14; Runs: 418; HS: 81*; 50s: 3; 100s:0; SR: 120.11
Shreyas Iyer (KKR – Auction buy – Rs 12.25 Cr) – Matches: 14; Runs: 401; HS: 85; 50s: 3; 100s:0; SR: 134.56
Harshal Patel (RCB – Auction buy – Rs 10.75 Cr) – Matches: 13; Wickets: 18; BBI – 4-34; ER: 7.68
Nicholas Pooran (SRH – Auction buy – Rs 10.75 Cr) – Matches: 14; Runs: 306; HS: 64; 50s: 2; 100s:0; SR: 144.33
Shardul Thakur (DC – Auction buy – Rs 10.75 Cr) – Matches: 14; Wickets: 15; BBI – 4-36; ER: 9.78
Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB – Auction buy – Rs 10.75 Cr) – Matches: 14; Wickets: 24; BBI – 5-18; ER: 7.38
Deepak Chahar (CSK – Auction buy – Rs 14 Cr) – Matches: 0; Wickets: 0; BBI – -; ER: – – (Was ruled out of the whole season due to injury)
Prasidh Krishna (RR – Auction buy – Rs 10 Cr) – Matches: 14; Wickets: 15; BBI – 3-22; ER: 8.16
Lockie Ferguson (GT – Auction buy – Rs 10 Cr) – Matches: 12; Wickets: 12; BBI – 4-28; ER: 9.06
Avesh Khan (LSG – Auction buy – Rs 10 Cr) – Matches: 12; Wickets: 17; BBI – 4-24; ER: 8.51
Liam Livingstone (PBKS – – Auction buy – Rs 11.5 Cr) – Matches: 14; Runs: 437; HS: 70; 50s: 4; 100s:0; SR: 182.08