Total 350 players, including 226 Indians and 120 international, went under hammer to fill 70 slots in eight IPL teams. The participating teams are Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Jaydev Unadkat sold for Rs 8.4 crore to Rajasthan Royals. Last year, Rajasthan had bought him for Rs 11.5 crore. Unadkat is the costliest player to have gone under hammer so far. He was released by Rajasthan before the auction to buy on a cheaper price.
Varun Chakravarthy, the leading wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu who has never played IPL before, was also sold for whopping Rs 8.4 crore.
Sam Curran, who plays for Surrey and England, is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler. He had a base price of Rs 2 crore but was bought by Kings XI Punjab at Rs 7.2 crore.
Colin Ingram, a South African cricketer, has been bought by DCS (Delhi Capitals) for Rs 6.4 crore
Mohammed Shami, also known as reverse swing specialist, and Prabhsimran Singh, who is a 17-year-old wicketkeeper, were bought by KXIP at a price tag of Rs 4.8 crore each.
West Indian players Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran were bought by RCB and KXIP for Rs 4.2 crore each.
All-rounder Yuvraj Singh has gone unsold in the first round of the IPL 2019 Auction. Yuvraj was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore on the second day of IPL auction. Yuvraj was the most expensive player in the history of the IPL auctions when Delhi Capitals paid a whopping Rs 16 crore for the swashbuckling all-rounder back in 2015. Yuvraj has so far played for four franchises - Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. As per Akash Ambani owner of Mumbai Indians "To be honest, we had budgeted a lot more for Yuvraj. At Rs one crore, a player like Yuvraj is probably a biggest steal deal of 12 years. He has won every trophy there is to be won".