Even though IPL is famously known as the world's biggest and most entertaining cricket league, it also gives plenty of talented, uncapped youngsters a platform. We have discovered many talented players, from Rinku Singh to Jaiswal from IPL. While some uncapped players get a small amount in their first season, some players get a lucrative amount. So, let's look at the ten most expensive uncapped players in IPL history.
1. Avesh Khan (10 Crore)
Avesh Khan is a current right-arm fast-bowler in India. Avesh Khan is one of the fast bowlers who can bowl with raw pace, and indeed, he is the bright future of the Indian team. Avesh Khan also holds the record of the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history. Avesh Khan started his IPL journey at RCB in 2017. After that, he played for four years for Delhi Capitals. In the mega auction of IPL 2022, Lucknow Supergiant needed an Indian fast-bowler, and they bid for Avesh Khan. After fighting with multiple franchises, Lucknow managed to get Avesh Khan for a lucrative price of 10 crore.
2. Krishnappa Gowtham (9.25 Crore)
Krishnappa Gowtham is a current right-arm off-spinner and right-handed batsman from India. Even after getting a price of 9.25 crore, he still needs to debut in T20 Internationals. Before playing for CSK, Krishnappa Gowtham used to play for Rajasthan Royals and also won some matches for them. But in IPL 2021, Rajasthan Royals released him. In the auction, many teams were going after Krishnappa Gowtham. However, in the end, CSK got him an excessive amount of 9.25 crore. So far in his IPL career, Krishnappa Gowtham has played 35 matches, scoring 247 runs and taking 21 wickets.
3. Shahrukh Khan (9 Crore)
Shahrukh Khan is an explosive right-handed batsman who can bat effectively in middle-order. So far, Shahrukh Khan has decently performed in IPL but has yet to make his international debut. Even though in IPL, Shahrukh Khan is the third highest-paid uncapped player. In IPL 2022, Punjab Kings released him, but in the mega auction, every team, including Punjab, needed an uncapped player who could attack in the middle order. As a result, when Shahrukh Khan's name came up, every team started bidding for him, and after a couple of minutes, Punjab Kings managed to get him at an extraordinary price of 9 crore.
4. Rahul Tewatia (9 Crore)
Even though Rahul Tewatia played his first IPL in 2014, he came into the limelight when he smashed five sixes in an over of Sheldon Cottrell. After that match, Rahul Tewatia became a well-known name in IPL, and his value increased. In IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals did not retain him. In the mega Auction of IPL 2022, everybody thought he would not be sold for a high price. But when his name came up, most teams started bidding for him. Ultimately, Gujarat Titans won the race and purchased Rahul Tewatia for a lavish amount of 9 crore.
5. Krunal Pandya (8.8 Crore)
It was the year 2016 when Krunal Pandya was sold to Mumbai, India, for two crore. After that, he played some fantastic and brilliant innings for Mumbai Indians. In fact, in the IPL 2017 finals, Krunal Pandya showed his all-round performance and got the Man of the Match award. After his brilliant performance in the IPL 2017 finals, Mumbai Indians again purchased him for a high amount of 8.8 crore. So far in his IPL career, Krunal Pandya has played 113 matches in which he has scored 1,514 runs and taken 70 wickets.
6. Pawan Negi (8.5 Crore)
In 2012, Pawan Negi made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils. After that, he played some magnificent innings for Delhi. It was the year 2016 when Delhi Daredevils offered Pawan Negi a lucrative amount. In the Auction of IPL 2016, Delhi Daredevils purchased him for an excessive amount of 8.5 crore. After that, Pawan Negi also played for other franchises like RCB and KKR. But he got a maximum amount more. In 2019, he played his last IPL match. In his IPL career, Pawan Negi has played 50 IPL matches, scoring 365 runs and 34 wickets.
7. Sameer Rizvi (8.4 Crore)
In the IPL auction 2024, many players, Starc and Cummins, got a lucrative price of more than 20 crores. But there have also been some uncapped players like Sameer Rizvi, who got an extraordinary amount. In the IPL 2024 auction, Sameer Rizvi was at the base price of 20 Lakhs. When his name came, all teams showed interest in him and started bidding. In the end, Chennai Super Kings purchased him at an excessive amount of 8.4 crore, 42 times more than his base price.
8. Varun Chakravarthy (8.4 Crore)
IPL 2019 was Varun Chakravarthy's first season, and he got a high price in his first season. In IPL 2019, Punjab was aiming for a leg-spinner in their team. So, when Varun Chakravarthy's name came up, Punjab showed their interest and bid for him. After multiple bidding rounds, Punjab purchased him for 8.4 crore. So far in his IPL career, Varun Chakravarthy has played 56 matches, taking 62 wickets with an economy of 5.86.
9. Riley Meredith (8 Crore)
Riley Meredith is a right-arm Australian fast-bowler. In IPL 2021, he played his first IPL and became the most expensive overseas uncapped IPL player. In the IPL 2021 auction, Punjab purchased two Australian fast bowlers, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith. Punjab purchased him for a lucrative amount of 8 crore in the auction. He could not justify his price and performed poorly despite getting such an enormous amount. As a result, Punjab released him in the next IPL season.
10. Shahrukh Khan (7.4 Crore)
After Punjab purchased him in IPL 2022, Shahrukh Khan could not justify his price and did not perform brilliantly for Punjab, eventually affecting Punjab's team. Before the IPL 2014 auction, Punjab released him. In the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai, Gujarat Titans showed their interest in Shahrukh Khan and bid for him. As a result, Gujarat Titans purchased him for 7.4 crore. So far, Shahrukh Khan has played 38 IPL matches, scoring 592 runs with a poor average of 20.3.
