The Indian Premier League has become a big brand in a brief period. The BCCI introduced this tournament in 2008. The IPL is the richest cricket tournament in the world. Players from all over the world participate in this league. Many cricketers have revealed how IPL has changed their life financially. Before every season, an auction takes place through which teams buy cricketers through bidding. Many cricketers become millionaires overnight in auctions. Earlier, The England cricket Board allowed only a few players to participate in the IPL. Now, almost every player of England participates in the cash-rich league.
1. Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes Is a superstar in the cricket world. He is the best all-rounder at this time. Ben, with his superior talent, attracts many IPL franchises. He decided to play IPL in 2017. Many franchises already had eyes on him. Stokes bagged 14 crores in the auction. He became the most expensive overseas player in the history of IPL.
2. Tymal Mills
Tymal is a current cricketer of the England cricket team. He has been playing cricket for six years. Mills attracts everyone's eyes during a tour of India. He was the leading wicket-taker of that series. His performance became fruitful, and he was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping 12 crores.
3. Moeen Ali
Moeen is a current all-rounder player of the England cricket team. He is one of the finest all-rounders of cricket. Moeen started his IPL career with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He stayed there for two years. In the 2020 auction, the Chennai franchise won a bid for Moeen and bought him for 7.5 crores.
4. Andrew Flintoff
Chennai Super Kings purchased the English star all-rounder for a whopping 7.5 crores. Andrew was among the hottest names in the auction. His performance in international cricket rewarded him in the IPL.
5. Kevin Pietersen
The star England batter Kevin Pietersen put his name in the IPL auction. It was expected that many franchises would go after him. Kevin's ability to change the match result made him one of the most expensive buys. Chennai bought him for a vast sum of 7 crores.
6. Chris Wokes
Chris Wokes is an active England cricketer. This star all-rounder is famous for swinging delivery in both ways. Chris started his IPL career with RCB under Virat Kohli's captaincy. Chris had gone for 6.4 crores in the 2018 auction.
7. Sam Curran
Sam Curran is a rising star in the cricket world. He got recognition for his dream debut against India. Sam bagged the man of the series in the very first series. He got a well-deserved IPL contract in 2019 when the Punjab franchise won the bid for him for six crores.
8. Tom Curran
Tom Curran is the younger brother of Sam Curran. Just like his brother, Tom bagged an IPL contract in 2018. Later, the Delhi franchise bought him for an enormous 5.5 crores. Tom had been a part of two IPL teams so far.
9. Eoin Morgan
Morgan is a big name in white-ball cricket. Morgan is a white-ball specialist who participates in almost all franchise tournaments. In the 2020 IPL auction, the Kolkata franchise bought Morgan for Rs. 5 crores. He led the KKR to the final in the 2021 season.
