Most expensive buys at each #IPLAuction:
2008: Dhoni ($1.5m)
2009: Flintoff & Pietersen ($1.55m)
2010: Bond & Pollard ($0.75m)
2011: Gambhir ($2.4m)
2012: Jadeja ($2m)
2013: Maxwell ($1m)
2014: Yuvraj (₹14cr)
2015: Yuvraj (₹16cr)
2016: Watson (₹9.5cr)
2017: Stokes (₹14.5cr)
Some numbers on #IPLAuction 2018:
578 Total players
360 Indians (62 capped, 298 uncapped)
218 Overseas (182 capped, 34 uncapped, 2 associates)
182 Slots available to fill
25 Maximum players in each squad including maximum of 8 overseas