As the cricketing carnival has been all about the extravaganza over the years, it has further bubbled banter among the cricketing pundits following the omission of some familiar names like Brendon McCullum. However, it’s pertinent to mention that the 2019 General Election has ideally forced the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to prepone the event. Interestingly, the mystery spinner in the form of uncapped Varun Chakaravarthy has hit the jackpot after fetching INR 8.4 crore alongside Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals).
AlsoThe promising all-rounder Chakaravarthy will represent Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the IPL 2019. His price shot up from the base price of 20 lac. Tamil Nadu cricketer has as many as seven variations; carrom ball, topspinner, offbreak, legbreak, slider and a flipper. Moreover, he is a player to watch out for, in the upcoming edition of the enthralling domestic professional league.
Overall, in 352 players–60 players were purchased by distinct teams which included as many as 20 overseas players. However, the eight teams shelled out whopping INR 1,06,80,00,000.
In addition to, for the first time, the IPL Auction was conducted in the Pink City (Jaipur) on Tuesday (December 18, 2018).
Here’s the complete list of players who have been sold in the auction for the IPL 2019:
| S No. | PLAYER | TYPE | PRICE PAID | TEAMS | COUNTRY |
| 1 | Mohit Sharma | Bowler | ₹5,00,00,000 | Chennai Super Kings | India |
| 2 | Colin Ingram | Batsman | ₹6,40,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 3 | Axar Rajesh Patel | All-Rounder | ₹5,00,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | India |
| 4 | Hanuma Vihari | Batsman | ₹2,00,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | India |
| 5 | Ishant Sharma | Bowler | ₹1,10,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | India |
| 6 | Ankush Bains | Wicket Keeper | ₹20,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | India |
| 7 | Nathu Singh | Bowler | ₹20,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | India |
| 8 | Varun Chakaravarthy | All-Rounder | ₹8,40,00,000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 9 | Sam Curran | All-Rounder | ₹7,20,00,000 | Kings XI Punjab | England |
| 10 | Mohammad Shami | Bowler | ₹4,80,00,000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 11 | Nicolas Pooran | Wicket Keeper | ₹4,20,00,000 | Kings XI Punjab | Windies |
| 12 | Moises Henriques | All-Rounder | ₹1,00,00,000 | Kings XI Punjab | Australia |
| 13 | Sarfaraz Naushad Khan | All-Rounder | ₹25,00,000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 14 | Carlos Brathwaite | All-Rounder | ₹5,00,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Windies |
| 15 | Lockie Ferguson | Bowler | ₹1,60,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | New Zealand |
| 16 | Barinder Singh Sran | Bowler | ₹3,40,00,000 | Mumbai Indians | India |
| 17 | Lasith Malinga | Bowler | ₹2,00,00,000 | Mumbai Indians | Sri Lanka |
| 18 | Anmolpreet Singh | Batsman | ₹80,00,000 | Mumbai Indians | India |
| 19 | Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler | ₹8,40,00,000 | Rajasthan Royals | India |
| 20 | Varun Aaron | Bowler | ₹2,40,00,000 | Rajasthan Royals | India |
| 21 | Shivam Dube | All-Rounder | ₹5,00,00,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 22 | Shimron Hetmyer | Batsman | ₹4,20,00,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Windies |
| 23 | Gurkeerat Singh Mann | All-Rounder | ₹50,00,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 24 | Heinrich Klaasen | Wicket Keeper | ₹50,00,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | South Africa |
| 25 | Devdutt Padikkal | Batsman | ₹20,00,000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 26 | Jonny Bairstow | Wicket Keeper | ₹2,20,00,000 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | England |
| 27 | Wriddhiman Saha | Wicket Keeper | ₹1,20,00,000 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | India |
| 28 | Sherfane Rutherford | All-Rounder | ₹2,00,00,000 | Delhi Capitals | Windies |
| 29 | Anrich Nort JE | All-Rounder | ₹20,00,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | South Africa |
| 30 | Oshane Thomas | Bowler | ₹11000000 | Rajasthan Royals | Windies |
| 31 | Hardus Viljoen | Bowler | ₹7500000 | Kings XI Punjab | South Africa |
| 32 | Himmat Singh | Batsman | ₹6500000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 33 | Nikhil Naik | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | India |
| 34 | Arshdeep Singh | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | India |
| 35 | Harry Gurney | Bowler | ₹7500000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | India |
| 36 | Darshan Nalkande | All-Rounder | ₹3000000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 37 | Shashank Singh | All-Rounder | ₹3000000 | Rajasthan Royals | India |
| 38 | Prabhsimran Singh | Wicket Keeper | ₹48000000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 39 | Rasikh Salam Dar | Bowler | ₹2000000 | Mumbai Indians | India |
| 40 | Prithvi Raj Yara | Bowler | ₹2000000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | India |
| 41 | Liam Livingstone | All Rounder | ₹2000000 | Rajasthan Royals | England |
| 42 | Keemo Paul | Allrounder | ₹5000000 | Delhi Capitals | Windies |
| 43 | Prayas Barman | All Rounder | ₹15000000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 44 | Agnivesh Ayachi | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 45 | Harpreet Brar | All Rounder | ₹2000000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 46 | Milind Kumar | All Rounder | ₹2000000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 47 | Martin Guptill | Batsman | ₹10000000 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | New Zealand |
| 48 | Yuvraj Singh | Batsman | ₹10000000 | Mumbai Indians | India |
| 49 | Akshdeep Nath | Wicket Keeper | ₹36000000 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | India |
| 50 | Jalaj Saxena | All Rounder | ₹2000000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 51 | Ruturaj Gaikward | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Chennai Super Kings | India |
| 52 | Joe Denly | Batsman | ₹10000000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | England |
| 53 | Shubham Ranjane | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Rajasthan Royals | India |
| 54 | Bandaru Ayyappa | Bowler | ₹2000000 | Delhi Capitals | India |
| 55 | Shrikant Mundhe | All Rounder | ₹2000000 | Kolkata Knight Riders | India |
| 56 | Manan Vohra | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Rajasthan Royals | India |
| 57 | Ashton Tuner | Bowler | ₹2000000 | Rajasthan Royals | Australia |
| 58 | Riyan Parag | Batsman | ₹2000000 | Rajasthan Royals | India |
| 59 | Murugan Ashwin | Bowler | ₹2000000 | Kings XI Punjab | India |
| 60 | Pankaj Jaiswal | All Rounder | ₹2000000 | Mumbai Indians | India |