2020 IPL Auction: Who Will Play for Who

The auction for the 2020 IPL took place on 19th December 2019 and saw 62 players sold for just over 140 crores. We will take a look at the five most expensive players this year and give you a full IPL betting breakdown of all the players that make up each team’s squad.

The Five Most Expensive Players at the 2020 IPL Auction

IPL auction 2020

They say all men were born equal, but as you are about to see this does not apply to cricket players. Some players are sought after more than others and this reflected in the prices that they fetch at auction, and in turn our IPL predictions.

Pat Cummins - Australian Fast Bowler

Pat Cummins is ranked as the best bowler in test cricket by many IPL betting sites and many teams were after his services for the 2020 IPL. The Kolkata Knight Riders acquired his services for a staggering 15.50 crores, making him the most expensive overseas player in IPL history. He overtook England’s Ben Stokes, who was bought for 14.5 crores back in 2017.

Glenn Maxwell - Australian All Rounder

Quality all-rounders are always sought after and Maxwell certainly falls into this category. He has the ability to put bowlers to the sword and his off-break bowling is very handy to say the least. At the IPL, he has played for the Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, and the Delhi Capitals. This time around, he was snatched up by Kings XI Punjab again for a pretty impressive 10.75 crores.

Chris Morris - South African Fast Bowler

Chris Morris is another quality all-rounder that is always sought after at every IPL auction, and a safe wager in online cricket betting. His bowling is difficult to get away and he can add vital runs down the order. During his IPL career he has played for the Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and the Delhi Capitals. This time around he was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for 10 crores.

Sheldon Cottrell - West Indies Fast Bowler

Cottrell has made a name for himself over the last couple of years, so it was obvious that he was going to be in high demand during the 2020 IPL auction. The Kings XI Punjab splashed more cash and spent 8.50 crores for Cottrell’s services.

Nathan Coulter-Nile - Australia Fast Bowler

Coulter-Nile is the third Australian to appear on this list and it is no surprise when you consider how well he has been playing in limited cricket lately. He has played for the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, and the Kolkata Knight Riders. This time around he will be playing for the Mumbai Indians again as they spent 8 crores for his services.

The Squad for Each IPL Team

The full 2020 squad for all eight IPL teams is shown on the tables below:

Chennai Super Kings

PlayerRole Nationality
Murali Vijay Batsman Indian
Suresh Raina Batsman Indian
Ambati Rayudu Batsman Indian
Faf du Plessis Batsman South African
Kedar Jadhav Batsman Indian
Ruturaj Gaikwad Batsman Indian
Shane Watson All-rounder Australian
Ravindra Jadeja All-rounder Indian
Dwayne Bravo All-rounder West Indian
Karn Sharma All-rounder Indian
Sam Curran All-rounder English
Mitchell Santner All-rounder New Zealander
Narayan Jagadeesan Wicket-keeper Indian
MS Dhoni Wicket-keeper Indian
Monu Kumar Bowler Indian
KM Asif Bowler Indian
Lungi Ngidi Bowler South African
Shardul Thakur Bowler Indian
Harbhajan Singh Bowler Indian
Imran Tahir Bowler South African
Deepak Chahar Bowler Indian
Josh Hazlewood Bowler Australian
Piyush Chawla Bowler Indian
R Sai Kishore Bowler Indian

Kolkata Knight Riders

PlayerRole Nationality
Shubman Gill Batsman Indian
Nitish Rana Batsman Indian
Eoin Morgan Batsman English
Shubman Gill Batsman Indian
Rahul Tripathi Batsman Indian
Siddhesh Lad Batsman Indian
Sunil Narine All-rounder West Indian
Andre Russel All-rounder West Indian
Chris Green All-rounder Australian
Kamlesh Nargarkoti All-rounder Indian
Tom Banton Wicket-keeper English
Dinesh Karthik Wicket-keeper Indian
Nikhil Naik Wicket-keeper Indian
Kuldeep Yadav Bowler Indian
Harry Gurney Bowler English
Prasidh Krishna Bowler Indian
Shivam Mavi Bowler Indian
Lockie Ferguson Bowler New Zealander
Sandeep Warrier Bowler Indian
Pravin Tambe Bowler Indian
Pat Cummins Bowler Australian
Varun Chakravarthy Bowler Indian
Manimaran Siddharth Bowler Indians

Mumbai Indians

PlayerRole Nationality
Rohit Sharma Batsman Indian
Anmolpreet Singh Batsman Indian
Chris Lynn Batsman Australian
Suryakumar Yadav Batsman Indian
Saurabh Tiwary Batsman Indian
Jayant Yadav All-rounder Indian
Anukul Roy All-rounder Indian
Hardik Pandya All-rounder Indian
Krunal Pandya All-rounder Indian
Kieron Pollard All-rounder West Indian
Prince Balwant Rai Singh All-rounder Indian
Sherfane Rutherford All-rounder West Indian
Aditya Tare Wicket-keeper Indian
Quinton de Kock Wicket-keeper South African
Ishan Kishan Wicket-keeper Indian
Michael McClenaghan Bowler New Zealander
Rahul Chahar Bowler Indian
Jasprit Bumrah Bowler Indian
Trent Boult Bowler New Zealander
Lasith Malinga Bowler Sri Lankan
Dhawal Kulkarni Bowler Indian
Mohsin Khan Bowler Indian
Nathan Coulter-Nile Bowler Australian
Digvijay Deshmukh Bowler Indian

Sunrisers Hyderabad

PlayerRole Nationality
Kane Williamson Batsman New Zealander
David Warner Batsman Australian
Manish Pandey Batsman Indian
Priyam Garg Batsman Indian
Virat Singh Batsman Indians
Rashid Khan All-rounder Afghan
Mohammad Nabi All-rounder Afghan
Abhishek Sharma All-rounder Indian
Bavanaka Sandeep All-rounder Indian
Vijay Shankar All-rounder Indian
Mitchell Marsh All-rounder Australian
Fabian Allen All-rounder West Indian
Sanjay Yadav All-rounder Indian
Abdul Samad All-rounder Indian
Jonny Bairstow Wicket-keeper English
Shreevats Goswami Wicket-keeper Indian
Wriddhiman Saha Wicket-keeper Indian
Siddarth Kaul Bowler Indian
Shahbaz Nadeem Bowler Indian
Khaleel Ahmed Bowler Indian
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bowler Indian
Billy Stanlake Bowler Australian
Basil Thampi Bowler Indian
Sandeep Sharma Bowler Indian
Thangarasu Natarajan Bowler Indian

Royal Challengers Bangalore

PlayerRole Nationality
Gurkeerat Singh Batsman Indian
Virat Kohli Batsman Indian
Aaron Finch Batsman Australian
Devdutt Padikkal Batsman Indian
Moeen Ali All-rounder English
Shivam Dube All-rounder Indian
Washington Sundar All-rounder Indian
Pawan Negi All-rounder Indian
Chris Morris All-rounder South African
Pavan Deshpande All-rounder Indian
Parthiv Patel Wicket-keeper Indian
AB de Villiers Wicket-keeper South African
Josh Phillipe Wicket-keeper Australian
Mohammed Siraj Bowler Indian
Yuzvendra Chahal Bowler Indian
Navdeep Saini Bowler Indian
Umesh Yadav Bowler Indian
Dale Steyn Bowler South African
Kane Richardson Bowler Australian
Isuru Udana Bowler Sri Lankan
Shahbaz Ahmed Bowler Indian

Kings XI Punjab

PlayerRole Nationality
Mayank Agarwal Batsman Indian
Karun Nair Batsman Indian
K. L. Rahul Batsman Indian
Chris Gayle Batsman West Indian
Mandeep Singh Batsman Indian
Sarfaraz Khan Batsman Indian
Darshan Nalkande All-rounder Indian
Harpreet Brar All-rounder Indian
Jagadeesha Suchith All-rounder Indian
Krishnappa Gowtham All-rounder Indian
Chris Jordan All-rounder English
Glenn Maxwell All-rounder Australian
James Neesham All-rounder New Zealander
Tajinder Singh All-rounder Indian
Deepak Hooda All-rounder Indian
Simran Singh Wicket-keeper Indian
Nicholas Pooran Wicket-keeper West Indian
Arshdeep Singh Bowler Indian
Sheldon Cottrell Bowler West Indian
Ravi Bishnoi Bowler Indian
Ishan Porel Bowler Indian
Mohammed Shami Bowler Indian
Hardus Viljoen Bowler South African
Murugan Ashwin Bowler Indian
Mujeeb Ur Rahman Bowler Afghan

Delhi Capitals

PlayerRole Nationality
Shreyas Iyer Batsman Indian
Shikhar Dhawan Batsman Indian
Ajinkya Rahane Batsman Indian
Prithvi Shaw Batsman Indian
Jason Roy Batsman English
Shimron Hetmeyer Batsman West Indian
Axar Patel All-rounder Indian
Keemo Paul All-rounder Indian
Harshal Patel All-rounder Indian
Marcus Stoinis All-rounder Australian
Chris Woakes All-rounder English
Lalit Yadav All-rounder Indian
Alex Carey Wicket-keeper Australian
Rishabh Pant Wicket-keeper Indian
Avesh Khan Bowler Indian
Sandeep Lamichhane Bowler Nepalese
Kagiso Rabada Bowler South African
Amit Mishra Bowler Indian
Ishant Sharma Bowler Indian
Mohit Sharma Bowler Indian
Ravi Ashwin Bowler Indian
Tushar Deshpande Bowler Indian

Rajasthan Royals Squad

PlayerRole Nationality
Steve Smith Batsman Australian
David Miller Batsman South African
Manan Vohra Batsman Indian
Shashank Singh Batsman Indian
Mahipal Lomror All-rounder Indian
Riyan Parag All-rounder Indian
Ben Stokes All-rounder English
Shreyas Gopal All-rounder Indian
Rahul Tewatia All-rounder Indian
Aniruddha Joshi All-rounder Indian
Yashasvi Jaiswal All-rounder Indian
Jos Buttler Wicket-keeper English
Sanju Samson Wicket-keeper Indian
Anuj Rawat Wicket-keeper Indian
Robin Uthappa Wicket-keeper Indian
Varun Aaron Bowler Indian
Jofra Archer Bowler English
Jaydev Unadkat Bowler Indian
Tom Curran Bowler English
Andrew Tye Bowler Australian
Oshane Thomas Bowler West Indian
Akash Singh Bowler Indian
Ankit Rajpoot Bowler Indian
Kartik Tyagi Bowler Indian
Mayank Markande Bowler Indian

Which Players Will be Picking up the Most Indian Rupees This Year?

Not only do players sell for a staggering price every year, they also get to pick up colossal wages for participating in the competition. Obviously, just like with all sports, some players pick up a lot more INR than others. Below we will take a look at the top six players that will be picking up a tasty amount of INR for showcasing their talents at the IPL this year.

Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

The captain of India picked up the most INR at the IPL in 2019 and he sits at the top of the pile this year as well. For his involvement in this competition, he will walk away with a staggering base salary of 30 lakh or 0.3 crore. With these types of wages, it is safe to say that the pressure is on him to play to his full potential. However, Kohli seems to strive when the pressure is on, so we are expecting him to have a very successful competition and will help the RCB to put in a decent challenge for the title.

Ms Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)

The previous captain of India is not too far behind Kohli when it comes to wages. In this year’s IPL he will collect a base salary of 26 lakh, or 0.26 crore. If we are being honest, he is probably not as good as he used to be but opposing teams will want to get him out as soon as possible for fear of coming across the Dhoni of old. This could well be his last IPL tournament, so he will be hoping to end his fantastic career on a high. This is something that could spur him on.

Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)

Sharma is the third India on this list, but it is not surprising that he demands such a price as he has been at the top of his game recently. For his involvement this year, he will pick up a base salary of 23 lakh, or 0.23 crore. If he continues to fire on all cylinders like he has been doing recently for India, the Mumbai Indians will feel that it was money well spent.

Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals)

Pant is one of the most talented wicket-keepers out there at the moment, so it is no surprise that the Delhi Capitals had to fork out a hefty price to acquire his services. Come the end of the tournament, he will have received a base salary of 23 lakh, or 0.23 crore. His opponents will need to get him out early when he comes into bat, or they could find themselves hit out of the game.

Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Cummins is ranked as the number one bowler in test cricket and KKR will be hoping that he can take this form into the shorter format of the game, especially since they forked out 15.5 crore for him and are paying him a very tidy salary. For his services, the KKR will pay him 22 lakh, or 0.22 crore. Cummins is capable of bowling at speeds of up to 149.2kph, so he will definitely cause a lot of batsmen many difficulties. We wouldn’t be too surprised if he picks up the most wickets in the tournament - the KKR will definitely be hoping that this is the case.

Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals)

Ben Stokes won the Cricketer of the Year 2019 award, so it is no surprise that he finds himself on the list of highest paid players at this year’s IPL. There is no doubt that he is the best all-rounder in the game at present, so the Rajasthan Royals were right to splash out on him. He will be paid a base salary of 19.5 lakh, or 0.195 crore. He is our player to watch.

IPL Players

While the aforementioned players will all be getting some nice sums of cash added to their bank accounts, there were a number of players who were not so lucky at the IPL 2020 auction. Below is a list of players that will not be featuring this year because they remained unsold.

  • Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
  • Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)
  • Stuart Binny (India)
  • Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
  • Shai Hope (West Indies)
  • Tim Southee (New Zealand)
  • Adam Zampa (Australia)
  • Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
  • Colin Munro (New Zealand)
  • Mark Wood (England)
  • Matt Henry (New Zealand)
  • Sean Abbot (Australia)
  • Jason Holder (West Indies)
  • Liam Plunkett(England)