IPL 2018 Auction: Most expensive XI

Openers

#1 KL Rahul

KL Rahul is one of the most promising stars of Indian cricket. He missed the previous edition due to a shoulder injury but will be back in action in the 2018 IPL.

Rahul was bought by RCB in the 9th season of the IPL and he performed fairly well for them, scoring 397 runs in 14 innings at an average of 44.11 and a strike rate of 146.49, helping his home franchise reach the finals. He is also one of the few Indian batsmen who have a T20 century to their name.

He was bought for Rs. 11 crores by KXIP, which made it difficult for RCB to play their RTM card on him. The 25-year-old is expected to fulfil the role of a wicket-keeper for KXIP.

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#2 Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson is hailed as one of the finds of this lucrative tournament. He performed every time he came out to bat for Rajasthan Royals and in 2014, he scored 339 runs in 13 matches, averaging 26.07.

Once again in 2017, he got a century and amassed 386 runs, playing in all the matches for his franchise Delhi Daredevils. Royals, this time, went all-out for acquiring his services and bought him for a whopping Rs. 8 crores.