IPL 2018 Auction: Most expensive XI

Middle Order

#3 Manish Pandey

Previously of Kolkata Knight Riders, Manish Pandey was bought for Rs. 11 crores by Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH). His name came up just after KL Rahul who was bought by KXIP for the same price.

Pandey's name immediately set paddles into motion, and from a base price of Rs. 1 crore, his value soared in no time. After playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore until 2011 and then with Pune Warriors India, Pandey was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders the subsequent year.

The middle-order batsman, in 103 IPL matches, has scored 2215 runs with an excellent average of 28.

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#4 Chris Lynn

Immensely talented Australian player, Chris Lynn's batting was one of the bright spots in Kolkata Knight Riders' brilliant outing in the 2017 IPL.

Striking the ball at a strike-rate of 180+ last year, Lynn was a major attraction for the men in purple and gold but had to miss a part of the tournament owing to a shoulder injury.

In 12 matches, he has scored 384 runs with an average closing to 39. Lynn has been an instrumental force for KKR and they will once again look forward to the same thing, having used their RTM on him for Rs. 9.6 crores.