[3] The player auction for the 2018 Indian Premier League was held in Bangalore on 27 and 28 January 2018.
Sets 1 and 2 consisted of marquee players such as Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Gayle and Ajinkya Rahane.
Ben Stokes fetched the highest bid of ₹12.5 crore (US$1.95 million).
Jaydev Unadkat was the most costly Indian player at ₹11.5 crore (US$1.80 million).
Many prominent players such as Lasith Malinga, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Hashim Amla and Joe Root remain unsold.
In later half, the remaining unsold and left players chosen by teams were recalled into auctioned.