IPL 2023 mini-auction: Full squad of all teams, sold and unsold players

There were many twists and turns in the mini-auction [Source: Twitter]

The much-anticipated IPL 2023 mini-auction has finally marked its conclusion. 

Ten franchises that had entered the auction to fill the voids in their respective squads have finally formed their teams for the upcoming season of the tournament. 

Here we bring you the full squads of all teams. Let's see how the teams have shaped up. 

Mumbai Indians (Squad Strength: 24)

The five-time champions went all-out for Australian sensation Cameron Green, as they desperately needed an all-rounder to balance their squad. After buying Green for a whopping 17.50 Crores, MI bought some really good names, particularly Jhye Richardson, Duan Jansen and Vishnu Vinod. 

Retained players: Rohit Sharma (C), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Players bought in the mini-auction: Cameron Green (INR 17.50 Crores), Jhye Richardson (INR 1.50 Crores), Piyush Chawla (INR 50 Lakhs), Duan Jansen (INR 20 Lakhs), Vishnu Vinod (INR 20 Lakhs), Shams Mulani (INR 20 Lakhs), Nehal Wadhera (INR 20 Lakhs), Raghav Goyal (INR 20 Lakhs)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 5 Lakhs

Chennai Super Kings (Squad Strength: 25)

The Super Kings' most notable buy was English stalwart Ben Stokes, whom they got for a massive 16.25 Crores. After buying Stokes, the yellow army focused on domestic names like Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu and Bhagath Varma. 

Retained Players: MS Dhoni (C), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana

Players bought in the mini-auction: Ajinkya Rahane (50 Lakhs), Ben Stokes (INR 16.25 Crores), Shaik Rasheed (INR 20 Lakhs), Nishant Sindhu (INR 60 Lakhs), Kyle Jamieson (INR 1 Crore), Ajay Mandal (INR 20 Lakhs), Bhagath Varma (INR 20 Lakhs)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 1.50 Crores

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Squad Strength: 25)

As expected, RCB bought a solid backup for Josh Hazlewood in Reece Topley. Will Jacks was a surprise pick from their side, but it was an understandable move, as they got a backup for Glenn Maxwell. Then, they bought some pretty decent domestic names in Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh and Himanshu Sharma. 

Retained Players: Faf du Plessis (capt), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep

Players bought in the mini-auction: Reece Topley (INR 1.90 Crores), Himanshu Sharma (INR 20 Lakhs, Will Jacks (INR 3.20 Crores), Manoj Bhandage (INR 20 Lakhs), Rajan Kumar (INR 70 Lakhs), Avinash Singh (INR 60 Lakhs), Sonu Yadav (INR 20 Lakhs), 

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 1.75 Crores

Rajasthan Royals (Squad Strength: 25)

RR seemed determined to fill the all-rounder's spot in their lower order, buying veteran Jason Holder for 5.75 crores. Then, they bought Australian leggie Adam Zampa and some exciting names in Donovan Ferreira, Murugan Ashwin and Akash Vashisht. 

Retained Players: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa

Players bought in the mini-auction: Jason Holder (INR 5.75 Crores), Donovan Ferreira (INR 50 Lakhs), Kunal Rathore (INR 20 Lakhs), Adam Zampa (INR 1.5 Crores), KM Asif (INR 30 Lakhs), Murugan Ashwin (INR 20 Lakhs), Akash Vashisht (INR 20 Lakhs), Abdul P A (INR 20 Lakhs), Joe Root (INR 1 Crore)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 3.35 Crores

Kolkata Knight Riders (Squad Strength: 22)

The Knight Riders entered the auction with just over 7 Crores in their purse. However, they made the most of their budget, buying impactful players like Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Shakib Al Hasan, David Wiese and Litton Das. 

Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson

Players bought in the mini-auction: Narayan Jagadeesan (INR 90 Lakhs), Vaibhav Arora (INR 60 Lakhs), Suyash Sharma (INR 20 Lakhs), David Wiese (INR 1 Crore), Kulwant Khejroliya (INR 20 Lakhs), Litton Das (INR 50 Lakhs), Mandeep Singh (INR 50 Lakhs), Shakib Al Hasan (INR 1.5 Crores)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 1.65 Crores

Delhi Capitals (Squad Strength: 25)

As they always do, the Capitals played the waiting game and bought some fabulous names cheaply. While Phil Salt was a steal for 2 Crores, Rilee Rossouw was a fantastic buy in a mere 4.60 Crores. 

Retained Players: Rishabh Pant (C), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal

Players bought in the mini-auction: Phil Salt (INR 2 Crores), Ishant Sharma (INR 50 Lakhs), Mukesh Kumar (INR 5.50 Crores), Manish Pandey (INR 2.4 Crores), Rilee Rossouw (INR 4.60 Crores)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 4.45 Crores

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Squad Strength: 25)

Sunrisers came with the highest amount in their purse. Although they went slightly overboard with Harry Brook, buying him for more than 13 Crores, they made a remarkable comeback, buying the likes of Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Dagar in reasonable prices. 

Retained Players: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik

Players bought in the mini-auction: Harry Brook (13.25 Crores), Mayank Agarwal (8.25 Crores), Heinrich Klaasen (INR 5.25 Crores), Adil Rashid (INR 2 Crores), Mayank Markande (INR 50 Lakhs), Vivrant Sharma (INR 2.60 Crores), Samarth Vyas (INR 20 Lakhs), Sanvir Singh (INR 20 Lakhs), Upendra Singh Yadav (INR 25 Lakhs), Mayank Dagar (INR 1.80 Crores), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 20 Lakhs), Akeal Hosein (INR 1 Crore), Anmolpreet Singh (INR 20 Lakhs)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 6.55 Crores

Gujarat Titans (Squad Strength: 25)

The defending champions filled the voids in their squad, buying the likes of Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi and Joshua Little. Although Kane Williamson's buying created some debate, it's understandable considering his experience and ability. 

Retained Players: Hardik Pandya (capt), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad

Players bought in the mini-auction: Kane Williamson (INR 2 Crores), Odean Smith (INR 50 Lakhs), KS Bharat (INR 1.20 Crores), Shivam Mavi (INR 6 Crores), Urvil Patel (INR 20 Lakhs), Joshua Little (INR 4.40 Crores), Mohit Sharma (INR 50 Lakhs)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 4.45 Crores

Punjab Kings (Squad Strength: 22)

The Kings went bonkers for English superstar Sam Curran, buying him for a whopping 18.50 Crores. They also got Zimbabwean legend Sikandar Raza and domestic sensations Vidhwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee and Shivam Singh. 

Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar

Players bought in the mini-auction: Sam Curran (INR 18.50 Crores), Sikandar Raza (INR 50 Lakhs), Harpreet Bhatia (INR 40 Lakhs), Vidhwath Kaverappa (INR 20 Lakhs), Mohit Rathee (INR 20 Lakhs), Shivam Singh (INR 20 Lakhs)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 12.20 Crores

Lucknow Super Giants (Squad Strength: 25)

The Super Giants was pretty calculative in their approach. They got what they needed, i.e. a left-handed middle order batter in Nicholas Pooran, some bowling all-rounders in Daniel Sams and Romario Shepherd and a backup for the injury prone Mark Wood in Naveen-ul-Haq. 

Retained Players: KL Rahul (C), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi

Players bought in the mini-auction: Nicholas Pooran (INR 16 Crores), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 50 Lakhs), Yash Thakur (INR 45 Lakhs), Romario Shepherd (INR 50 Lakhs), Daniel Sams (INR 75 Lakhs), Amit Mishra (INR 50 Lakhs), Prerak Mankad (INR 20 Lakhs), Swapnil Singh (INR 20 Lakhs), Naveen-ul-Haq (INR 50 Lakhs), Yudhvir Charak (INR 20 Lakhs)

Remaining amount in the purse: INR 3.55 Crores

Unsold International players

Kusal Mendis, Tom Banton, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Paul Stirling, Rassie van der Dussen, Dawid Malan, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Nabi, Wayne Parnell, Jimmy Neesham, Dasun Shanaka, Riley Meredith, Taskin Ahmed, Paul van Meekeren, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Curran, Johnson Charles, Dilshan Madushanka, Luke Wood

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