India's Rishabh Pant was IPL 2025 auction's most expensive buy, being bought by LSG for ₹27 crore. Australia's Mitchell Starc was the costliest buy of IPL 2024 auction, with KKR buying him for ₹24.75 crore. MS Dhoni was the costliest buy in first-ever IPL auction (CSK, $1.5 million). Yuvraj Singh was the costliest buy in IPL 2014 and 2015 auctions.