IPL Auction 2017: List of Sold Players and Highest Bids

Ben Stokes became the most expensive foreign player in Indian Premier League history in Monday's auction as he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants for £1.7 million.

Tymal Mills was close behind after being bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for £1.4 million.

Imran Tahir and Alex Hales were among those who went unsold, and former cricketer Aakash Chopra was particularly surprised at the former:

Here's a breakdown of every player bought on Monday, and read on for a closer look at some of the day's biggest deals:

Player	Base Price (INR)	Team	Auction Price (INR)
Eoin Morgan	2 crores	Kings XI Punjab	2 crores
Pawan Negi	30 lakhs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	1 crore
Angelo Mathews	2 crores	Delhi Daredevils	2 crores
Ben Stokes	2 crores	Rising Pune Supergiants	14.5 crores
Corey Anderson	1 crore	Delhi Daredevils	1 crore
Nicholas Pooran	30 lakhs	Mumbai Indians	30 lakhs
Kagiso Rabada	1 crore	Delhi Daredevils	5 crores
Trent Boult	1.5 crores	Kolkata Knight Riders	5 crores
Tymal Mills	50 lakhs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	12 crores
Pat Cummins	2 crores	Delhi Daredevils	4.5 crores
Mitchell Johnson	2 crores	Mumbai Indians	2 crores
Ankit Bawne	10 lakhs	Delhi Daredevils	10 lakhs
Tanmay Agarwal	10 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10 lakhs
Mohammad Nabi	30 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	30 lakhs
K. Gowtham	10 lakhs	Mumbai Indians	2 crores
Rahul Tewatia	10 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	25 lakhs
Aditya Tare	20 lakhs	Delhi Daredevils	25 lakhs
Eklavya Dwivedi	30 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	75 lakhs
Aniket Choudhary	10 lakhs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2 crores
T. Natarajan	10 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	3 crores
Nathu Singh	30 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	50 lakhs
Basil Thampi	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	85 lakhs
M. Ashwin	10 lakhs	Delhi Daredevils	1 crore
Tejas Baroka	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	10 lakhs
Rashid Khan	50 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	4 crores
Pravin Tambe	10 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10 lakhs
Chris Woakes	2 crores	Kolkata Knight Riders	4.2 crores
Karn Sharma	30 lakhs	Mumbai Indians	3.2 crores
Rishi Dhawan	30 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	55 lakhs
Matt Henry	50 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	50 lakhs
Jaydev Unadkat	30 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	30 lakhs
Varun Aaron	30 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	2.8 crores
Manpreet Gony	30 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	60 lakhs
Martin Guptill	50 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	50 lakhs
Jason Roy	1 crore	Gujarat Lions	1 crore
Saurabh Tiwary	30 lakhs	Mumbai Indians	30 lakhs
Chris Jordan	50 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	50 lakhs
Nathan Coulter-Nile	100 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	3.5 crores
Praveen Dubey	10 lakhs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	10 lakhs
Navdeep Saini	10 lakhs	Delhi Daredevils	10 lakhs
Ben Laughlin	30 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	30 lakhs
Billy Stanlake	30 lakhs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	30 lakhs
Mohammed Siraj	20 lakhs	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2.6 crores
Rahul Chahar	10 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	10 lakhs
Saurabh Kumar	10 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	10 lakhs
Asela Gunaratne	30 lakhs	Mumbai Indians	30 lakhs
Daniel Christian	1 crore	Rising Pune Supergiants	1 crore
Rovman Powell	30 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	30 lakhs
Darren Sammy	30 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	30 lakhs
Munaf Patel	30 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	30 lakhs
Rinku Singh	10 lakhs	Kings XI Punjab	10 lakhs
Shashank Singh	10 lakhs	Delhi Daredevils	10 lakhs
Milind Tandon	10 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	10 lakhs
Kulwant Khejroliya	10 lakhs	Mumbai Indians	10 lakhs
Chirag Suri	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	10 lakhs
R. Sanjay Yadav	10 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	10 lakhs
Shelley Shaurya	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	10 lakhs
Shubham Argawal	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	10 lakhs
Ishank Jaggi	10 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	10 lakhs
Rahul Tripathi	10 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	10 lakhs
Pratham Singh	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	10 lakhs
Akshdeep Nath	10 lakhs	Gujarat Lions	10 lakhs
Lockie Ferguson	50 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	50 lakhs
Manoj Tiwary	50 lakhs	Rising Pune Supergiants	50 lakhs
Darren Bravo	50 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	50 lakhs
Sayan Ghosh	10 lakhs	Kolkata Knight Riders	10 lakhs

For a complete list of those who went unsold, visit ESPNcricinfo.

Ben Stokes, Rising Pune Supergiants

England all-rounder Stokes is making his debut in the competition, and as commentator Harsha Bhogle noted, his fee exceeded expectations:

Indeed, he's not only the priciest overseas player in IPL history, he's also not far off the £1.9 million (16 crores) that the Delhi Daredevils paid for Yuvraj Singh in 2015, per the Press Association (h/t the Guardian's Ali Martin).

What makes the fee all the more remarkable is that Stokes may not even be available to play at the end of the competition due to his commitments with England.

Cricket statistician Mohandas Menon broke down Stokes' value in each area of the game:

Stokes is a fine player, though with ball in hand, Pune will hope he can improve his economy rate. In Twenty20, his overall economy is 8.60, according to ESPNcricinfo—a rate that was bettered by 64 players in the IPL last year—and in the World T20 final, he was hit for four consecutive sixes by Carlos Brathwaite.

Nevertheless, they've acquired a fine all-rounder who has the potential to be one of the star's of this year's tournament.

Tymal Mills, Royal Challengers Bangalore

After Mitchell Starc pulled out of this year's IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore were left needing a left-arm fast bowler.

The man replacing the Australian is Mills, who is England's quickest bowler.

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan was pleased for the 24-year-old, who can only play short-form cricket because of a back injury:

The rising star expressed his delight at having joined Bangalore:

He faces a tough challenge in replacing Starc, who bagged 34 wickets in 27 IPL matches, as well as maintaining an economy of 7.16 and a strike rate of 17.05, according to the tournament's official website.

Mills' overall T20 stats aren't too far off those, having taken 63 wickets in 55 matches with an economy and strike rate of 7.47 and 17.7, respectively—he can fill in capably for Starc if he plays at his best.

Trent Boult, Kolkata Knight Riders

Trent Boult was also among the the top buys on Monday as he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for five crores ($750,000, per the Guardian's Geoff Lemon and Russell Jackson).

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The 27-year-old previously turned out for Sunrisers Hyderabad but played in just one match last year.

KKR bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji gave insight into the purchase:

Meanwhile, ESPNcricinfo's Freddie Wilde provided Boult's recent stats:

Boult offered a timely reminder of his talents in New Zealand's T20 international defeat to South Africa on Thursday, as in the midst of a poor Kiwis performance, he took two wickets and conceded just eight runs in four overs.

If he can replicate anything close to that kind of form during this year's IPL, he could prove to be an outstanding buy.