India Captain 'Virat Kohli' is on Top: IPL auctions 2018

Virat Kohli only player to be retained by a franchise for higher amount than set by IPL (15 crore). Kohli to be paid 17 crore by RCB for 2018 season. RCB batsman Sarfaraz Khan only uncapped player to be retained at player retention event in Mumbai on Jan 4.

Mumbai Indians

Retained: Rohit Sharma (15cr), Hardik Pandya, (11cr), Jasprit Bumrah (7cr)
Big names sent to auction : Pollard, Malinga, Harbhajan
Right-to-match cards left for auction | 2

Delhi Daredevils

Retained: Rishabh Pant (8cr), Chris Morris (7.1cr), Shreyas Iyer (7cr)
Big names sent to auction: Angelo Mathews, Corey Anderson, Quinton de Kock, Mohd Shami
Right-to-match cards left | 2

Chennai Super Kings

Retained : M S Dhoni (15cr), Suresh Raina (11cr), Ravindra Jadeja (7cr)
Big names sent to auction : R Ashwin, Dwayne Bravo
Right-to-match cards left | 2

Kings XI Punjab

Retained : Axar Patel (6.75cr)
Big names sent to auction : Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Hashim Amla
Right-to-match cards left | 3

Rajasthan Royals

Retained : Steven Smith (12cr)
Big names sent to auction : Ajinkya Rahane, James Faulkner
Right-to-match cards left | 2

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Retained: David Warner (12cr), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (8.5cr)
Big names sent to auction : Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson
Right-to-match cards left for auction | 3

Kolkata Knight Riders

Retained : Sunil Narine (8.5cr), A Russell (7cr)
Big names sent to auction : Gautam Gambhir, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al-Hasan
Right-to-match cards left | 3

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Retained : Virat Kohli (17cr), A B de Villiers (11cr), Sarfaraz Khan (1.75cr)
Big names sent to auction : Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Right-to-match cards left: 2