This is a list of all personnel changes for the2018 Indian Premier League (IPL). This was the third season to have all players, apart from a selection of retained players, return to the auction pool (first in 2011, second in 2014)
The eight IPL franchise teams could retain a maximum of five players from their squad, out of which only three could be retained during the retention period. The teams could also use a maximum of three right-to-match cards at the auction (a maximum of two, if the franchise retained three players during the retention period). The other restrictions on player retention were: a maximum of three capped Indian players could be retained, and only two overseas players and two uncapped Indian players could be retained. The salary deduction for every retained player from the franchise's salary purse was stipulated to be₹15 crore,₹11 crore and₹7 crore if three players were retained;₹12.5 crore and₹8.5 crore if two players were retained; and₹12.5 crore if only one player was retained. For retaining an uncapped player, salary deduction was set at₹3 crore.[1]
Chennai and Rajasthan, two franchises which were returning after serving a two-year suspension, were allowed to retain players from their respective 2015 squads who were not part of the squads of any of the other six teams in 2017. This meant that Chennai could retain from a pool of 13 players whereas Rajasthan had 6 players to choose from.[2]
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists by 4 January 2018. Player retention was broadcast live on Star Sports, making it the first time that player retention was telecasted.[3]
| Team | Retained | Rights to match | Salary cap deduction | Purse left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 3 | 2 | ₹33 crore (US$3.9 million) | ₹47 crore (US$5.6 million) |
| Delhi | 3 | 2 | ₹33 crore (US$3.9 million) | ₹47 crore (US$5.6 million) |
| Punjab | 1 | 3 | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) | ₹67.5 crore (US$8.0 million) |
| Kolkata | 2 | 3 | ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) | ₹59 crore (US$7.0 million) |
| Mumbai | 3 | 2 | ₹33 crore (US$3.9 million) | ₹47 crore (US$5.6 million) |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 3 | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) | ₹67.5 crore (US$8.0 million) |
| Bangalore | 3 | 2 | ₹31 crore (US$3.7 million) | ₹49 crore (US$5.8 million) |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 3 | ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) | ₹59 crore (US$7.0 million) |
The player auction for the2018 Indian Premier League was held inBangalore on 27 and 28 January 2018. The salary cap for the season was increased from₹66 crore to₹80 crore, with all franchises needing to spend at least 75 percent of the amount.[4] In total 1122 players signed up to be a part of the auction.[5] The team requested an addition of 9 players in the IPL longlist including Nepalese spinnerSandeep Lamichhane who became the first Nepalese to be listed in IPL auction.[6][7] The list was shortlisted to the total of 578 players including 360 Indians.[8] This was the first time that both capped and uncapped players were going to be auctioned on the same day.[6] The shortlist included 62 capped Indians and 298 uncapped Indian cricketers along with 182 capped overseas cricketers, 34 uncapped overseas players and 2 cricketers from Associate Nations.[8]The players were divided in sets. Sets 1 and 2 consisted of marquee players such asRavichandran Ashwin,Yuvraj Singh,Shikhar Dhawan,Chris Gayle andAjinkya Rahane. Other players, were categorized according to the combination of capped or uncapped and their specialisation:[8]
| Specialisation | Capped sets | Uncapped sets |
|---|---|---|
| Marquee | 1 and 2 | |
| Batsmen | 3, 13, 23 and 33 | 8, 17, 28, 36, 43 and 48 |
| All-rounders | 4, 14, 24, 34, 41, 46 and 51 | 9, 18, 29, 37, 44, 49, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62 |
| Wicketkeepers | 5, 20 and 25 | 10, 21, 30 and 38 |
| Fast bowlers | 6, 15, 26, 35, 42, 47 and 52 | 11, 19, 31, 39, 45, 50, 54 and 56 |
| Spin bowlers | 7, 16 and 27 | 12, 22, 32 and 40 |
169 players (113 Indians and 56 Overseas) were sold at auction.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). Among uncapped playersKrunal Pandya was most expensive at ₹8.8 crore(US$1.38 million). Many prominent players such asLasith Malinga,Dale Steyn,Ishant Sharma,Hashim Amla andJoe Root remain unsold.[9]
| Team | Funds Remaining (₹ in Lacs) | Rights to Match Used | In Auction | Overall (including Retained) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncapped Players | Overseas Players | Total Players | Uncapped Players | Overseas Players | Total Players | |||
| Chennai | 650 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| Delhi | 160 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| Punjab | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Kolkata | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| Mumbai | 65 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| Rajasthan | 165 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 23 |
| Bangalore | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| Hyderabad | 65 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
| Country | Capped | Uncapped | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entered | Sold | Entered | Sold | Entered | Sold | |
| India | 62 | 42 | 300 | 71 | 362 | 113 |
| Australia | 39 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 54 | 17 |
| South Africa | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 8 |
| West Indies | 26 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 7 |
| England | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Afghanistan|2013 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nepal | Associate Nation | 1 | 1 | |||
| Canada | Associate Nation | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 245 | 90 | 334 | 77 | 581 | 169 |
The players from Set-1 to 11 were auctioned on Day 1. The players from Set-12 to 19 were auctioned on Day 2. Later in Day 2, players from Set-20 to 62 were auctioned through accelerated process. In later half, the remaining unsold and left players chosen by teams were recalled into auctioned.[10] 64 players were called into Recall Round-1 and 15 into Recall Round-2.[11]
| Set No | Set | Name | Country | Playing Role | IPL Matches | Capped / Uncapped /Associate | Reserve Price (in₹ Lacs) | IPL 2018 Team | Auctioned Price (in₹ Lacs) | IPL 2017 Team | IPL Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1 | Shikhar Dhawan |  India | Batsman | 127 | Capped | 200 | Sunrisers Hyderabad[RTM] | 520 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad,Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians |
| 1 | M1 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | All-Rounder | 111 | Capped | 200 | Kings XI Punjab | 760 | Rising Pune Supergiant* | Rising Pune Supergiant, Chennai Super Kings |
| 1 | M1 | Kieron Pollard |  Trinidad and Tobago | All-Rounder | 123 | Capped | 200 | Mumbai Indians[RTM] | 540 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 1 | M1 | Ben Stokes |  England | All-Rounder | 12 | Capped | 200 | Rajasthan Royals | 1250 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 1 | M1 | Faf du Plessis |  South Africa | Batsman | 53 | Capped | 150 | Chennai Super Kings[RTM] | 160 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant, Chennai Super Kings |
| 1 | M1 | Ajinkya Rahane | India | Batsman | 111 | Capped | 200 | Rajasthan Royals[RTM] | 400 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals |
| 1 | M1 | Mitchell Starc |  Australia | Bowler | 27 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 940 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 2 | M2 | Harbhajan Singh | India | Bowler | 136 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 200 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 2 | M2 | Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh | All-Rounder | 43 | Capped | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2 | M2 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | All-Rounder | 57 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Daredevils | 900 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians |
| 2 | M2 | Gautam Gambhir | India | Batsman | 148 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Daredevils | 280 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils |
| 2 | M2 | Dwayne Bravo | Trinidad and Tobago | All-Rounder | 106 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings[RTM] | 640 | Gujarat Lions* | Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians |
| 2 | M2 | Kane Williamson |  New Zealand | Batsman | 15 | Capped | 150 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 300 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2 | M2 | Yuvraj Singh | India | All-Rounder | 120 | Capped | 200 | Kings XI Punjab | 200 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore,Pune Warriors |
| 3 | BA1 | Karun Nair | India | Batsman | 55 | Capped | 50 | Kings XI Punjab | 560 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 3 | BA1 | KL Rahul | India | Batsman | 39 | Capped | 200 | Kings XI Punjab | 1100 | Royal Challengers Bangalore* | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 3 | BA1 | David Miller | South Africa | Batsman | 66 | Capped | 150 | Kings XI Punjab[RTM] | 300 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab |
| 3 | BA1 | Aaron Finch | Australia | Batsman | 65 | Capped | 150 | Kings XI Punjab | 620 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Pune Warriors, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 3 | BA1 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | Batsman | 103 | Capped | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 360 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders,Kochi Tuskers Kerala |
| 3 | BA1 | Jason Roy | England | Batsman | 3 | Capped | 150 | Delhi Daredevils | 150 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions |
| 3 | BA1 | Chris Lynn | Australia | Batsman | 12 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 960 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 3 | BA1 | Manish Pandey | India | Batsman | 103 | Capped | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1100 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Pune Warriors |
| 4 | AL1 | Chris Woakes | England | All-Rounder | 13 | Capped | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 740 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 4 | AL1 | Carlos Brathwaite |  Barbados | All-Rounder | 10 | Capped | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 200 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils |
| 4 | AL1 | Shane Watson | Australia | All-Rounder | 102 | Capped | 100 | Chennai Super Kings | 400 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals |
| 4 | AL1 | Kedar Jadhav | India | All-Rounder | 64 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 780 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Kochi Tuskers Kerala |
| 4 | AL1 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | All-Rounder | 12 | Capped | 75 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 220 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 4 | AL1 | Yusuf Pathan | India | All-Rounder | 149 | Capped | 75 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 190 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals |
| 4 | AL1 | Colin Munro | New Zealand | All-Rounder | 4 | Capped | 50 | Delhi Daredevils | 190 | Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians | |
| 4 | AL1 | Stuart Binny | India | All-Rounder | 80 | Capped | 50 | Rajasthan Royals | 50 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals |
| 4 | AL1 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | All-Rounder | 12 | Capped | 200 | Kings XI Punjab[RTM] | 620 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils |
| 4 | AL1 | Moeen Ali | England | All-Rounder | Capped | 150 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 170 | |||
| 5 | WK1 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | Wicketkeeper | 26 | Capped | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 280 | Delhi Daredevils* | Delhi Daredevils, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 5 | WK1 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | Wicketkeeper | 104 | Capped | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 500 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 5 | WK1 | Dinesh Karthik | India | Wicketkeeper | 152 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 740 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 5 | WK1 | Robin Uthappa | India | Wicketkeeper | 149 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders[RTM] | 640 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Pune Warriors |
| 5 | WK1 | Sanju Samson | India | Wicketkeeper | 66 | Capped | 100 | Rajasthan Royals | 800 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals |
| 5 | WK1 | Ambati Rayudu | India | Wicketkeeper | 114 | Capped | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | 220 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 5 | WK1 | Jos Buttler | England | Wicketkeeper | 24 | Capped | 150 | Rajasthan Royals | 440 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 6 | FA1 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | Bowler | 17 | Capped | 100 | Mumbai Indians | 220 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 6 | FA1 | Pat Cummins | Australia | Bowler | 16 | Capped | 200 | Mumbai Indians | 540 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils |
| 6 | FA1 | Umesh Yadav | India | Bowler | 94 | Capped | 100 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 420 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils |
| 6 | FA1 | Mohammed Shami | India | Bowler | 39 | Capped | 100 | Delhi Daredevils[RTM] | 300 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 6 | FA1 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | Bowler | 6 | Capped | 150 | Delhi Daredevils[RTM] | 420 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils |
| 7 | SP1 | Piyush Chawla | India | Bowler | 129 | Capped | 100 | Kolkata Knight Riders[RTM] | 420 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab |
| 7 | SP1 | Imran Tahir | South Africa | Bowler | 32 | Capped | 100 | Chennai Super Kings | 100 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 7 | SP1 | Karn Sharma | India | Bowler | 56 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 500 | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 7 | SP1 | Rashid Khan |  Afghanistan | Bowler | 14 | Capped | 200 | Sunrisers Hyderabad[RTM] | 900 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 7 | SP1 | Amit Mishra | India | Bowler | 126 | Capped | 150 | Delhi Daredevils | 400 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 7 | SP1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | Bowler | 56 | Capped | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore[RTM] | 600 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians |
| 7 | SP1 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | Bowler | 15 | Capped | 150 | Kolkata Knight Riders[RTM] | 580 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians |
| 8 | UBA1 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | Batsman | 55 | Uncapped | 30 | Mumbai Indians | 320 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians |
| 8 | UBA1 | Shubman Gill | India | Batsman | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 180 | |||
| 8 | UBA1 | Ishank Jaggi | India | Batsman | 7 | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 8 | UBA1 | Ricky Bhui | India | Batsman | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad* | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 8 | UBA1 | Mayank Agarwal | India | Batsman | 53 | Uncapped | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | 100 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 8 | UBA1 | Rahul Tripathi | India | Batsman | 14 | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 340 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 8 | UBA1 | Manan Vohra | India | Batsman | 45 | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 110 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab |
| 8 | UBA1 | Prithvi Shaw | India | Batsman | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 120 | |||
| 9 | UAL1 | Rahul Tewatia | India | All-Rounder | 7 | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 300 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals |
| 9 | UAL1 | Deepak Hooda | India | All-Rounder | 41 | Uncapped | 40 | Sunrisers Hyderabad[RTM] | 360 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals |
| 9 | UAL1 | Vijay Shankar | India | All-Rounder | 5 | Uncapped | 40 | Delhi Daredevils | 320 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings |
| 9 | UAL1 | Harshal Patel | India | All-Rounder | 36 | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 9 | UAL1 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 320 | |||
| 9 | UAL1 | Krunal Pandya | India | All-Rounder | 37 | Uncapped | 40 | Mumbai Indians[RTM] | 880 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 9 | UAL1 | Nitish Rana | India | All-Rounder | 17 | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 340 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 9 | UAL1 | D'Arcy Short | Australia | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 400 | |||
| 9 | UAL1 | Jofra Archer | Barbados | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 40 | Rajasthan Royals | 720 | |||
| 10 | UWK1 | Ishan Kishan | India | Wicketkeeper | 16 | Uncapped | 40 | Mumbai Indians | 620 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions |
| 11 | UFA1 | Kulwant Khejroliya | India | Bowler | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 85 | Mumbai Indians* | Mumbai Indians |
| 11 | UFA1 | Siddharth Kaul | India | Bowler | 21 | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 380 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 11 | UFA1 | T Natarajan | India | Bowler | 6 | Uncapped | 40 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 40 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab |
| 11 | UFA1 | Basil Thampi | India | Bowler | 12 | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 95 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions |
| 11 | UFA1 | Aniket Choudhary | India | Bowler | 5 | Uncapped | 30 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 30 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 11 | UFA1 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | Bowler | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 300 | Delhi Daredevils* | Delhi Daredevils |
| 11 | UFA1 | Navdeep Saini | India | Bowler | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 300 | Delhi Daredevils* | Delhi Daredevils |
| 11 | UFA1 | Avesh Khan | India | Bowler | 1 | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 70 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 11 | UFA1 | Ankit Rajpoot | India | Bowler | 11 | Uncapped | 30 | Kings XI Punjab | 300 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings |
| 12 | USP1 | Rahul Chahar | India | Bowler | 3 | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 190 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 12 | USP1 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | Bowler | 55 | Uncapped | 40 | Delhi Daredevils | 320 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils |
| 12 | USP1 | Krishnappa Gowtham | India | Bowler | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 620 | Mumbai Indians* | Mumbai Indians |
| 12 | USP1 | Murugan Ashwin | India | Bowler | 10 | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 220 | Delhi Daredevils* | Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 13 | BA2 | Evin Lewis | Trinidad and Tobago | Batsman | Capped | 150 | Mumbai Indians | 380 | |||
| 13 | BA2 | Saurabh Tiwary | India | Batsman | 81 | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 80 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 13 | BA2 | Mandeep Singh | India | Batsman | 70 | Capped | 50 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 140 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 13 | BA2 | Manoj Tiwary | India | Batsman | 93 | Capped | 50 | Kings XI Punjab | 100 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils |
| 14 | AL2 | Washington Sundar | India | All-Rounder | 11 | Capped | 150 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 320 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 14 | AL2 | Pawan Negi | India | All-Rounder | 41 | Capped | 50 | Royal Challengers Bangalore[RTM] | 100 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Daredevils, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 14 | AL2 | Daniel Christian | Australia | All-Rounder | 36 | Capped | 100 | Delhi Daredevils | 150 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 14 | AL2 | Jayant Yadav | India | All-Rounder | 10 | Capped | 50 | Delhi Daredevils | 50 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils |
| 14 | AL2 | Gurkeerat Singh | India | All-Rounder | 30 | Capped | 50 | Delhi Daredevils | 75 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab |
| 14 | AL2 | Ben Cutting | Australia | All-Rounder | 9 | Capped | 100 | Mumbai Indians | 220 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab |
| 14 | AL2 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | All-Rounder | 3 | Capped | 50 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 15 | FA2 | Dhawal Kulkarni | India | Bowler | 72 | Capped | 50 | Rajasthan Royals[RTM] | 75 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals |
| 15 | FA2 | Mohit Sharma | India | Bowler | 75 | Capped | 150 | Kings XI Punjab[RTM] | 240 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings |
| 15 | FA2 | Sandeep Sharma | India | Bowler | 56 | Capped | 50 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 300 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab |
| 15 | FA2 | Vinay Kumar | India | Bowler | 103 | Capped | 100 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 100 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kochi Tuskers Kerala |
| 15 | FA2 | Mohammed Siraj | India | Bowler | 6 | Capped | 100 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 260 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 15 | FA2 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | Bowler | 26 | Capped | 150 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 220 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians |
| 15 | FA2 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | Bowler | 47 | Capped | 150 | Rajasthan Royals | 1150 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 15 | FA2 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | Bowler | 14 | Capped | 150 | Delhi Daredevils | 220 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 15 | FA2 | Shardul Thakur | India | Bowler | 13 | Capped | 75 | Chennai Super Kings | 260 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 16 | SP2 | Mujeeb Zadran | Afghanistan | Bowler | Capped | 50 | Kings XI Punjab | 400 | |||
| 17 | UBA2 | Apoorv Wankhade | India | Batsman | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | Mumbai Indians | |
| 17 | UBA2 | Rinku Singh | India | Batsman | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 80 | Kings XI Punjab* | Kings XI Punjab |
| 17 | UBA2 | Sachin Baby | India | Batsman | 18 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals |
| 17 | UBA2 | Manjot Kalra | India | Batsman | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 20 | |||
| 18 | UAL2 | Ankit Sharma | India | All-Rounder | 21 | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 18 | UAL2 | Shivam Mavi | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 300 | |||
| 18 | UAL2 | Abhishek Sharma[1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 55 | |||
| 19 | UFA2 | Pradeep Sangwan | India | Bowler | 35 | Uncapped | 30 | Mumbai Indians | 150 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 19 | UFA2 | Anureet Singh | India | Bowler | 20 | Uncapped | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | Kings XI Punjab | Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 21 | UWK2 | Narayan Jagadeesan | India | Wicketkeeper | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 22 | USP2 | Zahir Khan Pakteen | Afghanistan | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 60 | |||
| 24 | AL3 | Jean-Paul Duminy | South Africa | All-Rounder | 77 | Capped | 100 | Mumbai Indians | 100 | Delhi Daredevils* | Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians |
| 24 | AL3 | Chris Jordan | England | All-Rounder | 10 | Capped | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 24 | AL3 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | All-Rounder | Capped | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | 50 | |||
| 26 | FA3 | Jason Behrendorff | Australia | Bowler | Capped | 100 | Mumbai Indians | 150 | |||
| 26 | FA3 | Barinder Sran | India | Bowler | 16 | Capped | 50 | Kings XI Punjab | 220 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 26 | FA3 | Billy Stanlake | Australia | Bowler | 2 | Capped | 50 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 26 | FA3 | Andrew Tye | Australia | Bowler | 6 | Capped | 100 | Kings XI Punjab | 720 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings |
| 28 | UBA3 | Tanmay Agarwal | India | Batsman | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad* | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 29 | UAL3 | Deepak Chahar | India | All-Rounder | 5 | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 80 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 29 | UAL3 | Cameron Delport | South Africa | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | |||
| 29 | UAL3 | Tajinder Singh | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 55 | |||
| 29 | UAL3 | Shreyas Gopal | India | All-Rounder | 6 | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
| 29 | UAL3 | Akshdeep Nath | India | All-Rounder | 5 | Uncapped | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | 100 | Gujarat Lions | Gujarat Lions |
| 30 | UWK3 | Shreevats Goswami | India | Wicketkeeper | 23 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100 | Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 31 | UFA3 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | 140 | |||
| 31 | UFA3 | KM Asif | India | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 40 | |||
| 32 | USP3 | Sandeep Lamichhane |  Nepal | Bowler | Associate | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 20 | |||
| 35 | FA4 | Lungisani Ngidi | South Africa | Bowler | Capped | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | 50 | |||
| 36 | UBA4 | Sharad Lumba | India | Batsman | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 37 | UAL4 | Kanishk Seth | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 37 | UAL4 | Dhruv Shorey | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 57 | UAL9 | Aniruddha Joshi | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | |||
| 58 | UAL10 | Sudhesan Midhun | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | |||
| 3 | BA1 | Murali Vijay[REC-1] | India | Batsman | 100 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 200 | Kings XI Punjab* | Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils |
| 5 | WK1 | Sam Billings[REC-1] | England | Wicketkeeper | 11 | Capped | 100 | Chennai Super Kings | 100 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi Daredevils |
| 5 | WK1 | Naman Ojha[REC-1] | India | Wicketkeeper | 112 | Capped | 75 | Delhi Daredevils | 140 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals |
| 5 | WK1 | Parthiv Patel[REC-1] | India | Wicketkeeper | 119 | Capped | 100 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 170 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 6 | FA1 | Mitchell Johnson[REC-1] | Australia | Bowler | 48 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 200 | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians |
| 6 | FA1 | Tim Southee[REC-1] | New Zealand | Bowler | 29 | Capped | 100 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 100 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals |
| 8 | UBA1 | Siddhesh Lad[REC-1] | India | Batsman | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | Mumbai Indians* | Mumbai Indians |
| 10 | UWK1 | Prashant Chopra[REC-1] | India | Wicketkeeper | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | |||
| 10 | UWK1 | Aditya Tare[REC-1] | India | Wicketkeeper | 35 | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians |
| 18 | UAL2 | Bipul Sharma[REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | 33 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab |
| 19 | UFA2 | Sayan Ghosh[REC-1] | India | Bowler | 0 | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders* | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 22 | USP2 | Mayank Markande[REC-1] | India | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 26 | FA3 | Ben Laughlin[REC-1] | Australia | Bowler | 2 | Capped | 50 | Rajasthan Royals | 50 | Sunrisers Hyderabad* | Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 27 | SP3 | Akila Dananjaya[DI-REC-1] |  Sri Lanka | Bowler | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | ||
| 32 | USP3 | Pardeep Sahu[DI-REC-1] | India | Bowler | 5 | Uncapped | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | 20 | Kings XI Punjab* | Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals |
| 37 | UAL4 | Mayank Dagar[REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | 20 | |||
| 37 | UAL4 | Anukul Roy[REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 42 | FA5 | Mark Wood[REC-1] | England | Bowler | Capped | 150 | Chennai Super Kings | 150 | |||
| 44 | UAL5 | Mahipal Lomror[DI-REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | ||
| 45 | UFA5 | Mohsin Khan[DI-REC-1] | India | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 49 | UAL6 | Mehdi Hasan[REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 | |||
| 49 | UAL6 | Kshitiz Sharma[REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 54 | UFA7 | Monu Kumar[REC-1] | India | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 55 | UAL8 | Chaitanya Bishnoi[DI-REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | |||
| 59 | UAL11 | Jatin Saxena[DI-REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | |||
| 61 | UAL13 | Aryaman Birla[REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | |||
| 61 | UAL13 | Pavan Deshpande[DI-REC-1] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | |||
| 1 | M1 | Chris Gayle[REC-1&2] |  Jamaica | Batsman | 101 | Capped | 200 | Kings XI Punjab | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 47 | FA6 | Dushmantha Chameera[REC-1&2] | Sri Lanka | Bowler | Capped | 50 | Rajasthan Royals | 50 | |||
| 50 | UFA6 | M. D. Nidheesh[DI-REC-1&2] | India | Bowler | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | |||
| 57 | UAL9 | Manzoor Dar[DI-REC-2] | India | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 20 | Kings XI Punjab | 20 | |||
| 59 | UAL11 | Javon Searles[DI-REC-2] | Barbados | All-Rounder | Uncapped | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 |
Source:Vivo IPL 2018 Player Auction[12][11]
The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons. Players were signed as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the auction, and cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less.
| Player | Team | Auctioned/Retention Price (in₹ Lacs) | Reason | Announcement date | Replacement Player | Replacement Player's Price (in₹ Lacs) | Replacement Player's Base Price (in₹ Lacs) | Signing date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Santner | Chennai Super Kings | 50 | Bone Defect in Knee | 14 March 2018 |  | 109 | 22 March 2018 | [13] | |
| Jason Behrendorff | Mumbai Indians | 150 | Back problem | 19 March 2018 | Mitchell McClenaghan | 100 | 100 | 19 March 2018 | [14] |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 220 | Injury | 24 March 2018 | Corey Anderson | 200 | 200 | 24 March 2018 | [15] |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1200 | Ban due toBall tampering by IPL | 28 March 2018 | Alex Hales | 100 | 100 | 31 March 2018 | [16][17] |
| Steve Smith | Rajasthan Royals | 1200 | 28 March 2018 | Heinrich Klaasen | 50 | 50 | 2 April 2018 | [16][18] | |
| Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | 940 | Tibial Bone Stress in his Right Leg | 30 March 2018 | Tom Curran | 100 | 100 | 2 April 2018 | [19][20] |
| Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Daredevils | 420 | Lower-back Stress Reaction | 5 April 2018 | Liam Plunkett | 200 | 200 | 7 April 2018 | [21][22] |
| Kedar Jadhav | Chennai Super Kings | 780 | Hamstring Injury | 9 April 2018 | | 200 | 200 | 11 April 2018 | [23][24][25] |
| Pat Cummins | Mumbai Indians | 540 | Back Injury | 10 April 2018 | Adam Milne | 75 | 75 | 14 April 2018 | [26][27][28] |
| Zahir Khan Pakteen | Rajasthan Royals | 60 | Injury | 10 April 2018 | Ish Sodhi | 50 | 50 | 10 April 2018 | [29] |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Kolkata Knight Riders | 320 | Foot Injury | 14 April 2018 | Prasidh Krishna | 20 | 20 | 14 April 2018 | [30][31] |
| Billy Stanlake | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 | Fractured Finger | 24 April 2018 | [32] | ||||
| Chris Morris | Delhi Daredevils | 710 | Back Injury | 27 April 2018 | Junior Dala | 20 | 20 | 27 April 2018 | [33] |
| Mark Wood | Chennai Super Kings | 150 | Returned to England | 8 May 2018 | David Willey | [34] |
| Staff | Team | Change | Role | Announcement date | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Dravid | Delhi Daredevils | Stepped down | Mentor | 30 June 2017 | Got a two-year extension on his role as the head coach ofIndia A andIndia Under-19s. | [35] |
| Paddy Upton | Delhi Daredevils | Parted ways | Head coach | 16 November 2017 | Moved to Rajasthan Royals as head coach. | [36] |
| Zubin Bharucha | Delhi Daredevils | Parted ways | Technical director | 16 November 2017 | Moved to Rajasthan Royals as Head of Cricket | [36] |
| T. A. Sekhar | Delhi Daredevils | Resigned | Director | 16 November 2017 | Cited "Personal reasons". | [36] |
| Jonty Rhodes | Mumbai Indians | Stepped down | Fielding Coach | 7 December 2017 | Focus on personal business | [37] |
| James Pamment | Mumbai Indians | Appointed | Fielding Coach | 7 December 2017 | Replacement for Jonty Rhodes | [37] |
| Brad Hodge | Kings XI Punjab | Appointed | Head coach | 13 December 2017 | [38] | |
| Gary Kirsten | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Appointed | Batting Coach | 2 January 2018 | [39] | |
| Ashish Nehra | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Appointed | Bowling Coach | 2 January 2018 | [39] | |
| Ricky Ponting | Delhi Daredevils | Appointed | Head coach | 4 January 2018 | [40] | |
| Michael Hussey | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Batting Coach | 6 January 2018 | [41] | |
| Stephen Fleming | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Head coach | 19 January 2018 | [42] | |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Bowling Coach | 19 January 2018 | Left Kolkata Knight Riders as Bowling Coach. | [43] |
| Zubin Bharucha | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Head of Cricket | 19 January 2018 | Left Post of Technical Director from Delhi Daredevils. | [44] |
| James Hopes | Delhi Daredevils | Appointed | Bowling Coach | 29 January 2018 | [45] | |
| Sunil Valson | Delhi Daredevils | Appointed | Manager | 29 January 2018 | [45] | |
| Subhadeep Ghosh | Delhi Daredevils | Appointed | Fielding Coach | 29 January 2018 | [45] | |
| Pravin Amre | Delhi Daredevils | Appointed | Head of Talent | 2 February 2018 | [46] | |
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | Appointed | Bowling Mentor | 7 February 2018 | [47] | |
| Shane Warne | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Mentor | 13 February 2018 | [48] | |
| Eric Simons | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Bowling Consultant | 14 February 2018 | [49] | |
| Sairaj Bahutule | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Spin Bowling Coach | 27 February 2018 | [50] | |
| Venkatesh Prasad | Kings XI Punjab | Appointed | Bowling Coach | 4 March 2018 | [51] | |
| Nishanta Bordoloi | Kings XI Punjab | Appointed | Fielding Coach | 4 March 2018 | [51] | |
| Shayamal Vallabhjee | Kings XI Punjab | Appointed | Technical coach | 4 March 2018 | [51] | |
| Heath Streak | Kolkata Knight Riders | Appointed | Bowling Coach | 10 March 2018 | Replaced Balaji, who joined Chennai Super Kings as bowling coach. | [52] |
| Amol Muzumdar | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Batting Coach | 13 March 2018 | [53] | |
| Rajiv Kumar | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Fielding Coach | 27 March 2018 | [54] | |
| Dishant Yagnik | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Fielding Coach | 29 March 2018 | [55] | |
| Paddy Upton | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Head coach | 2 Apr 2018 | Left Delhi Daredevils as head coach. | [56] |
| Abhishek Nayar | Kolkata Knight Riders | Appointed | Mentor | 14 Apr 2018 | [57] |
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