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title: "Who is the most expensive player for IPL 2018?"  
description: "Who is the most expensive player for IPL 2018?"  
author: "Aayush Srivastava"  
published: 2018-01-19  
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# Who is the most expensive player for IPL 2018?

Who is the most [expensive player](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38110/who-is-the-most-expensive-player-in-ipl-history) for [IPL](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84922/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ipl-2023-venue-teams-and-new-rules) 2018?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**Virat Kohli is the most [expensive](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/84750/most-expensive-smartphones-in-the-world) [player](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/30459/world-cup-2019-who-will-be-the-player-of-the-tournament) of IPL 2018** **as he was retained** by the Royal Challenger Bangalore franchise for 17 crores rupees. Well, few people know that he was an obvious retention but the franchise surprised everyone whey **they offered 2 crores more to him for retention.**

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**After Virat Kohli, M.S Dhoni holds the second place with the retention of the price of 15 crores and Rohit Sharma Captain of Mumbai Indians holds the 3rd place as he has the retention price of 15 crores.** Well, these players are been retained for this price and now it will be interesting to **see the auction on** which will air on Television on **27 January.**


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