Costliest players in IPL history

English all-rounder Ben Stokes, on Feb. 20, 2017, became one of the most expensive players to be bought by an Indian Premier League team. The Rising Pune Supergiants spent $2.16 million on Stokes, who boasts of a 136.17 strike rate with the bat in T20s. The other big winner in the 2017 auction was English bowler Tymal Mills, who was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.70 million. We take a look at some of the others who figure in the list of most expensive players in IPL history.