# List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes
The 2019 [Indian Premier League](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-premier-league) (IPL) personnel changes were the squad moves made by the league's eight franchises before and during the 2019 season: player retentions and releases announced by 15 November 2018, trades completed in the same window, the VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction held in Jaipur on 18 December 2018, and in-season injury replacements.[1](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/vivo-ipl-2019-player-auction-list-announced)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Auction | 18 December 2018, Jaipur; 346 players in the final pool from 1,003 initial registrations[1](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/vivo-ipl-2019-player-auction-list-announced) |
| Auction outcome | 60 players sold of 96 lots, for a total of ₹1.068 billion (₹106.80 crore); 36 lots unsold[2](https://cricarcade.com/ipl/auctions/2019) |
| Joint top buys | Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals) and Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab), ₹84 million (₹8.40 crore) each[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-complete-squads-of-all-teams-5499337/) |
| Name change | Delhi's franchise entered the season as the Delhi Capitals, having previously been the Delhi Daredevils[4](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/ipl-2019-auction-all-you-need-to-know) |
| Overseas spending | 20 of the 60 players sold were from outside India, costing ₹426 million (₹42.60 crore), 39.9 percent of all money spent[5](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/) |
## Retentions, releases, and trades
The most consequential trade sent wicketkeeper-batsman [Quinton de Kock](https://www.edgepedia.org/quinton-de-kock) from [Royal Challengers Bangalore](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-challengers-bangalore) to [Mumbai Indians](https://www.edgepedia.org/mumbai-indians), where he joined a retained core of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, and Suryakumar Yadav.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-complete-squads-of-all-teams-5499337/)
**Delhi rebranded.** The Delhi Daredevils became the [Delhi Capitals](https://www.edgepedia.org/delhi-capitals) for the 2019 season, a change the ICC's preview noted came with hopes that a new moniker would spark a change in fortunes.[4](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/ipl-2019-auction-all-you-need-to-know) [Chennai Super Kings](https://www.edgepedia.org/chennai-super-kings) retained a large core including [MS Dhoni](https://www.edgepedia.org/ms-dhoni), Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, and Lungi Ngidi, while releasing players such as Mark Wood.[4](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/ipl-2019-auction-all-you-need-to-know)
## The auction
The auction list, published on 11 December 2018, contained 346 cricketers after the eight franchises pruned the 1,003 players who had initially registered.[1](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/vivo-ipl-2019-player-auction-list-announced) Nine overseas players, [Brendon McCullum](https://www.edgepedia.org/brendon-mccullum), Chris Woakes, Lasith Malinga, Shaun Marsh, Colin Ingram, Corey Anderson, Angelo Mathews, and D'Arcy Short, opted into the highest bracket with a base price of INR 20 million (INR 2 crore).[1](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/vivo-ipl-2019-player-auction-list-announced) Among Indian players, [Jaydev Unadkat](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaydev-unadkat) led the list at a base price of INR 15 million (INR 1.5 crore), a year after being the most expensive Indian buy at INR 115 million (INR 11.5 crore); [Yuvraj Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/yuvraj-singh) and Axar Patel set their base prices at INR 10 million (INR 1 crore).[1](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/vivo-ipl-2019-player-auction-list-announced)
**Joint top prices.** On 18 December 2018 in Jaipur, 60 of the 96 lots were sold for ₹1.068 billion (₹106.80 crore) in total.[2](https://cricarcade.com/ipl/auctions/2019) [Rajasthan Royals](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajasthan-royals) bought Jaydev Unadkat and Kings XI Punjab bought [Varun Chakravarthy](https://www.edgepedia.org/varun-chakravarthy) for ₹84 million (₹8.40 crore) each, the highest prices paid.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-complete-squads-of-all-teams-5499337/) • [5](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/) Chakravarthy, an uncapped spinner listed at a ₹2 million (₹20 lakh) base price, went for 42.0 times that amount, the largest multiple of base price at the auction.[5](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/) Other significant buys included [Sam Curran](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-curran) to Kings XI Punjab for ₹72 million (₹7.20 crore), Colin Ingram to Delhi Capitals for ₹64 million (₹6.40 crore), and Shivam Dube to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹50 million (₹5 crore).[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-complete-squads-of-all-teams-5499337/)
**Where the money went.** Indian players accounted for 40 of the 60 sold and ₹642 million (₹64.20 crore) of spending; the 20 overseas players cost ₹426 million (₹42.60 crore), 39.9 percent of the total.[5](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/) By country, the overseas buys came from the [West Indies](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-indies) (6 players, ₹170 million (₹17 crore)), England (5, ₹11.65 crore), South Africa (4, ₹7.85 crore), New Zealand (2, ₹2.60 crore), Australia (2, ₹1.50 crore), and Sri Lanka (1, ₹2 crore).[5](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/) Thirty-two of the 60 players sold went for exactly their base price.[5](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/)
**Squad completion.** All eight franchises filled their overseas quota of eight players, but only three teams, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Rajasthan Royals, filled all 25 slots in their squads.[6](https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/25566838/yuvraj-singh-94-drop-value-other-standout-numbers) Mumbai Indians used the auction to add [Lasith Malinga](https://www.edgepedia.org/lasith-malinga) for ₹20 million (₹2 crore) and Yuvraj Singh for ₹10 million (₹1 crore), among other signings.[3](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-complete-squads-of-all-teams-5499337/)
## Notable value changes
Yuvraj Singh's auction value fell 94 percent between the 2018 and 2019 auctions, from INR 115 million (INR 11.5 crore) to INR 10 million (INR 1 crore), the standout figure in ESPN's analysis of the auction's numbers.[6](https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/25566838/yuvraj-singh-94-drop-value-other-standout-numbers) The auction also rewarded unproven players steeply: with most uncapped Indian players entering at base prices below one crore, they were bought for a cumulative INR 170 million (INR 17 crores), five times their combined base price of INR 34 million (INR 3.4 crores).[6](https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/25566838/yuvraj-singh-94-drop-value-other-standout-numbers)
## In-season replacements
Franchises could sign replacement players during the season when squad members were ruled out. In May 2019, Jagadeesha Suchith signed with the Delhi Capitals as a replacement for the injured Harshal Patel for the remainder of the VIVO IPL 2019.[7](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/jagadeesha-suchith-replaces-injured-harshal-patel-in-delhi-capitals-squad)
## References
1. [vivo ipl 2019 player auction list announced](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/vivo-ipl-2019-player-auction-list-announced)
2. [IPL 2019 Mini Auction: Top Buys, Team Spending and Results, CricArcade](https://cricarcade.com/ipl/auctions/2019)
3. [IPL 2019 Squads: Complete squads of all teams, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-complete-squads-of-all-teams-5499337/)
4. [IPL 2019 auction: All you need to know, ICC](https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/ipl-2019-auction-all-you-need-to-know)
5. [IPL 2019 auction: every player sold, Salary Sport](https://salarysport.com/cricket/ipl/auction/2019/)
6. [IPL 2019 auction: Yuvraj Singh's 94% drop in value, and other standout numbers, ESPN](https://www.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/25566838/yuvraj-singh-94-drop-value-other-standout-numbers)
7. [Jagadeesha Suchith replaces injured Harshal Patel in Delhi Capitals squad, IPLT20.com](https://www.iplt20.com/news/article/jagadeesha-suchith-replaces-injured-harshal-patel-in-delhi-capitals-squad)
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