Pravin Tambe to Imran Tahir: 5 oldest players bought in IPL auction

By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | November 13, 2024

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction are set to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24-25.

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Franchises continues to rely on veteran players to bring stability and strong leadership to the squad.

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Here are 5 oldest players ever acquired in the IPL auction.

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Pravin Tambe is so far the oldest player to be acquired in the history of IPL. 

Pravin Tambe 48 years 2 months & 11 days

Tambe was picked by KKR in 2020 for Rs 20 lakh when the spinner was 48 years, 2 months and 11 days.

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The spinner, however, was disqualified from taking part in IPL 2020 as he played in Dubai in T10 League without informing anyone. 

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The Chinaman spinner from Australia was picked by the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 50 lakh at the 2015 IPL auction.

Brad Hogg 44 years & 10 days 

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The leg spinner was picked up by the Lucknow Super Giants for Rs. 50 lakhs at the 2023 IPL auction.

Amit Mishra 40 years & 29 days

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The highest wicket-taker in cricket history was bought for Rs. 1.12 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2012 auction and played for 2 seasons, in which he claimed 21 wickets.

Muttiah Muralitharan  39 years, 9 months & 18 days

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Chennai Super Kings picked Imran Tahir for Rs. 1 crore in IPL 2018 auctions. He claimed 35 wickets for CSK and was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019 season.

Imran Tahir  38 years & 10 months

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