England`s limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan went to Kings XI Punjab for a relatively modest 20 million rupees.
Delhi Daredevils bought Australian paceman Pat Cummins for 45 million rupees, while compatriot Mitchell Johnson, who quit international cricket in 2015, returned to his former team Mumbai Indians for 20 million rupees.
Pune owner Sanjiv Goenka told reporters Stokes would bring something new to the team for the 10th edition of the tournament.
"Stokes` England Twenty20 team mate, Tymal Mills, was also in demand and was snapped up for 120 million rupees by Royal Challengers Bangalore, who will look to benefit from the left-arm pacer`s ability to combine speed with economy.
With England hosting South Africa in a one-day series in May, Stokes is set to miss the final phase of the April 5 to May 21 tournament, yet the bidding surged from his base price of 20 million rupees.
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