There are 12 England players involved in the Indian Premier League - here's everything you need to know. 

Ben Stokes

Team: Rajasthan Royals
Cost: £1.38m
Previous IPL teams: Rising Pune Supergiant (2017) 
IPL 2017 performance: 12 matches; 316 runs at an average of 31.60; 12 wickets at an average of 26.30. His solid displays resulted in Stokes being named the tournament's Most Valuable Player last season.

Chris Woakes

Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Cost: £820,000 
Previous IPL teams: Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2017 performance: 13 matches; 17 wickets at an average of 22.70; 46 runs at an average of 11.50

Jos Buttler

Team: Rajasthan Royals
Cost: £485,000 
Previous IPL teams: Mumbai Indians
IPL 2017 performance: 10 matches; 272 runs at an average of 27.20. Buttler's team were crowned champions after defeating Rising Pune Supergiant by one run in an entertaining final.  

Moeen Ali

Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Cost: £187,000
Previous IPL teams: None

Jason Roy

Team: Delhi Daredevils
Cost: £165,000
Previous IPL teams: Gujarat Lions
IPL 2017 performance: three matches; 59 runs at an average of 29.50

Mark Wood

Team: Chennai Super Kings
Cost: £165,000
Previous IPL teams: none 

Chris Jordan

Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad 
Cost: £111,000
Previous IPL teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL 2017 performance: one match; one wicket

Sam Billings

Team: Chennai Super Kings
Cost: £111,000
Previous IPL teams: Delhi Daredevils
IPL 2017 performance: six matches; 138 runs at an average of 23 

Alex Hales

Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Cost: Replacement for David Warner
Previous IPL teams: None

Tom Curran

Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
Cost: Replacement for Mitchell Starc
Previous IPL teams: None

Liam Plunkett

Team: Delhi Daredevils
Cost: Replacement for Kasigo Rabada
Previous IPL teams: None

David Willey

Team: Chennai Super Kings
Cost: Replacement for Kedar Jadhav
Previous IPL teams: None