| Year | Team | Amount | Retain | Note |
|---|
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 2.8 crore | Bought | Gautam Gambhir was bought by Delhi Daredevils for INR 2.8 crore in the IPL 2018 auction. | |
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.8 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2017 season, hence no auction was held for him. | |
| 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12.5 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2016, so there was no auction amount for that year. | |
| 2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2015, so there was no auction amount for that year. | |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12.5 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2014 IPL auction, which means he was not part of the auction pool. His retention amount was 12.5 crore INR. | |
| 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.4 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 2013 season. | |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11.04 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2012, having been purchased in the 2011 auction for INR 11.04 crore. | |
| 2011 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14.9 crore | Bought | Gautam Gambhir was the most expensive player in the IPL 2011 auction, where Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for 14.9 crore INR. | |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 2.9 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by Delhi Daredevils for the IPL 2010 season, so there was no new auction bid for him. | |
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 2.9 crore | Retained | Gautam Gambhir was retained by Delhi Daredevils for IPL 2009 and was not part of the auction. | |
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 2.9 crore | Bought | Gautam Gambhir was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for the IPL 2008 season. | |