The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) has confirmed the date and venue for the IPL 2025 mega auction. After speculating long and hard regarding the host of the auction, the board has decided Riyadh will be the venue. A report last month suggested the same, with Jeddah, Vienna, Singapore, Dubai, and London named as the potential hosts for the event.
The BCCI had also sent officials in two batches to Saudi Arabia to determine which of Jeddah or Riyadh would be better suited to host the event. The result of the travel review indicates that Riyadh is more suitable to host the auction. The franchises, however, preferred the IPL mega auction be held in India, but that wasn’t an option.
IPL mega auction to clash with BGT
For some time, it’s been claimed that the IPL mega auction will be held in the last week of November and that it’ll clash with the India vs Australia 1st Test. According to ANI, the dates for the auction are November 24-25. This confirms that the two mega events will clash as the Perth Test will be played from November 22-26.
The broadcaster for both events, Disney Star, was apprehensive. For them, it’ll be like pitting two of your best fighters against each other since the IPL auction has become one of the best products for the broadcasters where millions of people tune in. However, BCCI knows this as well and has ensured there’ll be little to no overlap. The IPL mega auction will likely start in the afternoon, and the Perth Test will start early in the morning (both Indian time).
IPL 2025 mega auction: Retained players
| Team | Players |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya (16.35cr), Rohit Sharma (16.30cr), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35cr), Jasprit Bumrah (18cr), Tilak Varma (8cr) |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson (18cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (18cr), Riyan Parag (14cr), Sandeep Sharma (4cr), Shimron Hetmyer (11cr), Dhruv Jurel (14cr) |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Nicholas Pooran (21cr), Mayank Yadav (11cr), Ravi Bishnoi (11cr), Mohsin Khan (4cr), Ayush Badoni (4cr) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Heinrich Klaasen (23cr), Pat Cummins (18cr), Abhishek Sharma (14cr), Nitish Reddy (6cr) and Travis Head (14cr) |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Virat Kohli (21cr), Rajat Patidar (11cr), Yash Dayal (5cr) |
| Punjab Kings | Shashank Singh, (5.5cr) Prabhsimran Singh (4cr) |
| Gujarat Titans | Rashid Khan (18 cr), Shubman Gill (16.5cr), Sai Sudharsan (8.5cr), Rahul Tewatia (4cr), Shahrukh Khan (4 cr) |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad (18cr), Matheesha Pathirana (13cr), Shivam Dube (12cr), Ravindra Jadeja (18cr), MS Dhoni (4cr) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rinku Singh (13cr) Varun Chakaravarthy (12cr), Sunil Narine (12cr), Andre Russell (12cr), Harshit Rana (Rs 4cr), Ramandeep Singh (4cr) |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel (16.5cr), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25cr), Tristan Stubbs (10cr), Abhishek Porel (4cr) |
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