IPL 2025 Auction


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IPL 2025 Mega Auction is over. All ten franchises paid a combined whopping Rs 639.15 Cr for 182 players Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in a two-day affair. Out of 577 players, only 182 players were sold while 395 players got no taker. Franchises used 8 RTM cards to get their players back.

A whopping 1574 cricketers registered for the IPL Auction 2025. But BCCI cut the list down to 574. Later, three more players were added after the franchises’ request, stretching the final list to 577. The final shortlist will have 242 capped players, 331 uncapped players and four players from associate nations. 

However, in the two-day auction, only 276 players were put under the hammer with 182 players finding a team. Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL auction history as Lucknow Super Giants paid Rs 27 crore for his services. He pipped Shreyas Iyer who held the title of most expensive player for just 20 minutes. Punjab Kings bagged Iyer for Rs 26.75 Cr.

Before the IPL Auction, franchises retained a total of 46 players including 12 uncapped Indians. MS Dhoni and Sandeep Sharma were also considered uncapped players as they did not feature in India Cricket Team in the last five years, as per new BCCI rule.

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IPL 2025 Auction date, time and key details

The two-day IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah will begin on Nov 24 at 3 PM IST. A total of 116 players will go under the hammer on Day 1. The rest of the players will undergo an accelerated auction process. 

BCCI has already communicated to the franchises to nominate players from No 117-577. Only nominated players will be part of the auction on Day 2. 

DetailsInformation
IPL Auction VenueAbady Al Johar Arena, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
DatesNovember 24-25, 2024
Total slots available204
Total Registered Players1574
Total Shortlisted577
Indian players367
Foreign players210
Uncapped players331
Total players sold182
Total money spentRs 639.15 cr
Most expensive playerRishabh Pant (Rs 27 Cr)
Highest pursePunjab Kings (Rs 110.5 Cr)
Lowest purseRajasthan Royals (Rs 41 Cr)

Who is the most expensive player in IPL Auction?

Before IPL 2025 Auction, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc was the most expensive player of IPL Auction history. In IPL 2024 Auction, Kolkata Knight Riders splashed Rs 24.75 Crore for the left-arm fast bowler. He will be back in the auction after KKR released him despite winning the IPL title. 

However, Rishabh Pant broke the record. With Lucknow Super Giants splashing Rs 27 Crore, Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history.

IPL 2025 Auction Sold Players List

NameCountrySpecialismTeamFinal Price
Jos ButtlerEnglandWKGT15.75 Cr
Shreyas IyerIndiaBatterPBKS26.75 Cr
Rishabh PantIndiaBatterLSG27 Cr
Kagiso RabadaSouth AfricaBowlerGT10.75 Cr
Arshdeep SinghIndiaBowlerPBKS18 Cr
Mitchell StarcAustraliaBowlerDC11.75 Cr
Yuzvendra ChahalIndiaBowlerPBKS18 Cr
Liam LivingstoneEnglandAll-rounderRCB8.75 Cr
David MillerSouth AfricaBatterLSG7.5 Cr
KL RahulIndiaWKDC14 Cr
Mohammad ShamiIndiaBowlerSRH10 Cr
Mohammad SirajIndiaBowlerGT12.25 Cr
Harry BrookEnglandBatterDC6.25 Cr
Devon ConwayNew ZealandBatterCSK6.25 Cr
Jake Fraser-McgurkAustraliaBatterDC9 Cr
Aiden MarkramSouth AfricaBatterLSG2 Cr
Devdutt PadikkalIndiaBatterRCB2 Cr
Rahul TripathiIndiaBatterCSK3.4 Cr
Ravichandaran AshwinIndiaAll-rounderCSK9.75 Cr
Venkatesh IyerIndiaAll-rounderKKR23.75 Cr
Mitchell MarshAustraliaAll-rounderLSG3.4 Cr
Glenn MaxwellAustraliaAll-rounderPBKS4.2 Cr
Harshal PatelIndiaAll-rounderSRH8 Cr
Rachin RavindraNew ZealandAll-rounderCSK4 Cr
Marcus StoinisAustraliaAll-rounderPBKS11 Cr
Quinton De KockSouth AfricaWKKKR3.6 Cr
Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistanWKKKR2 Cr
Ishan KishanIndiaWKSRH11.25 Cr
Phil SaltEnglandWKRCB11.5 Cr
Jitesh SharmaIndiaWKRCB11 Cr
Khaleel AhmedIndiaBowlerCSK4.8 Cr
Trent BoultNew ZealandBowlerMI12.50 Cr
Josh HazlewoodAustraliaBowlerRCB12.5 Cr
Avesh KhanIndiaBowlerLSG9.5 Cr
Prasidh KrishnaIndiaBowlerGT9.5 Cr
T. NatarajanIndiaBowlerDC10.75 Cr
Anrich NortjeSouth AfricaBowlerKKR6.5 Cr
Noor AhmadAfghanistanBowlerCSK10 Cr
Rahul ChaharIndiaBowlerSRH3.2 Cr
Wanindu HasarangaSri LankaBowlerRR5.25 Cr
Maheesh TheekshanaSri LankaBowlerRR4.40 Cr
Adam ZampaAustraliaBowlerSRH2.4 Cr
Abhinav ManoharIndiaBatterSRH3.2 Cr
Karun NairIndiaBatterDC50 lakh
Angkrish RaghuvanshiIndiaBatterKKR3 Cr
Atharva TaideIndiaBatterSRH30 Lakh
Nehal WadheraIndiaBatterPBKS4.2 Cr
Harpreet BrarIndiaAll-rounderPBKS1.5 Cr
Naman DhirIndiaAll-rounderMI5.25 Cr
Mahipal LomrorIndiaAll-rounderGT1.7 Cr
Sameer RizviIndiaAll-rounderDC95 lakh
Abdul SamadIndiaAll-rounderLSG4.2 Cr
Vijay ShankarIndiaAll-rounderCSK1.2 Cr
Ashutosh SharmaIndiaAll-rounderDC3.8 Cr
Nishant SindhuIndiaAll-rounderGT3.2 Cr
Aryan JuyalIndiaWKLSG30 Lakh
Kumar KushagraIndiaWKGT65 L
Robin MinzIndiaWKMI65 lakh
Anuj RawatIndiaWKGT30 Lakh
Vishnu VinodIndiaWKPBKS95 Lakh
Vaibhav AroraIndiaBowlerKKR1.8 Cr
Rasikh DarIndiaBowlerRCB6 Cr
Akash MadhwalIndiaBowlerRR1.2 Cr
Mohit SharmaIndiaBowlerDC2.2 Cr
Simarjeet SinghIndiaBowlerSRH1.5 Cr
Yash ThakurIndiaBowlerPBKS1.6 Cr
Vyshak VijaykumarIndiaBowlerPBKS1.8 Cr
Shreyas GopalIndiaBowlerCSK30 L
Mayank MarkandeIndiaBowlerKKR30 L
Suyash SharmaIndiaBowlerRCB2.60 Cr
Karn SharmaIndiaBowlerMI50 L
Kumar Kartikeya SinghIndiaBowlerRR30 L
Manav SutharIndiaBowlerGT30 L
Faf Du PlessisSouth AfricaBatterDC2 CR
Glenn PhillipsNew ZealandBatterGT2 Cr
Rovman PowellWest IndiesBatterKKR1.5 CR
Ajinkya RahaneIndiaBatterKKR1.50 Cr
Sam CurranEnglandAll-rounderCSK2.4 CR
Marco JansenSouth AfricaAll-rounderPBKS7 CR
Krunal PandyaIndiaAll-rounderRCB5.75 CR
Nitish RanaIndiaAll-rounderRR4.20 CR
Washington SundarIndiaAll-rounderGT3.2 CR
Donovan FerreiraSouth AfricaWKDC75 L
Josh InglisAustraliaWKPBKS2.6 CR
Ryan RickeltonSouth AfricaWKMI1 CR
Deepak ChaharIndiaBowlerMI9.25 CR
Gerald CoetzeeSouth AfricaBowlerGT2.40 CR
Akash DeepIndiaBowlerLSG8 CR
Tushar DeshpandeIndiaBowlerRR6.5 CR
Lockie FergusonNew ZealandBowlerPBKS2 CR
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndiaBowlerRCB10.75 CR
Mukesh KumarIndiaBowlerDC8 CR
Allah GhazanfarAfghanistanBowlerMI4.80 CR
Swastik ChhikaraIndiaBatterRCB30 L
Shubham DubeyIndiaBatterRR80 lakh
Shaik RasheedIndiaBatterCSK30 L
Himmat SinghIndiaBatterLSG30 L
Anshul KambojIndiaAll-rounderCSK35 L
Mohd. Arshad KhanIndiaAll-rounderGT1.30 CR
Darshan NalkandeIndiaAll-rounderDC30 L
Anukul RoyIndiaAll-rounderKKR40 L
Swapnil SinghIndiaAll-rounderRCB50 lakh
Vansh BediIndiaWKCSK55 L
Kunal RathoreIndiaWKRR30 L
Gurnoor Singh BrarIndiaBowlerGT1.3 CR
Mukesh ChoudharyIndiaBowlerCSK30 L
Arjun TendulkarIndiaBowlerMI30 L
Zeeshan AnsariIndiaBowlerSRH40 L
M. SiddharthIndiaBowlerLSG75 L
Digvesh SinghIndiaBowlerLSG30 L
Manish PandeyIndiaBatterKKR75 L
Sherfane RutherfordWest IndiesBatterGT2.60 CR
Shahbaz AhamadIndiaAll-rounderLSG2.40 CR
Moeen AliEnglandAll-rounderKKR2 Cr
Tim DavidAustraliaAll-rounderRCB3 CR
Deepak HoodaIndiaAll-rounderCSK1.70 CR
Will JacksEnglandAll-rounderMI5.25 CR
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistanAll-rounderPBKS2.40 CR
R. Sai KishoreIndiaAll-rounderGT2 CR
Romario ShepherdWest IndiesAll-rounderRCB1.50 CR
Spencer JohnsonAustraliaBowlerKKR2.80 CR
Umran MalikIndiaBowlerKKR75 L
Ishant SharmaIndiaBowlerGT75 L
Nuwan ThusharaSri LankaBowlerRCB1.6 CR
Jaydev UnadkatIndiaBowlerSRH1 CR
Sachin BabyIndiaBatterSRH30 L
Harnoor PannuIndiaBatterPBKS30 L
Andre SiddarthIndiaBatterCSK30 L
Yudhvir CharakIndiaAll-rounderRR35 L
Rajvardhan HangargekarIndiaAll-rounderLSG30 L
Arshin KulkarniIndiaAll-rounderLSG30 L
Ashwani KumarIndiaBowlerMI30 L
Akash SinghIndiaBowlerLSG30 L
Gurjapneet SinghIndiaBowlerCSK2.20 Cr
Matthew BreetzkeSouth AfricaBatterLSG75 L
Mitchell SantnerNew ZealandAll-rounderMI2 C
Jayant YadavIndiaAll-rounderGT75 L
Fazalhaq FarooqiAfghanistanBowlerRR2 C
Kwena MaphakaSouth AfricaBowlerRR1.5 Cr
Kuldeep SenIndiaBowlerPBKS80 L
Reece TopleyEnglandBowlerMI75 L
Lizaad WilliamsSouth AfricaBowlerMI75 L
Priyansh AryaIndiaAll-rounderPBKS3.8 C
Manoj BhandageIndiaAll-rounderRCB30 L
Pravin DubeyIndiaAll-rounderPBKS30 L
Ajay MandalIndiaAll-rounderDC30 L
Vipraj NigamIndiaAll-rounderDC50 L
Shrijith KrishnanIndiaWKMI30 L
Mohit RatheeIndiaBowlerRCB30 L
Jacob BethellEnglandAll-rounderRCB2.6 C
Brydon CarseEnglandAll-rounderSRH1 C
Aaron HardieAustraliaAll-rounderPBKS1.25 C
Kamindu MendisSri LankaAll-rounderSRH75 L
Dushmantha ChameeraSri LankaBowlerDC75 L
Nathan EllisAustraliaBowlerCSK2 C
Shamar JosephWest IndiesBowlerLSG75 L
Aniket VermaIndiaBatterSRH30 L
Raj Angad BawaIndiaAll-rounderMI30 L
Musheer KhanIndiaAll-rounderPBKS30 L
Manvanth Kumar LIndiaAll-rounderDC30 L
Suryansh ShedgeIndiaAll-rounderPBKS30 L
Kulwant KhejroliyaIndiaBowlerGT30 L
Prince YadavIndiaBowlerLSG30 L
Jamie OvertonEnglandAll-rounderCSK1.5 Cr
Lungisani NgidiSouth AfricaBowlerRCB1 Cr
Yuvraj ChaudharyIndiaAll-rounderLSG30 L
Kamlesh NagarkotiIndiaAll-rounderCSK30 L
Abhinandan SinghIndiaBowlerRCB30 L
Karim JanatAfghanistanAll-rounderGT75 L
Pyla AvinashIndiaBatterPBKS30 L
Ramakrishna GhoshIndiaAll-rounderCSK30 L
Venkata Satyanarayana PenmetsaIndiaBowlerMI30 L
Bevan John JacobsNew ZealandBatterMI30L
Ashok SharmaIndiaBowlerRR30 L
Vaibhav SuryavanshiIndiaBatterRR1.10 C
Eshan MalingaSri LankaBowlerSRH1.2 C
P. VigneshIndiaAll-rounderMI30 L
Tripurana VijayIndiaAll-rounderDC30 L
Madhav TiwariIndiaAll-rounderDC40 L
Jofra ArcherEnglandBowlerRR12.5 Cr

IPL Auction Telecast channel and Live Streaming

Star Sports and JioCinema are the official partners of the Indian Premier League. Fans can watch the IPL 2025 Auction live telecast on Star Sports. For IPL 2025 Auction Live streaming, fans need to head to JioCinema. 

IPL Auction final thoughts and conclusion

Despite back and forth on whether to have a mega auction, BCCI has managed to make everyone happy. Franchises have got as many as six retentions each to have continuity. Retained players have got a free hand in negotiating their contracts. And broadcasters have retained the IPL Mega Auction which helps them generate revenue apart from the main tournament. The increased salary cap will also see many multi-millionaires at the auction. At the same time, Indian players will have more value after BCCI introduced a price cap on foreign players. 

IPL Auction 2025 FAQ

When is IPL mega auction 2025?

The IPL 2025 Mega Auction will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24-25. Jeddah’s Abady Al Johar Arena will be the venue. 

Where to watch IPL auction 2025?

Star Sports will have IPL Auction 2025 live broadcast. IPL 2025 Auction Live Streaming will be on JioCinema. The auction starts at 3 PM IST. 

Who is the most expensive player in IPL Auction?

Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc is the most expensive player in IPL Auction history. Kolkata Knight Riders paid Rs 24.75 crore in IPL 2024 Auction to secure his services. 

What is RTM in IPL auction?

RTM stands for “Right to Match.” In IPL 2025 auction, the rule will allow teams to retain their released players by matching the final bid price for that player. The rule gives teams a chance to keep key players who might be in high demand during the auction. However, if a team has already retained 6 players, it cannot use an RTM card.  

How many players in IPL auction 2025?

As many as 574 players will go under the hammer in IPL Auction 2025. Out of 574, 366 players are Indians and 208 players will be from overseas including three from USA and Scotland. However, franchises can only fill 204 available slots.

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