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What a day it was at the IPL 2025 mega auction which saw records being broken and some unbelievable signings made by the franchises! Rishabh Pant hogged the spotlight on the day as he became the most expensive player in IPL history, with Lucknow Super Giants breaking the bank to sign him for a massive Rs 27 crore! Shreyas Iyer, who was earlier signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, was the second-most expensive player in IPL history. KL Rahul, another player on whom players had their eyes on, was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore. Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh, two of India's top wicket-takers in T20I cricket, were signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 18 crore each. Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, also made headlines by splashing Rs 23.75 crore on Venkatesh Iyer as they fended off some strong interest from Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Gujarat Titans got Jos Buttler pretty early on while Phil Salt headed to RCB. Trent Boult and Jofra Archer returned to their former franchises-Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals, respectively. Towards the end of the day, it was Rasikh Salam Dar, who attracted eyeballs when the uncapped pacer was acquired by RCB for a massive sum of Rs 6 crore.
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Rajasthan Royals signed Kumar Kartikeya Singh for Rs 30 lakh. Manav Suthar was also signed for the same amount by Gujarat Titans.
Mayank Markande was signed by KKR for INR 30 lakh. Piyush Chawla unsold.
Karn Sharma was signed by Mumbai Indians for a sum of Rs 50 lakh. RCB did use RTM for the leg-spinner.
Suyash Sharma was signed by RCB for Rs 2.6 crore. RCB, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians were involved in bidding for the leg-spinner. Suyash Sharma impressed for KKR in his first season in 2023.
Simarjeet Singh was signed by SRH for a sum of Rs 1.50 crore. Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad bid for the pacer before the latter signed him.
Yash Thakur goes to Punjab Kings for Rs 1.60 crore. Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings bid for the pacer but PBKS won the bidding war. Kartik Tyagi goes unsold.
Vaibhav Arora was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.80 crore. KKR and Rajasthan Royals and later Delhi Capitals also bid for the pacer who was one of the impressive performers last year in their title-winning campaign.
Vijaykumar Vyshak saw Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans bid hard for him before PBKS got him for Rs 1.80 crore. RCB did not use their RTM for the pacer.
Mohit Sharma was signed by Delhi Capitals for a sum of Rs 2.2 crore. Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals were involved in a bidding war for the veteran pacer before DC managed to secure the player's services.
IPL 2025 Auction Live Updates Online: The all-important Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction gets underway today in Jeddah, where 100 franchises will battle it out for the best available Indian and international players for the upcoming edition. A total of 574 cricketers will go under the hammer, out of which only 204 players will get selected, wherein 70 will be for overseas slots, and the remaining 134 will be for Indian-capped and uncapped categories. IPL 2025 Auction Free Live Streaming Online: Watch Live Telecast of Indian Premier League Players Bidding Event on Star Sports and JioCinema Online.
Each team have already retained players during the IPL 2025 Retentions period, where several times have spent big moolah, while few have stockpiled money in the bank for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Every franchise can fill up to a maximum of 25 players, with a maximum of eight foreign cricketers. Punjab Kings have the maximum of 23 players slot to fill, while Kolkata Knight Riders have the least with 19. IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Date, Time, Retained Players, Remaining Purse for Each Franchise, Live Streaming Details and All You Need To Know.
List of Players Sold At IPL 2025 Auction
Retained Squads
Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal.
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma.
Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan.
Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni.
Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh.
Several high-profile players like Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be up for grabs in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, which makes for an interesting scene in the hall to see if a franchise breaks the bank for marquee players, or it spends wisely and builds a cohesive squad.
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