The much-awaited IPL 2025 mega auction lived up to its hype! The two-day event produced some exciting action as franchises broke the bank to secure the services of the players they targeted ahead of the upcoming season. With some big names in the pool, the likes of which included Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul as well as Jos Buttler, it was always known that some franchises would go hard to secure their services at the IPL 2025 mega auction, held over two days in Jeddah. IPL 2025 Auction Player List PDF for Free Download: Check Full List of Players Set To Go Under Hammer at Indian Premier League Mega Auction.

MS Dhoni, one of the biggest names to have featured in the IPL, was acquired by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for a whopping sum of Rs 9.5 crore at the inaugural IPL auction. And 16 years later, the Chennai Super Kings retained their ex-captain, who led them to five titles, as an 'uncapped player' as per the IPL retention rules that were set by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). Mitchell Starc had shattered all records when the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had acquired his services for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore but Shreyas Iyer and later Rishabh Pant saw franchises break the bank to have them on board ahead of IPL 2025. 13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest-Ever Player To Be Listed for IPL Auction.

List of Most Expensive Players at Each IPL Auction

Year Player Price
2008 MS Dhoni (CSK) Rs 9.5 Crore
2009 Kevin Pietersen (RCB) and Andrew Flintoff (CSK) Rs 9.8 Crore
2010 Kieron Pollard (MI) and Shane Bond (KKR) Rs 4.8 Crore
2011 Gautam Gambhir (KKR) Rs 14.9 Crore
2012 Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) Rs 12.8 Crore
2013 Glenn Maxwell (MI) Rs 6.3 Crore
2014 Yuvraj Singh (RCB) Rs 14 Crore
2015 Yuvraj Singh (DC) Rs 16 Crore
2016 Shane Watson (RCB) Rs 9.5 Crore
2017 Ben Stokes (RPSG) Rs 14.5 Crore
2018 Ben Stokes (RR) Rs 12.5 Crore
2019 Jaydev Unadkat (RR) and Varun Chakaravarthy (PBKS) Rs 8.4 Crore
2020 Pat Cummins (KKR) Rs 15.5 Crore
2021 Chris Morris (RR) Rs 16.25 Crore
2022 Ishan Kishan (MI) Rs 15.25 Crore
2023 Sam Curran (PBKS) Rs 18.5 Crore
2024 Mitchell Starc (KKR) Rs 24.75 Crore
2025 Rishabh Pant (LSG) Rs 27 Crore

Overall, a total of 182 players were signed at the IPL 2025 mega auction with franchises splashing out a whopping total of 639.15 crore to sign players. With all squads assembled, the 10 IPL teams would now look forward to gradually start gearing up for the IPL 2025 season.

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