IPL Mega Auction 2025 Highlights: Pant, Shreyas and Venkatesh Iyer among expensive players on Day 1

What a brilliant day at IPL 2025 mega auction!!

A total of 72 players were sold on the first day with franchises spending a whopping amount of Rs 467.95 crore on them. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive player with LSG securing his services for Rs 27 crore. 

Manav Suthar sold to GT for 30 lakh

Kumar Kartikeya sold to RR for 30 lakh

Mayank Markande sold to KKR for 30 lakh

Karn Sharma sold to Mumbai Indians for 50 lakh

The young Indian spinner Suyash Sharma goes to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 2.6 crore

The fast uncapped Indian bowler Simrajeet Singh goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.5 crore

Yash Thakur goes to Punjab Kings for Rs 1.6 crore.

The right-arm pacer Vaibhav Arora goes to KKR for Rs 1.80 crore.

The fast Indian bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak goes to PBKS for Rs 1.80 crore.

Mohit Sharma sold to DC for 2.2 crore

Akash Madhwal sold to RR for 1.2 crore

Rasikh Salam sold to RCB for 6 crore

Anuj Rawat sold to GT for 30 lakh

Robin Minz sold to MI for 65 lakh

Kumar Kushagra sold to GT for 65 lakh

Ashutosh Sharma sold to DC for 3.8 crore

Mahipal Lomror has been sold to GT for 1.7 crore

Vijay Shankar sold to CSK for 1.2 crore

Harpreet Brar has been sold to PBKS for 1.5 crore

Abdul Samad has been sold to LSG for 4.2 crore

Naman Dhir has been sold to Mumbai Indians for 5.25 crore

Sameer Rizvi has been sold to DC for 95 lakh.

Nishant Sindhu is sold to GT for 30 lakh

Abhinav Manohar has been sold to SRH for 3.2 crore

Angkrish Raghuvanshi sold to KKR for 3 crore

Nehal Wadhera is sold to Punjab Kings for 4.2 crore

Anmolpreet Singh finds no takers at auction!!

Atharva Taide sold to SRH for 30 lakh

Noor Ahmad has been sold to CSK for 10 crore

Afghanistan spinner has no takers at the auction

Wanindu Hasaranga has bene sold to RR for 5.25 crore

Rahul Chahar sold to SRH for 3.2 crore

Maheesh Theekshana has been sold to Rajasthan Royals for 4.4 crore

Trent Boult has been sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 12.5 crore

T Natarajan has been sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crore.

Khaleel Ahmed sold to CSK for 4.8 crore.

Jofra Archer to play for Rajasthan Royals at 12.5 crore

Anrich Nortke sold to KKR for 6.5 crore

Avesh Khan has been sold to 9.75 crore

Prasidh Krishna sold to Gujarat Titans for 9.5 crore

RCB have made another buy and he is Josh Hazlewood for 12.5 crore

LSG and KKR are bidding for him 

Jitesh Sharma is sold to RCB for 11 crore

Ishan Kishan is sold to SRH for 11.25 crore

Gurbaz has been sold to KKR for his base price of Rs 2 crore.

Phil Salt has been sold to RCB for 11.5 crore

Big NEWS!! Bairstow is UNSOLD

His base price is Rs 2 crore. Is anyone interested in him?

Quinton de Kock has been sold to KKR for 3.6 crore

His base price is Rs 2 crore. Who will he play for in IPL 2025?

Glenn Maxwell sold to PBKS for 4.2 crore

Glenn Maxwell is next at the base price of Rs 2 crore.

Mitchell Marsh has been sold to LSG for 3.4 crore.

Marcus Stoinis has been sold to PBKS for 11 crore

Venkatesh Iyer sold to KKR for a whopping Rs 23.75 crore

It is a homecoming for Ravi Ashwin with CSK picking him for 9.75 crore!!

Ravi Ashwin is up next at his base price of 2 crore. LSG and CSK are going for him

Rachin Ravindra is sold to Rs 4 crore to CSK

Rachin Ravindra is next at 1.5 crore base price and CSK, PBKS are after him

Harshal Patel is sold to SRH for 8 crore!!!

Harshal Patel's base price is 2 crore and SRH, GT are going for him

Australia's explosive opener Jake Fraser-McGurk will play for PBKS - 9 crore

David Warner's base price is Rs 2 crore and he is unsold!!

CSK have taken their second consecutive player - Rahul Tripathi at 3.4 crore

Rahul Tripathi is next at 75 lakh base price and CSK and KKR are going after him

Devon Conway is sold to CSK for Rs 6.25 crore.

CSK expectedly have bid for him and PBKS are also behind him

Aiden Markram has been sold to LSG for his base price of Rs 2 crore

South Africa player Aiden Markram is up next at the auction. He is a captaincy material as well!!

Padikkal is the first player to go unsold at the IPL 2025 mega-auction.

Delhi Capitals pick Harry Brook for Rs 6.25 crore. They win the bidding war with CSK and PBKS. 

England batter Harry Brook is up next. CSK and PBKS are bidding for him

Here we go! The auction resumes after a long break!!

The break has extended a bit but the marquee set was worth its rush. The next set is of the batsmen and a lot will be in demand again!!

KL Rahul has been sold to Delhi Capitals for 14 crore. 

KKR or RCB? Who will Rahul play for in IPL 2025?

KL Rahul is up next!! Rs 2 crore is his base price

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has gone to RCB for Rs 8.75 crore.

Mohammed Siraj is sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 12.25 crore.

His base price is Rs 2 crore. Gujarat Titans have started the bid for him!!

India's Chahal, who is not in consideration for the national side anymore, has been sold to PBKS for Rs 18 crore

David Miller to play for LSG next season alongside Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran

GT and CSK are going for Chahal at the moment!!

David Miller has been sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.5 crore

The veteran from South Africa David Miller is up next and RCB and GT are going hell bent for him.

India pacer Shami has been sold to SRH for Rs 10 crore after winning the bidding war against LSG, KKR and CSK.

India pacer Mohammed Shami is up next at INR 2 crore base price. CSK and KKR are bidding for him

Second marquee set is get underway now

HERE COMES THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER IN IPL HISTORY

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has broken  Shreyas Iyer's record in minutes. He has been sold to LSG for Rs 27 crore. Amazing!!

Rishabh Pant has been sold to Lucknow Super Giants for a massive 27 crore. The most expensive player in the IPL history!!!

SRH and LSG are in a war for Pant and he has crossed the 20-crore mark

Mitchell Starc goes to Delhi Capitals eventually. But he is not the most expensive this time!!

Rishabh Pant the spiderman is in demand already....RCB and LSG are in a war right now. Who will win it? Will he break Shreyas Iyer's record?

Much awaited player of the event is Rishabh Pant. His base price is Rs 2 crore

Delhi Capitals have got Mitchell Starc for Rs 11.75 crore. They won the bidding war against RCB and KKR.

The most expensive player in the last auction, Mitchell Starc is up next - KKR and MI are bidding for him. Will he break Shreyas Iyer's record?

England T20 captain Jos Buttler to Gujarat Titans for Rs 15.75 crore. They won the bidding war with PBKS and LSG

Shreyas Iyer has created history in IPL auction. Will his record be broken today itself? Let's see

Shreyas Iyer is the most expensive player in IPL history now

His base price is Rs 2 crore and KKR and GT are going for him 

Shreyas Iyer - the IPL winning captain of last season has been sold for a whopping price of Rs 26.75 crore to Punjab Kings, his former franchise. He is the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction in history. 

Shreyas Iyer is going for Rs 26 crore and more. What's happening now? PBKS and DC are in a battle now

Shreyas Iyer is in demand now!! KKR and PBKS fighting it out!! Who is winning this war?

IPL 2024 winning captain Shreyas Iyer is up next

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada has gone to Gujarat Titans for Rs 10.75 crore

Base price of Kagiso Rabada - 2 crore. RCB have started the bidding for the South Africa pace bowler.

Punjab Kings used the RTM for Arshdeep Singh for Rs 18 crore. SRH raised the final bid from 16.5 crore to 18 crore and even then PBKS raised their paddle

Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are in a bidding war now!!! Who is getting him now? This is getting interesting now!!

Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals are in a bidding war right now to get the left-arm pace bowler. Who will be able to get him finally? Will Punjab Kings use an RTM for him?

Rs 2 crore base price for Arshdeep Singh. Who will bid for him first? Let us see

A little late, 9 minutes to be precise, but the mega auction has got underway!! IPL Chairman Arun Singh Dhumal has begun the proceedings with a speech as the event is happening in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia!!!

Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Mitch Starc - These players will be up for grabs first up. Who will be the first one?

Sunday, November 24

3.30pm to 5pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena
5pm to 5.45pm – Lunch
5.45 pm to 10.30pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena

Monday, November 25

3.30pm to 5pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena
5pm to 5.45pm – Lunch
5.45 pm to 10.30pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena

84 Players to be in the auction today!!!!

Around 35 mins to go for the auction. Meanwhile, the focus has shifted to Virat Kohli who has notched up a brilliant century in Perth!!!

Mumbai Indians can only retain one uncapped player

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad: Rs 18 crore
2. Ravindra Jadeja: Rs 18 crore
3. Matheesha Pathirana: Rs 13 crore
4. Shivam Dube: Rs 12 crore
5. MS Dhoni: Rs 4 crore

1. Axar Patel: Rs 16.50 crore
2. Kuldeep Yadav: Rs 13.25 crore
3. Tristan Stubbs: Rs 10 crore
4. Abishek Porel: Rs 4 crore

1. Rashid Khan: Rs 18 crore
2. Shubman Gill: Rs 16.50 crore
3. Sai Sudharsan: Rs 8.50 crore
4. M Shahrukh Khan: Rs 4 crore
5. Rahul Tewatia: Rs 4 crore

1. Rinku Singh: Rs 13 crore
2. Varun Chakravarthy: Rs 12 crore
3. Andre Russell: Rs 12 crore
4. Sunil Narine: Rs 12 crore
5. Harshit Rana: Rs 4 crore
6. Ramandeep Singh: Rs 4 crore

1. Nicholas Pooran: Rs 21 crore
2. Mayank Yadav: Rs 11 crore
3. Ravi Bishnoi: Rs 11 crore
4. Ayush Badoni: Rs 4 crore
5. Mohsin Khan: Rs 4 crore

1. Jasprit Bumrah: Rs 18 crore
2. Hardik Pandya: Rs 16.35 crore
3. Suryakumar Yadav: Rs 16.35 crore
4. Rohit Sharma: Rs 16.30 crore
5. 5. Tilak Varma: Rs 8 crore

1. Shashank Singh: Rs 5.50 crore
2. Prabhsimran Singh: Rs 4 crore

1. Virat Kohli: Rs 21 crore
2. Rajat Patidar: Rs 11 crore
3. Yash Dayal: Rs 5 crore

1. Heinrich Klaasen: Rs 23 crore
2. Pat Cummins: Rs 18 crore
3. Abhishek Sharma: Rs 14 crore
4. Travis Head: Rs 14 crore
5. Nitish Reddy: Rs 6 crore

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal: Rs 18 crore
2. Sanju Samson: Rs 18 crore
3. Dhruv Jurel: Rs 14 crore
4. Riyan Parag: Rs 14 crore
5. Shimron Hetmyer: Rs 11 crore
6. Sandeep Sharma: Rs 4 crore

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have spent Rs 65 crore in retaining their players. They have Rs 55 crore left in their purse.

Delhi Capitals have already spent Rs 47 crore in retaining their players. They have Rs 73 crore left in their purse.

Gujarat Titans have spent Rs 51 crore in retaining their players. They now have Rs 69 crore left in their purse.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have spent Rs 69 crore in retaining their players. They have Rs 51 crore left with them in their purse.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spent Rs 51 crore in retaining their players. They now have Rs 69 crore left with them before the auction.

Mumbai Indians (MI) spent Rs 75 crore in retaining their players. They have Rs 45 crore left in their purse.

Punjab Kings are coming into the mega auction with the biggest purse. They used only Rs 9.50 crore to retain two players and have 110.50 crore left with them.

RCB have only spent Rs 37 crore out of their 120 crore purse. They still have 83 crore left in their purse.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have spent Rs 75 crore out of the 120 crore that was available in their purse. They are now left with Rs 45 crore.

Rajasthan Royals have already spent 79 out of the 120 crore that was made available to them. Therefore, they are coming into the mega auction with Rs 41 crore left in their purse.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the IPL mega auction 2025. The owners of all the ten franchises have reached Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Stay tuned to our live blog for all the latest updates regarding the auction.