While Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer broke the record for the most expensive player at an IPL auction, several players went unsold on Day 1 of the mega auction 2025 in Jeddah. Here is a list of players who found no takers in the bidding war.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru emerged as the best team in terms of business on Day 1 of the IPL mega auction 2025 in Jeddah on Sunday. RCB signed star cricketers Phil Salt, Josh Hazlewood and Jitesh Sharma to steal the show.
IPL 2025 Auction Live Updates: At the end of Day 1 of the event, Rishabh Pant finished as the most expensive player with Lucknow Super Giants splurging a staggering Rs 27 crore for him. Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer were next in this aspect. A total of 72 players were sold in the day.
Punjab Kings splashed a huge sum of Rs 26.75 crore on IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Punjab Kings head coach Rivky Ponting, who has worked with Shreyas at Delhi Capitals, has opened up on the singing.
IPL 2025 mega auction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru were not able to make winning bids in the initial phase of the IPL 2025 mega auction but roped in a few star players starting after buying Liam Livingstone. Here is a list of players bought by RCB on Day 1 of the bidding war
Chennai Super Kings signed back star New Zealand players Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway but made the headlines by signing the veteran Indian spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin for big money in the IPL mega auction 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants went behind Venkatesh Iyer at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. The Madhya Pradesh star all-rounder was roped in by KKR, for whom he played in the 2024 season.
Mumbai Indians, Ishan Kishan's previous franchise, began the bidding but moved out pretty quickly before Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings fought hard and long. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad ultimately had the last laugh and went home with Ishan Kishan, another left-hander in the top-order for them.
Senior Australian pacer Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL auction history last time around when Kolkata Knight Riders splurged INR 24.75 crore. However, the amount reduced considerably at the mega auction with Delhi Capitals getting the speedster for INR 11.75 crore.
Rishabh Pant parted ways with Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions. Pant was with the DC franchise for nine years from 2016 onwards. Pant missed IPL 2023 due to his fatal car crash at the end of December 2022.
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