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.
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.
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.
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
Zimbabwe have defeated Pakistan by 80 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series in Bulawayo. The visitors were without Babar Azam and Pakistan are coming off a stunning series win over Australia away from home. However, Zimbabwe bowled superbly defending 205 runs.
After an impressive 2024 IPL season with KKR, the star English wicketkeeper batter Phil Salt triggered an expected intense bidding war at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. RCB splashed a big amount to sign Salt after signing Liam Livingstone.
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.
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.
Ravichandran Ashwin triggered the intense bidding war between four teams as the veteran spinner found a big contract in the IPL 2025 mega auctions. Chennai Super Kings also signed back their former players Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra.
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.
List of all sold players in IPL mega auction 2025: Rishabh Pant emerged as the most expensive player in the IPL 2025 mega auction as Lucknow Super Giants splashed Rs 27 crore to sign the star Indian wicketkeeper batter.
Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the IPL auction history after he was picked by the Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. Watch the historic bid of Pant at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction. He was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for a massive amount of Rs 27 crore. Shreyas Iyer's record in this aspect was broken in literally minutes as the IPL winning captain went to Punjab Kings for 26.75 crore.
KL Rahul aggregated 520 runs in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at a strike rate of 136.12 and an average of 37.14. He was the leading run-getter for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) but still wasn't retained by them in the lead-up to the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Gujarat Titans began the bid for the senior Indian leg-spinner before the likes of Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants joined the bid. However, it was the Punjab Kings who prevailed in the end with a massive bid of INR 18 crore.
Mohammed Shami had undergone surgery in February to repair his Achilles tendon. Since then he has been working really hard to regain his fitness levels and make a comeback to the international scene.
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.
Jos Buttler was able to attract strong interest in the IPL 2025 mega auction after his back-to-back quickfire fifties in the ongoing Abu Dhabi T10 league. The English star wicketkeeper batter was surprisingly released by Rajasthan Royals after a mixed 2024 season.
Shreyas Iyer entered the IPL 2025 mega auction with a sensational century in the opening round of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 on Friday and as expected triggered a fierce bidding war for his signature for the 2025 player auction in Jeddah on Sunday.
Arshdeep Singh played in six seasons for Punjab Kings after being roped in by them for a base price of Rs 20 lakhs ahead of IPL 2019 auctions. Arshdeep was released by PBKS ahead of the 2025 mega auctions with the Punjab-based franchise retaining only two players.
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