The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is almost here promising a thrilling extravaganza that unites cricket lovers globally. IPL 2025 will have higher stakes, fiercer rivalries, and unparalleled excitement. With the iconic tournament celebrating its legacy while embracing innovation, IPL 2025 will introduce fresh talents, bold strategies, and new venues that set the stage for unforgettable battles.
The IPL is around us so its auction took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25 as the 10 teams filled the remaining slots in their squads ahead of the new season. The changed rules before the mega auction allowed teams to retain as many as 6 players or go with 5 players and use the right-to-match (RTM) on the one they would like to bring back from the auction.
Why is the IPL 2025 auction a ‘mega auction’?
Every three years, the IPL franchises reset the sorts. They are allowed to retain only a small number of players – a maximum of six this time – and must rebuild their squads at the mega auction. In other years, in between mega auctions, teams can retain as many players as they like before a ‘mini auction’, which takes place over one day. Mega auctions take two days because the number of players up for bidding is much higher than at mini auctions.
What is the Right To Match (RTM) option?
The Right To Match (RTM) option allows a team to match the highest bid for a player who was part of their squad last season. The RTM card has been reintroduced with a modification. The team placing the winning bid will get one final chance to increase their offer, and then the original team must decide whether to match the new bid or skip.
How many players were sold at the auction?
1577 players registered for the mega auction and the player pool has been reduced to 577, with 367 Indian players and 210 overseas players. The 10 teams collectively have 204 available slots to fill, including 70 spots for overseas players. The Oldest and youngest players included in IPL auction bidding are England’s James Anderson at 43 and Bihar’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at just 14. Incidentally, both players are eyeing their maiden IPL gig.
Who are the retained players by each team?
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel
Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh
Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni
Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head
The Remaining purse and slots for each team?
- CSK: 55 crore. Remaining slots – 21, Overseas – 7
- DC: 73 corere. Remaining slots – 21, Overseas – 7
- KKR: 51crore – Remaining slots – 19, Overseas 6
- RCB: 83 crore – Remaining slots – 22, Overseas – 8
- RR: 41 crore. Remaining slots – 19, Overseas – 7
- LSG: 69 crore – Remaining slots – 20, Overseas – 7
- MI: 45 – crore – Remaining Slots – 20, Overseas 7
- SRH: 45 crore – Remaining Slots – 20, Overseas 5
- GT: 69 crore – Remaining slots – 20, Overseas 7
- PBKS: 110.5 crore – Remaining slots – 23, Overseas 8
Here Is The List Of Sold Players On IPL 2025 Auction
1. Arshdeep Singh: Punjab Kings – Rs 18 CR (RTM)
2. Kagiso Rabada: Gujarat Titans – Rs 10.75 CR
3. Shreyas Iyer: Punjab Kings – Rs 26.75 CR
4. Jos Buttler: Gujarat Titans – Rs 15.75 CR
5. Mitchell Starc: Delhi Capitals – Rs 11.75 CR
6. Rishabh Pant: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 27 CR
7. Mohammed Shami: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 10 CR
8. David Miller: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 7.5 CR
9. Yuzvendra Chahal: Punjab Kings – Rs 18 CR
10. Mohammed Siraj: Gujarat Titans – Rs 12.25 CR
11. Liam Livingstone: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 8.75 CR
12. KL Rahul: Delhi Capitals – Rs 14 CR
13. Harry Brook: Delhi Capitals – Rs 6.25 CR
14. Aiden Markram: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 2 CR
15. Devon Conway: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 6.25 CR
16. Rahul Tripathi: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 3.4 CR
17. Jake Fraser-McGurk: Delhi Capitals – Rs 9 CR (RTM)
18. Harshal Patel: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 8 CR
19. Rachin Ravindra: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 4 CR (RTM)
20. R Ashwin: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 9.75 CR
21. Venkatesh Iyer: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 23.75 CR
22. Marcus Stoinis: Punjab Kings – Rs 11 CR
23. Mitchell Marsh: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 3.4 CR
24. Glenn Maxwell: Punjab Kings – Rs 4.2 CR
25. Quinton de Kock: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 3.6 CR
26. Phil Salt: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 11.5 CR
27. Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 2 CR
28. Ishan Kishan: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 11.25 CR
29. Jitesh Sharma: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 11 CR
30. Josh Hazlewood: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 12.5 CR
31. Prasidh Krishna: Gujarat Titans – Rs 9.5 CR
32. Avesh Khan: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 9.75 CR
33. Anrich Nortje: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 6.5 CR
34. Jofra Archer: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 12.5 CR
35. Khaleel Ahmed: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 4.8 CR
36. T Natarajan: Delhi Capitals – Rs 10.75 CR
37. Trent Boult: Mumbai Indians – Rs 12.5 CR
38. Rahul Chahar: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 3.2 CR
39. Adam Zampa: Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs 2.4 CR
40. Wanindu Hasaranga: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 5.25 CR
41. Noor Ahmad: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 10 CR
42. Maheesh Theekshana: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 4.4 CR
43. Atharva Taide: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 30L
44. Nehal Wadhera: Punjab Kings – Rs 4.2 CR
45. Karun Nair: Delhi Capitals – Rs 50L
46. Abhinav Manohar: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 3.20 CR
47. Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 3 CR
48. Nishant Sindhu: Gujarat Titans – Rs 30L
49. Sameer Rizvi: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 95L
50. Naman Dhir: Mumbai Indians – Rs 5.25 CR (RTM)
51. Abdul Samad: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 4.2 CR
52. Harpreet Brar: Punjab Kings – Rs 1.5 CR
53. Vijay Shankar: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1.2 CR
54. Mahipal Lomror: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.7 CR
55. Ashutosh Sharma: Delhi Capitals – Rs 3.8 CR
56. Kumar Kushagra: Gujarat Titans – Rs 65L
57. Robin Minz: Mumbai Indians – Rs 65L
58. Anuj Rawat: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 30L
59. Aryan Juyal: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30L
60. Vishnu Vinod: Punjab Kings – Rs 95L
61. Rasikh Salam Dar: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 6 CR
62. Akash Madhwal: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.2 CR
63. Mohit Sharma: Delhi Capitals – Rs 2.2 CR
64. Vijaykumar Vyshak: Punjab Kings – Rs 1.8 CR
65. Vaibhav Arora: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1.8 CR
66. Yash Thakur: Punjab Kings – Rs 1.6 CR
67. Simarjeet Singh: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 1.5 CR
68. Suyash Sharma: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 2.6 CR
69. Karn Sharma: Mumbai Indians – Rs 50L
70. Mayank Markande: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 30L
71. Kumar Kartikeya: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 30L
72. Manav Suthar: Gujarat Titans – Rs 30L
73. Rovman Powell: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1.5 cr
74. Faf du Plessis: Delhi Capitals – Rs 2 cr
75. Washington Sundar: Gujarat Titans – Rs 3.2 cr
76. Sam Curran: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 2 cr
77. Marco Jansen: Punjab Kings – Rs 7 cr
78. Krunal Pandya: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 5.75 cr
79. Nitish Rana: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 4.2 cr
80. Ryan Rickleton: Mumbai Indians – Rs 1 cr
81. Josh Inglis: Punjab Kings – Rs 2.6 cr
82. Tushar Deshpande: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 6.5 cr
83. Gerald Coetzee: Gujarat Titans – Rs 2.4 cr
84. Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 10.75 cr.
85. Mukesh Kumar: Delhi Capitals – Rs 8 cr
86. Deepak Chahar: Mumbai Indians – Rs 9.25 cr
87. Akash Deep: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 8 cr
88. Lockie Ferguson: Punjab Kings – Rs 2 cr
89. Allah Ghazanfar: Mumbai Indians – Rs 4.8 cr
90. Shubham Dubey: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 80 lakh
91. Shaik Rasheed: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh
92. Himmat Singh – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh
93. Anshul Kamboj – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 3.40 crore
94. Arshad Khan – Gujarat Titans – Rs 1.30 crore
95. Darshan Nalkande – Delhi Capitals – Rs 30 lakh
96. Swapnil Singh – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 50 lakh
97. Gurnoor Brar – Gujarat Titans – Rs 1.30 crore
98. Mukesh Choudhary – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh
99. Zeeshan Ansari – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 40 lakh
100. M Siddharth – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 75 lakh
101. Digvesh Singh – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh
102. Manish Pandey – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 75 lakh
103. Sherfane Rutherford – Gujarat Titans – Rs 2.60 crore
104. Shahbaz Ahmed – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 2.40 crore
105. Tim David – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 3 crore
106. Deepak Hooda – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1.70 crore
107. Will Jacks – Mumbai Indians – Rs 5.25 crore
108. Azmatullah Omarzai – Punjab Kings – Rs 2.40 crore
109. Sai Kishore – Gujarat Titans – Rs 2 crore
110. Romario Shepherd – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 1.50 crore
111. Spencer Johnson – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 2.80 crore
112. Ishant Sharma – Gujarat Titans – Rs 75 lakh
113. Nuwan Thusara – Royal Challenges Bengaluru – Rs 1.60 crore
114. Jaydev Unadkat – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 1 crore
115. Harnoor Pannu – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh
116. Yudhvir Charak – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 35 lakh
117. Ashwani Kumar – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh
118. Akash Singh – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh
119. Gurjapneet Singh – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 2.20 crore
120. Mitchell Santner – Mumbai Indians – Rs 2 crore
121. Jayant Yadav – Gujarat Titans – Rs 75 lakh
122. Fazalhaq Farooqui – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 2 crore
123. Kuldeep Sen – Punjab Kings – Rs 80 lakh
124. Reece Topley – Mumbai Indians – Rs 75 lakh
125. Priyansh Arya – Punjab Kings – Rs 3.80 crore
126. Manoj Bhandage – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 30 lakh
127. Vipraj Nigam – Delhi Capitals – Rs 50 Lakh
128. KL Shrijith – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh
129. Jacob Bethell – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – RS 2.60 crore
130. Brydon Carse – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 1 crore
131. Aaron Hardie – Punjab Kings – Rs 1.25 crore
132. Kamindu Mendis – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 75 lakh
133. D Chameera – Delhi Capitals – Rs 75 lakh
134. Nathan Ellis – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 2 crore
135. Shamar Joseph – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 75 lakh
136. Aniket Verma – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 30 lakh
137. Raj Angad Bawa – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh
138. Musheer Khan – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh
139. Suryansh Shedge – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh
140. Prince Yadav – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh
141. Jamie Overton – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1.50 crore
142. Xavier Bartlett – Punjab Kings – Rs 80 lakh
143. Yuvraj Chaudhary – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh
144. Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh
145. Pyla Avinash – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh
146. Ramakrishna Ghosh – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh
147. Satyanarayana Raju – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh
148. Vaibhav Suryavanshi – RR – Rs 1.10 crore
149. Eshan Malinga – SRH – Rs 1.20 crore
150. Devdutt Padikkal – RCB – Rs 2 crore
151. Luvnith Sisodia – KKR – Rs 30 lakh
152. Shreyas Gopal – CSK – Rs 30 lakh
153. Glenn Philips – GT – RS 2 crore
154. Ajinkya Rahane – KKR – Rs 1.50 crore
155. Donovan Ferreira – DC – Rs 75 lakh
156. Swastik Chhikara – RCB – Rs 30 lakh
157. Anukul Roy – KKR – Rs 40 lakh
158. Vansh Bedi – CSK – Rs 55 lakh
159. Moeen Ali – KKR – Rs 2 crore
160. Umran Malik – KKR – Rs 75 lakh
161. Sachin Baby – SRH – Rs 30 lakh
162. Andre Siddarth – CSK – Rs 30 lakh
163. Rajvardhan Hangargekar – LSG – Rs 30 lakh
164. Arshin Kulkarni – LSG – Rs 30 lakh
165. Matthew Breetzke – LSG – Rs 75 lakh
166. Kwena Maphaka – RR – Rs 1.50 crore
167. Pravin Dubey – PBKS – Rs 30 lakh
168. Ajay Mandal – DC – Rs 30 lakh
169. Manvanth Kumar – DC – Rs 30 lakh
170. Karim Janat – GT – Rs 75 lakh
171. Bevon Jacobs – MI – Rs 30 lakh
172. Tripurana Vijay – DC – Rs 30 lakh
173. Madhav Tiwari – DC – Rs 40 lakh
174. Kunal Rathore – RR – Rs 30 lakh
175. Arjun Tendulkar – MI – Rs 30 lakh
176. Lizaad Williams – MI – Rs 75 lakh
177. Kulwant Khejroliya – GT – Rs 30 lakh
178. Lungi Ngidi – RCB – Rs 1 crore
179. Abhinandan Singh – RCB – Rs 30 lakh
180. Ashok Sharma – RR – Rs 30 lakh
181. Vignesh Puthur – MI – Rs 30 lakh
182. Mohit Rathee – RCB – Rs 30 lakh
IPL 2024 auction unsold players
- Karun Nair (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Steven Smith (Base price INR 2 crore)
- Phil Salt (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
- Josh Inglis (Base price 2 crore)
- Kusal Mendis (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Josh Hazlewood (Base price INR 2 crore)
- Adil Rashid (Base price INR 2 crore)
- Waqar Salamkheil (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Akeal Hosein (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Ish Sodhi (Base price INR 75 lakh)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Rohan Kunnummal (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Priyansh Arya (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Manan Vohra (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Sarfaraz Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Raj Bawa (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Vivrant Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Atit Sheth (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Hrithik Shokeen (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Urvil Patel (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Vishnu Solanki (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Kuldip Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Ishan Porel (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Shiva Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Murugan Ashwin (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Pulkit Narang (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Finn Allen (Base price INR 75 lakh)
- Colin Munro (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
- Rassie van der Dussen (Base price INR 2 crore)
- Qais Ahmad (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Michael Bracewell (Base price INR 1 crore)
- James Neesham (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
- Keemo Paul (Base price INR 75 lakh)
- Odean Smith (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Dushmantha Chameera (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Ben Dwarshuis (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Matt Henry (Base price 75 lakh)
- Kyle Jamieson (Base price INR 1 crore)
- Tymal Mills (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
- Adam Milne (Base price INR 1 crore)
- Lance Morris (Base price INR 75 lakh)
- Sandeep Warrier (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Luke Wood (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Rithik Easwaran (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Himmat Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Shashank Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Sumeet Verma (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Harsh Dubey (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Tanush Kotian (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Pradosh Ranjan Paul (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- G Ajitesh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Gaurav Chaudhary (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Bipin Saurabh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- KM Asif (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Sakib Hussain (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Mohammed Kaif (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Abhilash Shetty (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Gurjapneet Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Prithvi Raj Yarra (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Shubham Agarwal (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Krishnan Shrijith (Base Price INR 20 lakh)
The IPL 2025 mega auction has ended with 182 players sold and 639.15 crore spent by 10 franchises. Arjun Tendulkar has been sold to Mumbai Indians for 30 lakh. While Rishabh Pant was the most expensive buy followed by Shreyas Iyer, the likes of Shardul Thakur, Prithvi Shaw and David Warner went unsold.
