Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been picked by Rajasthan Royals.
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IPL 2025 Mega Auction | Full list of players released by all 10 teams
While all the teams made sure they retained their best possible players, there were a number of surprise releases, including big names like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Jos Butler, and Mitchell Starc, just to name a few.
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IPL Auction: Rishabh Pant set for date with history but Arshdeep Singh won't be far behind
The bids on Rishabh Pant could well soar like his audacious no-look six at Perth as he seems poised to become the highest paid player among the 577 who will go under the hammer at the two-day IPL mega auction starting here on Sunday.
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IPL Auction: Dreams rolling on a roulette wheel
Here we go again. Paddles, gavels, gentrified auctioneers, nail-chewing strategists, inane advertisements, complex data sets, intense glares, joy, disappointment, barroom debates, lives to be made, careers on the wane showcased.
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IPL 2025 Mega Auction | 30 players to watch out for
We list 30 players and their base prices, who will be on the radar of all the 10 teams at the two-day mega auction to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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84 players from 12 sets to go under the hammer on Day 1
Players who could go for big bucks today
Quite a few marquee players are out in the auction pool this time around. here's our pick for the ones that will likely get the highest bids:
Marco Jansen: The South African has the ability to be your strike pacer, while also being your finisher. He is a player who's abilities are rarely seen in other players, with Hardik Pandya and Marcus Stoinis being the closest comparisions. As such, many teams will likely have set aside a large portion of their budget for him.
Rishabh Pant: A flamboyant Indian batsman, that can captain your side and keep the wickets? Who wouldn't want such a player?
Yuzvendra Chahal: While he hasn't been a consistent stay in the national side, Chahl is still one the primer spinners in the country, especially in the IPL.
Shreyas Iyer: Iyer seems to be a great team captain in the IPL, building teams to get to the business end of the tournament using whatever he has at his disposal. He did so in Delhi and then in Kolkata last year. Add to it his ability to bat in any situation and he is a massive assets for any team, especially those who need a captain.
Arshdeep Singh: When you are Jasprit Bumrah' deputy in T20Is, of course there will be a high demand for you. Arshdeep has been growing at a rapid pace, learning from the master himself. So locking in what is likely to be India's strike pacer in the future is not a bad idea, is it?
Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a magnificent hundered at Perth on Day 3 the 1st test of the BGT
India had 405-run lead at Tea. Four wickets fell in an eventful second session but Kohli and Washington Sundar (14) remained firm during the breaks as India looked in a commanding position.
Will K L Rahul's declaration of determination start a bidding war for him?
"My aim is to obviously get back into the T20 team. I've always wanted to be an all-format player, and that desire and drive haven't changed over the years. I want to still play for India in all three formats and have done that for many years," Rahul had told Star Sports recently.
And we know from his days as Punjab Kings skipper that he is more than capable to not only leading a side, but also get runs quick, something he has been accused of not being able to produce of late.
Will his determination to get back into the national T20 side spark a franchise to gamble big on him? It remains to be seen.
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IPL Auction: Dreams rolling on a roulette wheel
The league has undergone an unprecedented metamorphosis since inception, growing to heights at a pace that business playbooks reckon unsustainable, foolish even, but the IPL has rarely disappointed in delivery.
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Meanwhile Kohli smashed a century in day 3 of 1st test
India declared at 487/6 with lead of 533 runs. Austarlia need 534 to win.
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Stumps on Day 3 of 1st BGT test in Perth, onto the auctions now
Its stumps on Day 3 of the 1st test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia ar 12-3 with, with Bumrah picking 2 wickets in his short 2.2.2 overs spell, Siraj picking 1 in his 2 overs.
Australia need 522 runs in 2 days to win.
And now, onto the mega auction.
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IPL retentions 2025 | Pant, Rahul, Iyer surprise releases; check out which team retained who
With the auction set to begin soon, take a look at all the players retained.
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Auction's opening ceremony is underway
Arshdeep starts off the auction; sold to Punjab Kings at 18 Cr through RTM
CSK open the bid at 2 Cr.
DC come in to start bidding war.
Bid at 7.50 Cr with DC, Chennai pull out. Gujarat comes in with 7.75 Cr.
RCB bid 10 Cr, DC pull out.
RCB pull out, RR bids 11 Cr.
RR at 12.5 Cr, GT pull out.
SRH in at 12.75 Cr.
Bid past 15 Cr with SRH.
Sold to SRH at 15.75 Cr.
Punjab gets RTM.
18 Cr, final bid, say SRH.
Punjab match it.
Kagisio Rabada sold to Gujarat Titans for 10.75 cr
RCB and GT in bidding war, currently at 5 cr.
MI join in, bid along with GT.
RCB back in with 8.50 Cr.
Three way war between RCB, MI and GT.
Bid past 10 cr. At 10.75 with GT
Sold to GT for 10.75 cr.
Shreyas Iyer becomes most expensive player in IPL history, sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 cr
KKR start with 2 cr.
Punjab join in.
Punjab pull out 7.25 cr
DC join in.
Bid past 10 cr.
KKR pull out at 10.15 cr.
Punjab join back in.
Bid past 15 cr.
Bid past 18 Cr.
At 19 cr bid, Iyer becomes the highest paid Indian player sold in the auction.
Bid past 21 cr now.
Shreyas Iyer becomes most expensive player IPL history at 25 cr bid with DC.
Bid at 26.75 cr now with Punjab Kings. Sold to Punjab
Jos Butler bought by GT for Rs 15.75
Rajasthan and Gujarat in a bidding war. Currently at 9.50 cr.
Punjab Kings in now, Rajasthan pull out.
13 cr bid right now, Gujarat and Punjab bidding.
Punjab pull out, LSG come in. Bid past 15 cr.
Gujarat Titans buy him for Rs 15.75 cr
Starc sold to Delhi for Rs 11.75 cr
KKR and MI start bidding.
Past 5 cr now.
MI pull out, DC come in.
Bid past 10 cr now. KKR and DC still at it.
KKR out, RCB come in.
DC out at 11 cr. Then come back in.
RCB out at 11.75 cr.
Sold to DC
Rishabh Pant replaces Iyer as most expensive player in IPL history at Rs 27 cr to LSG
RCB and LSG start.
Bid past 5 cr already.
10 cr bid by RCB.
SRH in now, RCB out.
Bid past 15 cr.
SRH out 19.25 cr. Then come back in.
Bid past 20 cr.
Pant sold to LSG.
DC use RTM.
LSG's last bid 27 cr.
DC don't match. Sold to LSG.
A short break now.
We are back with set 2, starting with Shami, who goes to SRH for 10 Cr
KKR start. CSK join in.
Bid past 5 cr.
LSG come in, CSK out.
SRH in at 10 cr. KKR out.
GT refuse RTM.
Sold to SRH at 10 cr.
David Miller sold to LSG for Rs 7.50 cr
GT and RCB start bidding war. Bid past 5 cr.
GT out, DC in.
DC out, LSG in at 7.50 cr
RCB out.
LSG at 7.50 Cr, RTM for GT
They refuse.
David Miller sold to LSG for 7.50 cr
Premier spinner Yuzvendra Chahal sold to PBKS for 18 cr
GT start off, CSk join in.
Bid past 5 cr.
CSK out, Punjab in.
Bidding between Punjab and LSG now.
Bid past 10 cr.
Punjab Kings at 14 cr, LSG out.
RCB come in. and then go out at 14.50 cr.
SRH come in.
Bid past 15 cr.
Punjab at 18 cr. SRH out.
PBKS buy Chahal for 18 cr.
Mohammed Siraj sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 12.25 cr
CSK and GT start.
Bid past 5 cr.
CSK out 8.25 cr.
RR in now.
Bid past 10 cr.
RCB don't use RTM.
GT buys Siraj for 12.25 cr
Liam Livingstone bought by RCB for Rs 8.75 cr
RCB start. SRH join in.
SRH out at 4 cr
DC in.
5 cr bid passed.
DC out at 6.75 cr.
CSK in. RCB still in it.
CSK out at 8.75 cr
PBKS don't use RTM.
RCB buy Liam Livingstone for Rs 8.75 cr.
K L Rahul bought by DC for Rs 14 cr
RCB and KKR start the bidding war.
Bid past 5 cr.
Now past 10 cr.
RCB out at 10.75 cr.
DC in.
CSK come in, KKR out at 12 cr.
CSK out at 14 cr.
LSG have RTM. They don't use it.
DC buy K L Rahul for Rs 14 cr
A short break now
Recap of the auction so far
Arshdeep went to PBKS for 18 cr through RTM
Rabada went to Gujarat Titans for 10.75 cr
Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in IPL history, going to Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 cr.
Butler also went to GT for 15.75 cr
Starc, who became the most expensive player last year, was sold for just Rs 11.75 cr to Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant replaced Iyer as the most expensive player, with LSG buying him for 27 cr
SRH bought Shami for 10 cr
Miller went to LSG for 7.75 cr
PBKS spent more of their purse on Chahal, who was sold for 18 cr
GT bought Siraj for 12.25 cr
K L Rahul, who many anticipated to go for big bucks, was sold to DC for just 14 cr
Our pick for buys of the day so far
K L Rahul to DC for 14 cr: This is an absolute steal for DC. Where all others of similar stature went above 20 cr, they've bagged a potential captain for 14 cr.
Shami to SRH for 10 cr: If Shami remains fit, SRH have basically replaced Bhuvneshwar Kumar perfectly.
Rabada and Siraj to GT: For decents prices, GT basically have their bowling lineup set. All they need now is a young pacer and a good Indian spinner, both of which should be easy to get for them.
Butler to GT: Butler is the perfect partner to open with Gill, like he was for Jaiswal. This is a match made in heaven for GT.
Starc to DC: Delhi have made the biggest steals so far. Starc, who was the most expensive player last year, comes in for just Rs 11.75 cr. A great strike bowler for cheap.
And we are back for Set 3, starting with Harry Brook to DC at 6.25 cr
CSK starts bidding.
PBKS join in.
Bid past 5 cr now.
CSK out at 6 cr.
DC in at 6.25 cr.
Brook goes back to DC at 6.25 cr
Karnataka boy Devdutt Padikkal becomes first unsold player of this auction
Aiden Markram goes to LSG at 2 cr
LSG open bidding.
Sold to LSG for 2 cr.
Devan Conway back into CSK for 6.25 cr
CSK come in start away.
PBKS join in.
Slow bidding war on-going between the 2 teams.
Bid past 5 cr
CSK buy him at 6.25 cr
Rahul Tripathi goes to CSK for 3.40 cr
CSK open bidding.
KKR join in.
KKR out 3.40 cr.
Tripathi to CSK for 3.40 cr
Australian David Warner goes unsold
Jake Fraser-McGurck goes to DC for 9 cr
DC open bidding, followed by Punjab.
DC out, LSG in at 2.40 cr
Bid past 5 cr
Punjab at 5.25 cr.
DC ask for RTM.
Punjab bid 9 crores.
DC match it.
JFM goes to DC for 9 cr
All-rounders now, with Harshal Patel going to SRH for 8 cr
SRH come in. GT too.
Bid past 5 cr.
GT out at 6.75 cr
Punjab execute their RTM
SRH bid 8 cr
PBKS don't match. Patel sold to SRH for 8 cr
Rachin Ravindra goes back to CSK for 4 cr
CSK starts, PBKS joins in.
CSK out at 3.20 cr.
Then they use RTM.
PBKS say 4 cr.
CSK match it.
CSK buy R Ashwin for 9.75 cr
CSK come in. LSG join in.
LSG out, RCB join in.
They leave at 4.40 cr
RR join in at 4.60 cr
Bid past 5 cr.
RR out at 9.75 cr
CSK buy Ashwin for 9.75 cr
Venkatesh Iyer bought by KKR for Rs 23.75 cr
KKR, LSG start bidding war.
RCB join in, bid past 10 cr now.
Bid past 15 cr now. RCB and KKR still bidding.
Bid past 20 cr.
Both teams seem determined to get him. Bid at 23.25 cr.
RCB out at 23.75 cr.
Venkatesh Iyer bought by KKR for Rs 23.75 cr
PBKS gets Stoinis for 11 cr.
RCB and CSK start bidding war.
Bid past 5 cr.
CSK out, PBKS in at 9 cr.
Bid past 10 cr.
RCB out at 11 cr.
PBKS at 11 cr.
LSG don't use RTM.
PBKS gets Stoinis for 11 cr
Mitch Marsh sold to LSG to 3.40 cr
SRH and LSG start the proceedings.
Slow bidding at 3.40 cr right now.
Sold to LSG to 3.40 cr
PBKS buy Maxwell for 4.20 cr
Punjab and SRH start bidding.
SRH out, CSK in.
Bids rise slowly for Maxwell.
CSK out at 4.20 cr
RCB have RTM. They don't use it.
PBKS buy Maxwell for 4.20 cr
The auction will have a 5 minute break here
Quinton de Kock goes for 3.60 cr to KKR
QdK starts bidding between MI and SRH.
SRH out at 3 cr.
KKR raise it to 3.60 cr
LSG don't use RTM.
KKR buy QdK
Jonny Bairstow goes unsold
RCB buy Phil Salt for 11.50 cr
MI start. RCB join in.
MI out at 4.20 cr. KKR come in.
Bid past 5 cr.
Bid past 10 cr.
KKR out at 11.50 cr.
RCB buy Salt for 11.50 cr
Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes to 2 cr
KKR begin. And sold at base price.
Ishan Kishan goes to SRH for 11.25 cr
MI start off. Punjab join in.
MI out. DC in.
Bid past 5 cr.
Bids slowly rising for Kishan.
Bid past 10 cr
SRH and Punjab biding right now.
Sold to SRH for 11.25 cr
Jitesh Sharma bought by RCB for 11 cr
CSK Vs LSG at the start.
LSG out at 4.40 CR
RCB and DC bidding right now.
Bid past 5 cr.
CSK join back.
CSK out at 7 cr.
RCB buy Jitesh Sharma 7 cr.
PBKS have RTM. They use it.
RCB's final bid is 11 cr.
PBKS don't match it.
Fast bowlers up now, Josh Hazlewood returns to RCB for 12.50 cr
KKR and LSG start bidding.
Bid past 5 cr.
KKR out, RCB in.
Bid past 10 cr.
MI out.
Sold to RCB for 10 cr.
GT buy Prasidh Krishna for 9.50 cr
RR and GT bidding.
Bid past 5 cr.
GT buy Prasidh Krishna for 9.50 cr
Avesh Khan returns to LSG for 9.75 cr
LSG and Punjab start proceedings.
Bids past 5 cr, slowly rising
RR out at 9.75 cr
Sold to LSG for 9.75 cr
Anrich Nortje joins KKR for 6.50 cr
LSG and KKR strat bidding war.
Bids past 5 cr
sold to 6.50 cr to KKR.
DC have but don't use it.
Jofra Archer returns to Rajasthan Royals for 12.50 cr
LSG begin bidding. MI join in.
Bids past 5 cr.
MI out, RR join in.
LSg out, MI is back at 8.75 cr.
Bids past 10 cr.
MI out at 12.50 cr
Khaleel Ahmed sold to CSK for 4.80 cr
CSK and LSG bidding.
Sold to CSK for 4.80 cr.
DC don't use RTM.
T Natarajan goes for 10.75 cr to Delhi Capitals
SRH and RCB start bidding.
SRH out at 4.20 cr.
DC in at 4.40 cr.
Bids past 5 cr.
Teams bid past 10 cr now.
Sold to DC for 10.75 cr
Trent Boult joins up Bumrah at MI for 12.50 cr
RR and LSG start bidding war.
Bids immediately go past 5 cr.
LSG out at 6.25 cr
MI come in.
Bids past 10 cr.
RR out at 12.50 cr
Sold to MI.
Spinners up now, with Maheesh Theeshana going to RR for 4.40 Cr
RR bid first. MI join in.
MI out at 4.40 cr
RR get him.
Rahal Chahar goes to SRH at 3.20 cr
MI and SRH bid for him.
MI out at 2 cr. LSG join in.
LSG leaves 3.20 cr.
Chahar goes to SRH.
PBKS decide against RTM
Adam Zampa sold to SRH for 2.40 cr
SRH and RR start bidding.
RR out at 2.40 cr
SRH get their man.
Wanindu Hasaranga goes to RR for 5.25 cr
MI and RR start up.
Bids past 5 cr.
MI out at 5.25 cr
Sold to RR
Waqar Salamkheil next goes unsold
Noor Ahmed goes to CSK for 10 crore
MI bid first. CSK join in.
Bids at 5 cr.
Sold to CSK for 5 cr.
GT use RTM.
CSK's final bid is 10 Crore
GT shy away from it.
CSK get their man.
Bidding halts for dinner break
SRH buy Atharva Taide at Rs 30 lakh
Anmolpreet Singh goes unsold
Nehal Wadhera sold to PBKS at Rs 4.20 cr
Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes to KKR at Rs 3 cr
DC buy Karun Nair at Rs 50 lakh
Abhinav Manohar goes to SRH at Rs 3.20 cr
Nishant Sindhu goes to GT at Rs 30 lakh
DC buy Sameer Rizvi at Rs 95 lakh
Naman Dhir goes to Mumbai Indians at Rs 5.25 cr
LSG take Abdul Samad at Rs 4.20 cr
Harpreet Brar goes to PBKS at Rs 1.50 cr
CSK buy Vijay Shankar for Rs 1.20 cr
Mahipal Lomror goes to GT at Rs 1.70 cr
Ashutosh Sharma sold to DC at Rs 3.80 cr
Utkarsh Singh goes unsold
Rs 445 crore spent today so far
Kumar Kushagra goes to GT at Rs 65 lakh
Robin Minz goes to MI at Rs 65 lakh
GT keeps Anuj Rawat for Rs 30 lakh
Aryan Juyal sold to LSG for Rs 30 lakh
Upendra Yadav remains unsold
Luvnith Sisodia goes unsold
Vishnu Vinod sold to PBKS at Rs 95 lakh
Rasikh Dar stays with RCB at Rs 6 cr
Akash Madhwal sold to RR at Rs 1.20 cr
Mohit Sharma goes to DC at Rs 2.20 cr
Vijaykumar Vyshak sold to PBKS at Rs 1.80 cr
Vaibhav Arora sold to KKR at Rs 1.80 cr
Yash Thakur goes to PBKS at Rs 1.60 cr
Simarjeet Singh goes to SRH at Rs 1.50 cr
Auction will restart at 3:30 pm today
Venkatesh Iyer 'more than happy' to embrace captaincy challenge at Kolkata Knight Riders
In a bold and unexpected move, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise chose not to retain their 2024 IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer at the mega auction and went for an all out bidding war against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to secure Venkatesh.
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Rishabh has the Auction 'Pant'ing
Pant wasn’t having the best of days, shaking his head on his long walk back to the pavilion. Only a few hours later, though, one can safely assume that that blundering memory was relegated to history.
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Stats from Auction Day 1
Total players sold: 72
Overseas players sold: 24
Total purse spent: 467.95
Highest bid: Rishabh Pant (27 cr) to LSG
Most players bought: PBKS (10)
Most money spent: PBKS (88 cr)
RCB turn up, but don’t show up
While they stuck their paddles out in haste when the likes of Rishabh Pant and others came up, they rarely wanted to stick their neck out to try and spend more. It was a strange approach given that they came into Sunday with a massive purse of Rs 83 crore to go for their pick.
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Got someone who can do captaincy job: Ricky Ponting on Shreyas Iyer
Iyer's Rs 26.75 crore bid briefly made him the most expensive IPL player in history before his India teammate Rishabh Pant set a new benchmark with a staggering Rs 27 crore deal with Lucknow Super Giants.
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Getting Ishan Kishan a huge deal for us, nothing could offset Nattu's loss, says SRH's Vettori
Kishan, who made his name at the Mumbai Indians, was sold to SRH for Rs 11.25 crore on Sunday.
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Day 2 set to begin soon
There are 490 players still left from 67 sets.
From Down Under to Middle East
After the high-octane action in Australia where India registered a comprehensive win in the first Test, the action now switches to Jeddah where Day 2 of IPL Auctions 2025 will begin in a few minutes from now.
Day 2 action begins
Kane Williamson is the first to go under the hammer
Williamson goes unsold
Ex Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson goes unsold.
KKR buy Rovman Powell
The West Indian all-rounder is bought by KKR for Rs 1.5 cr
Rahane, Agarwal and Shah unsold
There were no takers for Indian batters Ajinkya Rahane, Maynak Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw.
Gujarat Titans buy Washington Sundar
The off-spinning all-rounder goes for Rs 3.20 cr for Gujarat Titans.
CSK gets Sam Curran
Chennai Super Kings gets the England all-rounder for Rs 2.4 cr
Jansen is a Punjab Kings man now!
The South African all-rounder, who brings the 'X' factor has been bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 7 crore. After a heavy bidding war between Gujarat Titans and PBKS, the latter gets the Proteas star on board.
RCB buys Krunal Pandya
RCB get into the action quickly on day 2 by roping in all-rounder Krunal Pandya for Rs 5.75cr.
Nitish Rana moves to Royals
After 7 seasons with KKR, Nitish Rana has found a new home in Rajasthan Royals.
PBKS sign Jos Inglis
Punjab Kings have roped in Australian keeper/batter Jos Inglis for Rs 2.60 cr. Inglis joins his Aussie mates Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell in the PBKS dug out.
Deshpande to RR
Rajasthan Royals have bought medium-pace bowler Tushar Deshpande for Rs 6.5 cr.
Bhuvi back in business!
In a big-bucks deal, RCB has bought Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10.75 cr. Bhuvi is expected to share bowling duties with Josh Hazlewood.
Mukesh with Delhi
Mukesh Kumar has been bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8 cr, who used the RTM option to have the Indian pacer on board
Deepak Chahar is sold to Mumbai Indians
All-rounder Deepak Chahar has a new home in Mumbai Indians after the franchise bought him for Rs 9.25 cr.
Bhuvi in big-bucks deal!
Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been one of the big-bucks signing of the day so far after being roped in by RCB for Rs 10.75 crore. He is expected to share the bowling workload with Aussie quick Josh Hazlewood. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians bought all-rounder Deepak Chahar for Rs 9.25 cr in the second big deal of the day in the first session. Mukesh Kumar (Rs 8 crore RTM by Delhi Capitals) is the third mega-bucks deal in the pre-lunch session.
Lunch break
Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Auctions has gone for the customary lunch break. The auction will resume at 3pm local time (5.30pm IST).
Auction resumes
More players are set to go under the hammer as the auction resumes in Jeddah.
Dubey to stay with RR
All-rounder Shubham Dubey will remain at Rajasthan Royals while Shaik Rasheed goes to CSK for Rs 30 lakh
Kambuj is a CSK boy hereafter
Anshul Kamboj is sold to CSK Rs 3.40 cr
Swapnil Singh back with RCB
The franchise exercised the the Right to Match option and bought him for Rs 50 lakhs.
Bhuvi back to where it all began
As Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to the RCB fold, the Bengaluru-based franchise welcomed the medium pacer back with heartwarming messages from across the spectrum on social media.
LSG have Shahbaz on board
Shahbaz Ahmed has been brought by LSG for 2.40 cr.
Mumbai beckons Jacks
Meanwhile, England's rising star Will Jacks has been roped in by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5.25cr.
Caribbean flavour for RCB
Romario Shepherd is headed to RCB for Rs 1.50 cr.
RCB gets Thushara as well
Nuwan Thushara sold to RCB for 1.60 cr
Jacks-David trade deal?
As the auctioneers head for a short break, doubts continue as to why RCB didn't exercise RTM option to retain Will Jacks, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5.25 cr. Instead RCB went for MI's Tim David at Rs 3 cr in what is presumed to be a trade deal.
Jack of all trades!
Mumbai Indians welcomed Will Jacks on board in their inimitable style on social media channels.
Smith goes unsold
No takers for ex Aussie skipper Steve Smith as he remains unsold
The Kiwi touch!
Mitchell Santner has been sold to MI for Rs 2cr
CSK rope in Nathan Ellis
The Aussie quick who started with a base price of Rs 1.25 cr is going to the CSK camp at Rs 2 cr.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti goes to CSK
The former U-19 World Cup hero has been signed by Chennai Super Kings at his base price of Rs 30 lakh
Royals buy Suryavanshi
It's a dream-come-true moment for Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the youngest player to register for IPL Auctions 2025 as he gets picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 cr. The 13-year-old had come in with a base price of 30 lakh. Both Royals and Delhi Capitals were engaged in a bidding war with the former having the final say.
History beckons Vaibhav Suryavanshi
As the auctioneers head for a break, let us raise a toast for the 13-year-old, who is set to become the youngest-ever player to feature in an IPL team.
Aim is to create a balanced team: RCB Director of Cricket
RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat emphasised that the franchise focused on building a balanced and competitive squad and stayed clear of the unpredictable nature of the auction. In the IPL 2025 Auction, RCB signed explosive batters like Phil Salt (Rs 11.5 cr), Liam Livingstone (Rs 8.75 cr), and Tim David (Rs 3 cr) while also bringing back pacer Josh Hazlewood (Rs 12.5 cr), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Rs 10.75 cr).
Royals rope in Maphaka
Kwena Maphaka who started with a base price of Rs 75 lakh has been signed by Rajasthan Royals for 1.5 crore. He was a replacement player with Mumbai Indians last season.
Mumbai Indians sign Arjun Tendulkar
Tendulkar Jr goes for Rs 30 lakhs to Mumbai Indians.
Auction concludes
That concludes the entertainment for the day as the two-day IPL auctions comes to a close.
Stage set for IPL 2025
With the auctions over, the stage is now set for the IPL 2025 season which will begin from March 14, 2025 and go on till May 25.