IPL 2025 Mega Auction Highlights| Royals sign 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Bhuvi, Chahar strike it big

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.

. 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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. 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.

. 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.

. 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?

. 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.

. "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.

. 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.

. India declared at 487/6 with lead of 533 runs. Austarlia need 534 to win.

. 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.

. We expect a slight delay in the start of the auction following this disruption.

. With the auction set to begin soon, take a look at all the players retained.

. 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.

. 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.

. 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

. 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

. 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

. 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.

. 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.

. 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

. 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.

. 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

. 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.

. 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

. 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

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. 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.

. 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

. LSG open bidding.

Sold to LSG for 2 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

. CSK open bidding.

KKR join in.

KKR out 3.40 cr.

Tripathi to CSK for 3.40 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

. 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

. CSK starts, PBKS joins in.

CSK out at 3.20 cr.

Then they use RTM.

PBKS say 4 cr.

CSK match it.

. 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

. 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

. 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

. SRH and LSG start the proceedings.

Slow bidding at 3.40 cr right now.

Sold to LSG to 3.40 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

. 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

. 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

. KKR begin. And sold at base price.

. 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

. 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.

. 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.

. RR and GT bidding.

Bid past 5 cr.

GT buy Prasidh Krishna for 9.50 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

. LSG and KKR strat bidding war.

Bids past 5 cr

sold to 6.50 cr to KKR.

DC have but don't use it.

. 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

. CSK and LSG bidding.

Sold to CSK for 4.80 cr.

DC don't use RTM.

. 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

. 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.

. RR bid first. MI join in.

MI out at 4.40 cr

RR get him.

. 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

. SRH and RR start bidding.

RR out at 2.40 cr

SRH get their man.

. MI and RR start up.

Bids past 5 cr.

MI out at 5.25 cr

Sold to RR

. 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

. 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.

. 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.

. 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)

. 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.

. 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.

. Kishan, who made his name at the Mumbai Indians, was sold to SRH for Rs 11.25 crore on Sunday.

. There are 490 players still left from 67 sets.

. 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.

. Kane Williamson is the first to go under the hammer

. Ex Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson goes unsold.

. The West Indian all-rounder is bought by KKR for Rs 1.5 cr

. There were no takers for Indian batters Ajinkya Rahane, Maynak Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw.

. The off-spinning all-rounder goes for Rs 3.20 cr for Gujarat Titans.

. Chennai Super Kings gets the England all-rounder for Rs 2.4 cr

. 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 get into the action quickly on day 2 by roping in all-rounder Krunal Pandya for Rs 5.75cr.

. After 7 seasons with KKR, Nitish Rana has found a new home in Rajasthan Royals.

. 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.

. Rajasthan Royals have bought medium-pace bowler Tushar Deshpande for Rs 6.5 cr.

. 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 Kumar has been bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8 cr, who used the RTM option to have the Indian pacer on board

. All-rounder Deepak Chahar has a new home in Mumbai Indians after the franchise bought him for Rs 9.25 cr.

. 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.

. 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).

. More players are set to go under the hammer as the auction resumes in Jeddah.

. All-rounder Shubham Dubey will remain at Rajasthan Royals while Shaik Rasheed goes to CSK for Rs 30 lakh

. Anshul Kamboj is sold to CSK Rs 3.40 cr

. The franchise exercised the the Right to Match option and bought him for Rs 50 lakhs.

. 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.

. Shahbaz Ahmed has been brought by LSG for 2.40 cr.

. Meanwhile, England's rising star Will Jacks has been roped in by Mumbai Indians for Rs 5.25cr.

. Romario Shepherd is headed to RCB for Rs 1.50 cr.

. Nuwan Thushara sold to RCB for 1.60 cr

. 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.

. Mumbai Indians welcomed Will Jacks on board in their inimitable style on social media channels.

. No takers for ex Aussie skipper Steve Smith as he remains unsold

. Mitchell Santner has been sold to MI for Rs 2cr

. The Aussie quick who started with a base price of Rs 1.25 cr is going to the CSK camp at Rs 2 cr.

. The former U-19 World Cup hero has been signed by Chennai Super Kings at his base price of Rs 30 lakh

. 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.

.Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the youngest ever to go under the IPL auction hammer?. 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.

. 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).

. 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.

. Tendulkar Jr goes for Rs 30 lakhs to Mumbai Indians.

. That concludes the entertainment for the day as the two-day IPL auctions comes to a close.

. 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.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Highlights| Royals sign 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Bhuvi, Chahar strike it big

RCB buys Krunal Pandya

Nitish Rana moves to Royals

Bhuvi in big-bucks deal!

Jacks-David trade deal?

Royals buy Suryavanshi

Stage set for IPL 2025

Auction concludes

Mumbai Indians sign Arjun Tendulkar

Royals rope in Maphaka

Aim is to create a balanced team: RCB Director of Cricket

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