The IPL 2025 mega auction, held in the glitzy city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, concluded with record-breaking deals and some unexpected surprises. Over two days of intense bidding, all 10 franchises collectively spent ₹639.15 crore to secure 182 players, including 62 overseas cricketers, solidifying their squads for the upcoming season.
IPL 2025 Top Buys and Record-Breakers
- Rishabh Pant – Lucknow Super Giants (₹27 crore):
- The star wicketkeeper-batter emerged as the most expensive player in IPL history, breaking all previous records.
- Shreyas Iyer – Punjab Kings (₹26.75 crore):
- Minutes before Pant’s purchase, Iyer’s signing set a record of its own.
- Punjab also made waves by securing Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh for ₹18 crore each, the latter through the Right-to-Match (RTM) option.
- Venkatesh Iyer – Kolkata Knight Riders (₹23.75 crore):
- KKR splurged on the all-rounder, signaling their faith in his growing potential.
- Faf du Plessis – Delhi Capitals:
- The veteran batter moved to Delhi, paving the way for Virat Kohli’s likely return as RCB captain after leading the team for the past two seasons.
IPL 2025 Surprises and Emotional Farewells
- David Warner:
- The 38-year-old legend, who has been an IPL stalwart since his debut in 2009, went unsold for the first time in his illustrious career. Warner’s retirement from international cricket earlier this year marked the end of an era, and this auction confirmed his departure from IPL action.
- Kane Williamson:
- Another IPL great, the New Zealand batter, also remained unsold, leaving fans nostalgic for his steady performances.
- James Anderson:
- Hopes of seeing the English pace maestro in IPL action were dashed as he failed to find a buyer during the accelerated auction phase.
Day 1 Dominance
The first day of the auction saw the most significant deals. Franchises focused on acquiring top-tier talent, with marquee players fetching staggering sums to reinforce their squads.
Key Auction Statistics
- Total Players Sold: 182
- Overseas Players: 62
- Highest Bid: ₹27 crore (Rishabh Pant – Lucknow Super Giants)
- Total Spending: ₹639.15 crore
Who were the biggest spends in IPL 2025?
Check out the full player list, top buys, and team salaries!
| Players bought by CSK at IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | IPL 2025 salary |
| Noor Ahmad | Rs 2 crore | Rs 10 crore |
| Ravichandaran Ashwin | Rs 2 crore | Rs 9.75 crore |
| Devon Conway | Rs 2 crore | Rs 6.25 crore |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | Rs 2 crore | Rs 4.8 crore |
| Rachin Ravindra | Rs 1.5 crore | Rs 4 crore |
| Anshul Kamboj | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 3.4 crore |
| Rahul Tripathi | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 3.4 crore |
| Sam Curran | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2.4 crore |
| Gurjapneet Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 2.2 crore |
| Nathan Ellis | Rs 1.25 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Deepak Hooda | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 1.7 crore |
| Jamie Overton | Rs 1.5 crore | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Vijay Shankar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.2 crore |
| Vansh Bedi | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 55 lakh |
| Andre Siddarth | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Shreyas Gopal | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Mukesh Choudhary | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Shaik Rasheed | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| CSK’s retained players for IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player Name | IPL Salary (Rs ) |
| Retention 1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Rs 18 crore |
| Retention 2 | Matheesha Pathirana | Rs 13 crore |
| Retention 3 | Shivam Dube | Rs 12 crore |
| Retention 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | Rs 18 crore |
| Retention 5 | MS Dhoni | Rs 4 crore |
| Players bought by Delhi Capitals at IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | IPL 2025 salary |
| KL Rahul | Rs 2 crore | Rs 14 crore |
| Mitchell Starc | Rs 2 crore | Rs 11.75 crore |
| T. Natarajan | Rs 2 crore | Rs 10.75 crore |
| Jake Fraser-Mcgurk | Rs 2 crore | Rs 9 crore |
| Mukesh Kumar | Rs 2 crore | Rs 8 crore |
| Harry Brook | Rs 2 crore | Rs 6.25 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 3.8 crore |
| Mohit Sharma | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 2.2 crore |
| Faf Du Plessis | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 95 lakh |
| Donovan Ferreira | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Vipraj Nigam | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 50 lakh |
| Karun Nair | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 50 lakh |
| Madhav Tiwari | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 40 lakh |
| Tripurana Vijay | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Manvanth Kumar L | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Ajay Mandal | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Darshan Nalkande | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Delhi Capitals retained players list- IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Axar Patel (16.50 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Tristan Stubbs (10 cr) | |
| Retention 4 | Abishek Porel (4 cr) | |
| Players bought by Punjab Kings at IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | IPL Salary (Rs ) |
| Shreyas Iyer | Rs 2 crore | Rs 26.75 crore |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Rs 2 crore | Rs 18 crore |
| Arshdeep Singh | Rs 2 crore | Rs 18 crore |
| Marcus Stoinis | Rs 2 crore | Rs 11 crore |
| Marco Jansen | Rs 1.25 crore | Rs 7 crore |
| Nehal Wadhera | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Glenn Maxwell | Rs 2 crore | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Priyansh Arya | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 3.8 crore |
| Josh Inglis | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2.6 crore |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Rs 1.,50 crore | Rs 2.4 crore |
| Lockie Ferguson | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.8 crore |
| Yash Thakur | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.6 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Aaron Hardie | Rs 1.25 crore | Rs 1.25 crore |
| Vishnu Vinod | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 95 lakh |
| Xavier Bartlett | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 80 lakh |
| Kuldeep Sen | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 80 lakh |
| Pravin Dubey | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Pyla Avinash | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Suryansh Shedge | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Musheer Khan | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Harnoor Pannu | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Players retained by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2025 auction | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Shashank Singh (5.5 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Prabhsimran Singh (4 cr) | |
| Players bought by Gujarat Titans at IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Jos Buttler | Rs 2 crore | Rs 15.75 crore |
| Mohammad Siraj | Rs 2 crore | Rs 12.25 crore |
| Kagiso Rabada | Rs 2 crore | Rs 10.75 crore |
| Prasidh Krishna | Rs 2 crore | Rs 9.50 crore |
| Washington Sundar | Rs 2 crore | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Rs 1,50,00,000 | Rs 2.6 crore |
| Gerald Coetzee | Rs 1,25,00,000 | Rs 2.4 crore |
| Glenn Phillips | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| R. Sai Kishore | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 2 crore |
| Mahipal Lomror | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 1.7 crore |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.3 crore |
| Mohd. Arshad Khan | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.3 crore |
| Karim Janat | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Jayant Yadav | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Ishant Sharma | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Kumar Kushagra | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 65 lakh |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Manav Suthar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Anuj Rawat | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Nishant Sindhu | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Gujarat Titans retained players list – IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Rashid Khan (18 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Shubman Gill (16.50 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Sai Sudharsan (8.50 cr) | |
| Retention 4 | Rahul Tewatia (4 cr) | |
| Retention 5 | Shahrukh Khan (4 cr) | |
| List of players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Rs 2 crore | Rs 23.75 crore |
| Anrich Nortje | Rs 2 crore | Rs 6.5 crore |
| Quinton De Kock | Rs 2 crore | Rs 3.6 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 3 crore |
| Spencer Johnson | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2.8 crore |
| Moeen Ali | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.8 crore |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Rs 1,50,00,000 | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Rovman Powell | Rs 1,50,00,000 | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Umran Malik | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Manish Pandey | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Anukul Roy | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 40 lakh |
| Luvnith Sisodia | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Mayank Markande | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Kolkata Knight Riders retained players list- IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Rinku Singh (13 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Varun Chakravarthy (12 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Sunil Narine (12 cr) | |
| Retention 4 | Andre Russell (12 cr) | |
| Retention 5 | Harshit Rana (4 cr) | |
| Retention 6 | Ramandeep Singh (4 cr) | |
| Players bought by LSG at IPL 2025 mega auction – IPL 2025 | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Rishabh Pant | Rs 2 crore | Rs 27 crore |
| Avesh Khan | Rs 2 crore | Rs 9.75 crore |
| Akash Deep | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 8 crore |
| David Miller | Rs 1,50,00,000 | Rs 7.5 crore |
| Abdul Samad | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Mitchell Marsh | Rs 2 crore | Rs 3.4 crore |
| Shahbaz Ahamad | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 2.4 crore |
| Aiden Markram | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Matthew Breetzke | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Shamar Joseph | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| M. Siddharth | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Arshin Kulkarni | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Prince Yadav | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Akash Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Digvesh Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Himmat Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Aryan Juyal | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Lucknow Super Giants retained players list – IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Nicholas Pooran (21 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Ravi Bishnoi (11 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Mayank Yadav (11 cr) | |
| Retention 4 | Mohsin Khan (4 cr) | |
| Retention 5 | Ayush Badoni (4 cr) | |
| Players bought by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Trent Boult | Rs 2 crore | Rs 12.5 crore |
| Deepak Chahar | Rs 2 crore | Rs 9.25 crore |
| Will Jacks | Rs 2 crore | Rs 5,25,00,000 |
| Naman Dhir | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 5.25 crore |
| Allah Ghazanfar | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 4.8 crore |
| Mitchell Santner | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Ryan Rickelton | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 1 crore |
| Lizaad Williams | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Reece Topley | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Robin Minz | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 65 lakh |
| Karn Sharma | Rs 50 lakh | Rs 50 lakh |
| Vignesh Puthur | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Bevan John Jacobs | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Venkata Satyanarayana Penmetsa | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Raj Angad Bawa | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Shrijith Krishnan | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Ashwani Kumar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Mumbai Indians retained players list – IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Jasprit Bumrah (18 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Hardik Pandya (16.35 cr) | |
| Retention 4 | Rohit Sharma (16.30 cr) | |
| Retention 5 | Tilak Varma (8 cr) | |
| Players bought by RCB in IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Josh Hazlewood | Rs 2 crore | Rs 12.5 crore |
| Phil Salt | Rs 2 crore | Rs 11.5 crore |
| Jitesh Sharma | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 11 crore |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Rs 2 crore | Rs 10.75 crore |
| Liam Livingstone | Rs 2 crore | Rs 8.75 crore |
| Rasikh Dar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 6 crore |
| Krunal Pandya | Rs 2 crore | Rs 5.75 crore |
| Tim David | Rs 2 crore | Rs 3 crore |
| Jacob Bethell | Rs 1,25,00,000 | Rs 2.6 crore |
| Suyash Sharma | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 2.6 crore |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Nuwan Thushara | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 1.6 crore |
| Romario Shepherd | Rs 1,50,00,000 | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Lungisani Ngidi | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 1 crore |
| Swapnil Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 50 lakh |
| Mohit Rathee | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Abhinandan Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Swastik Chhikara | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Manoj Bhandage | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained players list | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Virat Kohli (21 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Rajat Patidar (11 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Yash Dayal (5 cr) | |
| Players bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad at IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Ishan Kishan | Rs 2 crore | Rs 11.25 crore |
| Mohammad Shami | Rs 2 crore | Rs 10 crore |
| Harshal Patel | Rs 2 crore | Rs 8 crore |
| Abhinav Manohar | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Rahul Chahar | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Adam Zampa | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2.4 crore |
| Simarjeet Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Eshan Malinga | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.2 crore |
| Brydon Carse | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 1 crore |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 1 crore |
| Kamindu Mendis | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 75 lakh |
| Zeeshan Ansari | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 40 lakh |
| Sachin Baby | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Aniket Verma | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Atharva Taide | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| SunRisers Hyderabad retained players list – IPL 2025 | ||
| Category | Player name and IPL salary in rupees | |
| Retention 1 | Heinrich Klaasen (23 cr) | |
| Retention 2 | Pat Cummins (18 cr) | |
| Retention 3 | Abhishek Sharma (14 cr) | |
| Retention 4 | Travis Head (14 cr) | |
| Retention 5 | Nitish Kumar Reddy (6 cr) | |
| Players bought by Rajasthan Royals at IPL 2025 mega auction | ||
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Jofra Archer | Rs 2 crore | Rs 12.5 crore |
| Tushar Deshpande | Rs 1,00,00,000 | Rs 6.5 crore |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rs 2 crore | Rs 5.25 crore |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Rs 2 crore | Rs 4.4 crore |
| Nitish Rana | Rs 1,50,00,000 | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Kwena Maphaka | Rs 75 lakh | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Akash Madhwal | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.2 crore |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 1.1 crore |
| Shubham Dubey | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 80 lakh |
| Yudhvir Charak | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 35 lakh |
| Ashok Sharma | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Kunal Rathore | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Kumar Kartikeya Singh | Rs 30 Lakh | Rs 30 Lakh |
| Rajasthan Royals retentions | ||
| Player name | IPL 2025 salary | |
| Sanju Samson | Rs 18 crore | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rs 18 crore | |
| Riyan Parag | Rs 14 crore | |
| Dhruv Jurel | Rs 14 crore | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Rs 11 crore | |
| Sandeep Sharma | Rs 4 CR | |
