IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live Updates: What Happened Yesterday
The first day of the IPL 2025 mega auction witnessed a massive shift in team dynamics with some record-breaking buys.
Indian batter Rishabh Pant emerged as the most expensive player of the day, being sold to Lucknow Super Giants for an astounding Rs 27 crore. A close second was Shreyas Iyer, who was acquired by Punjab for Rs 26.75 crore.
Meanwhile, veteran players like David Warner and Jonny Bairstow went unsold, while familiar faces like Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult returned to their former franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, respectively.
Stay tuned to NDTV Profit's live blog for all the IPL 2025 mega auction updates.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Players In The Fray Today
Listed here are some of the players who will be auctioned on day two of bidding:
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Players Bought By CSK On Day 1
Rahul Tripathi: Rs 3.40 crore
Devon Conway: Rs 6.25 crore
Vijay Shankar: Rs 1.25 crore
Rachin Ravindra (RTM): Rs 4.00 crore
Ravichandran Aswin: Rs 9.75 crore
Noor Ahmad: Rs 2.00 crore
Khaleel Ahmad: Rs 4.80 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Players Acquired By DC On Day 1
Karun Nair: Rs 50 lakh
Harry Brook: Rs 6.25 crore
Jake Fraser-McGurk (RTM): Rs 9 crore
KL Rahul: Rs 14 crore
Sameer Rizvi: Rs 95.0 lakh
Ashutosh Sharma: Rs 3.80 crore
Mitchell Starc: Rs 11.75 crore
Mohit Sharma Rs 2.20 crore
T Natarajan: Rs 10.75 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Players Sold To GT And KKR On Day 1
Players obtained by Gujarat Titans on Day 1 are listed below:
Kumar Kushagra: Rs 65 lakh
Anuj Rawat: Rs 30 lakh
Jos Buttler: Rs 15.75 crore
Nishant Sindhu: Rs 30 lakh
Mahipal Lomror: Rs 1.70 crore
Manav Suthar: Rs 30 lakh
Kagiso Rabada: Rs 10.75 crore
Prasidh Krishna: Rs 9.50 crore
Mohammed Siraj: Rs 12.25 crore
Players acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders on Day 1 are listed below:
Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Rs 3 crore
Quinton de Kock: Rs 3.60 crore
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Rs 2 crore
Venkatesh Iyer: Rs 23.75 crore
Vaibhav Arora: Rs 1.80 crore
Mayank Markande: Rs 30 lakh
Anrich Nortje: Rs 6.50 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Players Signed By LSG And MI On Day 1
Lucknow Super Giants get seven players on the day 1 of auction. Rishabh Pant sold at a recording breaking bid of Rs 27 crore.
David Miller: Rs 7.50 crore
Aiden Markram: Rs 2 crore
Aryan Juyal: Rs 30 lakh
Rishabh Pant: Rs 27 crore
Abdul Samad: Rs 4.20 crore
Mitchell Marsh: Rs 3.40 crore
Avesh Khan: Rs 9.75 crore
Mumbai Indians acquire four players on Day 1 of auction:
Robin Minz: Rs 65 lakh
Naman Dhir (RTM): Rs 5.25 crore
Karn Sharma: Rs 50 lakh
Trent Boult: Rs 12.50 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Kane Williamson Remains Unsold
The first player to go under the hammer on day 2 of IPL mega auction Kane Williamson remains unsold. Also, Glenn Phillips goes unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: FAF Du Plessis Acquired By DC
South African batter, FAF Du Plessis was sold to Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Ajinkya Rahane And Mayank Agarwal Goes Unsold
Indian batter Ajinkya Rahane and Mayank Agarwal remain unsold in the 2025 IPL mega auction.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Shardul Thakur and Prithvi Shaw
Indian bowler Shardul Thakur and batsman Prithvi Shaw went unsold in the auction.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Sundar Finds Home In GT
Gujarat Titans says Aava de to Washington Sundar. They acquire him for Rs 3.2 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Sam Curran Returns To Yellow Army
English all-rounder, Sam Curran sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 2.4 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Marco Jansen Goes To Punjab
South African pacer bowler, Marco Jansen was acquired by Punjab for Rs 7 crore against the base price of Rs 1. 25 crore.
He represented multiple franchises including Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: RCB Welcomes Krunal Pandya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru obtains the Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya for Rs 5.75 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
Pandya has previously played for Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants in past seasons.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Nitish Rana Sold To Rajasthan
After spending seven years with KKR, Nitish Rana will now don the pink of Rajasthan Royals.
He was the first batter to be signed on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 mega auction, fetching Rs 4.2 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: KS Bharat And Shai Hope Goes Unsold
Indian wicketkeeper KS Bharat along with West Indian player Shai Hope remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Josh Inglis Sold To Punjab
Australian player Josh Inglis was bought by Punjab for Rs 2.6 crore, surpassing his base price of Rs 2 crore, while his teammate Alex Carey went unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Remaining Budget Of All 10 IPL Teams
RCB: Rs 24.9 crore
LSG: Rs 14.85 crore
GT: Rs 14.30 crore
CSK: Rs 13.20 crore
RR: Rs 13.15 crore
PBKS: Rs 12.90 crore
DC: Rs 11.80 crore
KKR: Rs 8.55 crore
SRH: Rs 5.15 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Tushar Deshpande Comes Under The Hammer
We enter the set 16 featuring the capped fast bowlers. The first player up is Tushar Deshpande
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Rajasthan Welcomes Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals acquired Tushar Deshpande for Rs 6.5 crore against the base price of 1 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: RCB Acquires Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar saw intense bidding from both Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians.
However, Bengaluru secured Kumar for Rs 10.75 crore, outbidding both teams. This was the biggest buy of the day.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Gujarat Signs Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee was acquired by Gujarat Titans for Rs 2.4 crore against the base price of Rs 1.25 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: DC Welcomes Mukesh Kumar
Indian bowler, Mukesh Kumar was obtained by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore. They had exercised their right to match option to acquire him.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Deepak Chahar Goes To Mumbai
Having missed out on Bhuvneshwar, MI acquired Deepak Chahar for Rs 9.25 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
He will be representing the MI Paltan in the upcoming IPL 2025.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Akash Deep Sold To Lucknow
Indian right arm bowler, Akash Deep finds home in Lucknow Super Gaints for Rs 8 crore against the base price of Rs 1 crore.
While New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson was sold to Punjab for Rs 2 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: MI Gets Allah Ghazanfar
Afghanistan's right arm off spin bowler, Allah Ghazanfar joins the MI paltan family for Rs 4.8 crore against the base price of Rs 75 lakh.
He had attracted interest from teams including Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru but was ultimately sold to Mumbai.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Keshav Maharaj, Adil Rashid Goes Unsold
South African bowler Keshav Maharaj and England's Adil Rashid remain unsold in the auction.
Also, Akeal Hosein and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth found no buyers.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: RCB Set To Welcome Bhuvi
Looks like Royal Challengers Bengaluru got too excited while buying Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10. 75 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Indian Pacers Sold Like Hot Cake
Indian pacers earn massive amount of money
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - RCB - Rs 10.75 crore
Deepak Chahar - MI - Rs 9.25 crore
Mukesh Kumar - DC - Rs 8 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Remaining Purse For The 10 Franchises
RCB - Rs 14.15 crore
CSK - RS 13.20 crore
GT - Rs 11.90 crore
MI - Rs 11.05 crore
PBKS - Rs 10.90 crore
KKR - Rs 8.55 crore
LSG - Rs 6.85 crore
RR - Rs 6.65 crore
SRH - Rs 5.15 crore
DC - Rs 3.80 crore
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Players To Watch Out
Moeen Ali- all rounder
Deepak Hooda- all rounder
Will Jacks- batter
Steve Smith- batter
Mohammad Nabi- all rounder
Manish Pandey - batter
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Swastik Chhikara Goes Unsold
India's Swastik Chhikara remains unsold for a base price of Rs 30 lakh while Shubham Dubey was acquired by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 80 lakh against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Madhav Kaushik and Pukhraj Mann Remain Unsold
Madhav Kaushik and Pukhraj Mann finds no buyer in the ongoing mega auction.
Indian batter Shaik Rasheed sold to Chennai at his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Himmat Singh Sold To Lucknow
Indian batter Himmat Singh was acquired by LSK for Rs 30 lakh while Mayank Dagar goes unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Anshul Kamboj Sold To Yellow Army
Indian all-rounder, Anshul Kamboj was obtained by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 3.4 crore against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Arshad Khan sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 1. 3 crore while Darshan Nalkande was acquired by Delhi for Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: RCB Used RTM For Swapnil Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru used the right to match option to acquire Swapnil Singh for Rs 50 lakh against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Multiple Players Goes Unsold
Indian players including Avanish Aravelly, Vansh Bedi and Harvik Desai remain unsold.
Indian pacer Gurnoor Singh Brar goes to Gujarat Titans for Rs 1.3 crore against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: CSK Welcomes Mukesh Choudhary
Mukesh Choudhary goes to Chennai Super Kings at his base price of Rs 30 lakh while Vidwath Kaverappa and Rajan Kumar remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Indian Bowlers Find Buyers In Accelerated Round
Indian bowlers Digvesh Singh and M Siddharth are acquired by Lucknow Super Gaints for Rs 30 lakh and Rs 75 lakh respectively.
Also, Zeeshan Ansari sold to the orange army for Rs 40lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Manish Pandey Finds Home In Kolkata
Indian batsmen Manish Pandey was acquired by KKR for his base price of Rs 75 lakh.
West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford will play for Gujarat Titans for Rs 2.6 crore against the base price of Rs 1.50 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Moeen Ali Goes Unsold
English all-rounder Moeen Ali goes unsold in the 2025 IPL mega auction.
In previously seasons he played for teams including Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Tim David Sold To RCB, Chennai Welcomes Hooda
Australian all-rounder Tim David was acquired by Bengaluru for Rs 3 crore while Indian all-rounder, Deepak Hooda was obtained by Chennai for Rs 1.7 crore.
Huge cheer goes out in the auction arena.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: RCB Refuses To Use RTM Option To Acquire Will Jacks
MI paltan welcomes Will Jacks to the family for Rs 5.25 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
Bengaluru refused to execute its right to match option to acquire Jacks.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Sai Kishore Returns To Gujarat
Gujarat Titans used their right to match option and obtained Sai Kishore for Rs 2 crore.
Also, West Indian all-rounder Romario Shepherd was sold to Bengaluru for Rs 1. 5 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: KKR Acquires Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson sold to Kolkata Knight Rider for Rs 2.8 crore while pace bowlers from India and Bangladesh respectively Umran Malik and Mustafizur Rahman goes unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Ishant Sharma Goes To Gujarat Titans
Indian right arm pace bowler, Ishant Sharma was acquired by the Titans at his base price of Rs 75 lakh.
Previously, he represented multiple teams including Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Naveen Ul Haq And Umesh Yadav Goes Unsold
Afghanistan and Indian bowlers, Naveen Ul Haq and Umesh Yadav respectively goes unsold.
While Jaydev Unadkat was acquired by the orange army for Rs 1 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Harnoor Pannu Finds Home In Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings shelled out Rs 30 lakh to acquire Indian batter, Harnoor Pannu while Andre Siddarth remains unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Yudhvir Charak Sold To Rajasthan Royals
Indian all-rounder, Yudhvir Charak goes to Rajasthan for Rs 35 lakh against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Here Goes More Unsold Domestic Players
Indian players including Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Shivam Singh and LR Chethan remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Ashwani Kumar and Akash Singh Sold For Rs 30 Lakh
Ashwani Kumar and Akash Singh sold to Mumbai Indian and Lucknow Super Gaints respectively for Rs 30 lakh each.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Steve Smith Remains Unsold
Australian batsman Steve Smith remained unsold in the 2025 IPL mega auction, marking his second consecutive year without a bid.
Also, players including Pathum Nissanka, Brandon King and Bailapudi Yeswanth find no buyers.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Santer Finds Home In MI
Mitchell Santner was obtained by Mumbai Indians at his base price of Rs 2 crore and Jayant Yadav was also sold to Titans at his base price of Rs 75 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Alzarri Joseph and Richard Gleeson Goes Unsold
West Indies vice-captain Alzarri Joseph goes unsold at a base price of Rs 2 crore and South Africa's young pacer, Kwena Maphaka, who played for MI last year, also went unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Priyansh Arya Attracts Huge Interest
Priyansh Arya was sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 3 crore against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Manoj Bhandage and Shrijith Krishnan Goes For Rs 30 Lakh
Indian players Manoj Bhandage and Shrijith Krishnan secured Rs 30 lakh from Bengaluru and Mumbai respectively.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Brydon Carse Goes To SunRisers Hyderabad
Brydon Carse was acquired by the orange army for Rs 1 crore while England all-rounder Jacob Bethell goes to Bengaluru for Rs 2.6 crore against the base price of Rs 1.25 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Kamindu Mendis Becomes Part Of SRH
Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 75 lakh.
While Matthew Short, Kyle Mayers and Sarfaraz Khan Khan remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: LSG Uses RTM To Acquire Shamar Joseph
Lucknow Super Gaints used their right to match option and obtain Shamar Joseph for Rs 75 Lakh.
While Indian bowler's Shivam Mavi and Navdeep Saini remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Raj Angad Bawa And Aniket Verma Find Buyers
Indian players, Raj Angad Bawa and Aniket Verma secured Rs 30 lakh each from Mumbai Indian's and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Players including Emanjot Chahal and Salman Nizar find no buyers in the auction.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: More Unsold Players
Oversea players including Adam Milne, Dilshan Madushanka and Ottneil Baartman remain unsold.
Australian bowler Xavier Bartlett secured Rs 80 lakh against the base price of Rs 75 lakh from Punjab Kings.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Yuvraj Chaudhary And Kamlesh Nagarkoti Sold For Rs 30 Lakh
Yuvraj Chaudhary and Kamlesh Nagarkoti secured for Rs 30 lakh from Lucknow Super Gaints and Chennai Super Kings respectively.
Overseas players including Olly Stone and Lance Morris remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Pyla Avinash and Ramakrishna Ghosh Secure Buyers
Indian players like Pyla Avinash and Ramakrishna Ghosh goes to Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings for Rs 30 lakh each and Shiva Singh, Raj Limbani remain unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Vaibhav Suryavanshi Finds Home In Rajasthan Royals
13-year-old Indian batter, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was secured by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore as compared to his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Suryavanshi becomes the youngest ever player to be picked in an IPL auction and becomes a crorepati as he joins Rajasthan ahead of IPL 2025.
Many players go unsold including Chris Jordan, Kyle Jamieson, Nathan Smith, Roston Chase, Vijay Kumar Atit Sheth and Brandon McMullen among others.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: SRH Welcomes Eshan Malinga For Rs 1.2 Crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad obtained Sri Lankan bowler, Eshan Malinga for Rs 1.2 crore as against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Second Phase Of Accelerated Process
Each franchise has been asked to give 3-5 player names who they might be interested in getting in the last phase of the 2025 IPL mega auction.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Rajasthan Royals Cheerfully Welcome Suryavanshi
Rajasthan Royals are excited to welcome, Suryavanshi, the youngest player ever bought by any franchise in the IPL history. Have a look.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Devdutt Padikkal Returns To RCB
Indian batter, Devdutt Padikkal returns to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 2 crore.
While Australian batter David Warner remains unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Shreyas Gopal and Luvnith Sisodia Sold For Rs 30 Lakh
Indian players, Shreyas Gopal and Luvnith Sisodia were acquired by Chennai and Kolkata for Rs 30 lakh each.
While Piyush Chawla remains unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: KKR Buys Ajinkya Rahane For Rs 1.5 Crore
Kolkata Knight Riders acquired Ajinkya Rahane for Rs 1.5 crore while Shardul Thakur remains unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Anukul Roy and Vansh Bedi Find New Buyers
Chennai Super Kings obtained Vansh Bedi for Rs 55 lakh while Anukul Roy goes for Rs 40 lakh to Kolkata Knight Riders.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Arjun Tendulkar Goes Unsold
Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun Tendulkar goes unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction while Moeen Ali sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 2 crore.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Umran Malik Goes To KKR
Indian pacer Umran Malik acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 75 lakh while Matthew Breetzke also secured Rs 75 lakh from Lucknow Super Gaints.
Tom Latham, Sikandar Raza, Gus Atkinson and Brandon King among others find no buyers.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Kwena Maphaka Finds New Home In Rajasthan
South African bowler, Kwena Maphaka was obtained by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.5 crore against the base price of Rs 75 lakh while Pravin Dubey goes to Punjab Kings for Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: More Players Remain Unsold
Players including Tejasvi Dahiya, Sandeep Warrier, Ottneil Baartman, Kulwant Khejroliya, Raj Limbani and Tejasvi Dahiya go unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Tripurana Vijay and Bevan Jacobs Secure Rs 30 Lakh
Tripurana Vijay and Bevan Jacobs were welcomed by Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians respectively for Rs 30 lakh each while Raj Limbani goes unsold.
Also, Afghanistan allrounder, Karim Janat goes to Gujarat Titans for Rs 75 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Eden Garden Awaits Rahane
"Eden Garden Awaits Rahane," mentions Kolkata Knight Riders on X (formerly known as Twitter).
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Arjun Tendulkar Sold To MI
Mumbai Indian acquired Arjun Tendulkar for Rs 30 lakh while Lizaad Williams for Rs 75 lakh.
Also, Shivam Mavi goes unsold.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: RCB Bags Abhinandan Singh Lungisani Ngidi and Mohit Rathee
Royal Challengers Bengaluru bagged Abhinandan Singh and Lungisani Ngidi for Rs 30 lakh and 1 crore respectively. Also, acquired Mohit Rathee for Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: MI Ropes Vignesh Puthur
Mumbai Indians welcomed Vignesh Puthur for Rs 30 lakh and Ashok Sharma was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 30 lakh.
IPL 2025 Player Auction Live: Day 2 Of Auction Ends With A Bang
The second day of the thrilling IPL mega auction has come to an end. It was a roller coaster ride for both the franchise and the players who went under the hammer.
Indian pacer, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar becomes the most expensive player sold on the second day of 2025 IPL mega auction. Bhuvneshwar was bought by RCB for Rs 10.75 crore, while Akash Deep was acquired by LSG for Rs 8 crore.
Mumbai Indians welcome Deepak Chahar for Rs 9.25 crore, making him the third highest paid player for the day.
Additionally, veteran players including David Warner and Steve Smith went unsold on the second day of the auction, while KKR secured Ajinkya Rahane for Rs 1.5 crore.
Former RCB captain, Faf du Plessis was purchased by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
The day's highlight came when 13-year- old Indian batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore, much higher than his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Suryavanshi now holds the record as the youngest player ever to be selected in an IPL auction and has become a crorepati as he joins Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2025.
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