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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.
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Listed here are some of the players who will be auctioned on day two of bidding:
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
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
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
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
The first player to go under the hammer on day 2 of IPL mega auction Kane Williamson remains unsold. Also, Glenn Phillips goes unsold.
South African batter, FAF Du Plessis was sold to Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
Indian batter Ajinkya Rahane and Mayank Agarwal remain unsold in the 2025 IPL mega auction.
Indian bowler Shardul Thakur and batsman Prithvi Shaw went unsold in the auction.
Gujarat Titans says Aava de to Washington Sundar. They acquire him for Rs 3.2 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
English all-rounder, Sam Curran sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 2.4 crore against the base price of Rs 2 crore.
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.
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.
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.
Indian wicketkeeper KS Bharat along with West Indian player Shai Hope remain unsold.
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.
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
We enter the set 16 featuring the capped fast bowlers. The first player up is Tushar Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals acquired Tushar Deshpande for Rs 6.5 crore against the base price of 1 crore.
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.
Gerald Coetzee was acquired by Gujarat Titans for Rs 2.4 crore against the base price of Rs 1.25 crore.
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.
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.
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.
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.
South African bowler Keshav Maharaj and England's Adil Rashid remain unsold in the auction.
Also, Akeal Hosein and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth found no buyers.
Looks like Royal Challengers Bengaluru got too excited while buying Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10. 75 crore.
Stealth with moves like a panther, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is #NowAChallenger. 🥶
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) November 25, 2024
Are you ready to witness Poetry in Motion? 😍 #PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPLAuction #BidForBold #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/VEtsd6P9R9
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
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
Moeen Ali- all rounder
Deepak Hooda- all rounder
Will Jacks- batter
Steve Smith- batter
Mohammad Nabi- all rounder
Manish Pandey - batter
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.
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.
Indian batter Himmat Singh was acquired by LSK for Rs 30 lakh while Mayank Dagar goes unsold.
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.
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.
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.
Mukesh Choudhary goes to Chennai Super Kings at his base price of Rs 30 lakh while Vidwath Kaverappa and Rajan Kumar remain unsold.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Punjab Kings shelled out Rs 30 lakh to acquire Indian batter, Harnoor Pannu while Andre Siddarth remains unsold.
Indian all-rounder, Yudhvir Charak goes to Rajasthan for Rs 35 lakh against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Indian players including Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Shivam Singh and LR Chethan remain unsold.
Ashwani Kumar and Akash Singh sold to Mumbai Indian and Lucknow Super Gaints respectively for Rs 30 lakh each.
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.
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.
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.
Priyansh Arya was sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 3 crore against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Indian players Manoj Bhandage and Shrijith Krishnan secured Rs 30 lakh from Bengaluru and Mumbai respectively.
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.
Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 75 lakh.
While Matthew Short, Kyle Mayers and Sarfaraz Khan Khan remain unsold.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sunrisers Hyderabad obtained Sri Lankan bowler, Eshan Malinga for Rs 1.2 crore as against the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
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.
Rajasthan Royals are excited to welcome, Suryavanshi, the youngest player ever bought by any franchise in the IPL history. Have a look.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, all of 13 years old, entering the IPL! 💗😂 pic.twitter.com/ffkH73LUeG
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) November 25, 2024
Indian batter, Devdutt Padikkal returns to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 2 crore.
While Australian batter David Warner remains unsold.
Indian players, Shreyas Gopal and Luvnith Sisodia were acquired by Chennai and Kolkata for Rs 30 lakh each.
While Piyush Chawla remains unsold.
Kolkata Knight Riders acquired Ajinkya Rahane for Rs 1.5 crore while Shardul Thakur remains unsold.
Chennai Super Kings obtained Vansh Bedi for Rs 55 lakh while Anukul Roy goes for Rs 40 lakh to Kolkata Knight Riders.
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.
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.
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.
Players including Tejasvi Dahiya, Sandeep Warrier, Ottneil Baartman, Kulwant Khejroliya, Raj Limbani and Tejasvi Dahiya go unsold.
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.
"Eden Garden Awaits Rahane," mentions Kolkata Knight Riders on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Kolkata's Bae, Rahane💜 pic.twitter.com/NuM7ZCg5eC
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) November 25, 2024
Mumbai Indian acquired Arjun Tendulkar for Rs 30 lakh while Lizaad Williams for Rs 75 lakh.
Also, Shivam Mavi goes unsold.
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.
Mumbai Indians welcomed Vignesh Puthur for Rs 30 lakh and Ashok Sharma was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 30 lakh.
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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