Explore the complete list of players from the IPL Mega Auction 2025, including sold and unsold names, final prices, and the teams that secured them. Stay updated on all the auction action in one place!
IPL Mega Auction Highlights this year
| Auction Highlight | Details |
|---|---|
| Record-Breaking Buy | Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history, bought by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crore. |
| Second-Highest Bid | Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for ₹26.75 crore, setting a record before being surpassed by Pant. |
| Emerging Talent Investment | Venkatesh Iyer and Arshdeep Singh fetched significant bids, showcasing the value of young talent. |
| Top Bowlers Attract Big Bids | Trent Boult and Jofra Archer each sold for ₹12.50 crore, highlighting teams’ focus on bolstering bowling. |
| Punjab Kings’ Dominance | Made strategic purchases including Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal for ₹18 crore each. |
| Star Acquisitions | Jos Buttler (₹15.75 crore by Gujarat Titans) and KL Rahul (₹14 crore by Delhi Capitals) led the marquee buys. |
| Franchise Strategies | Teams used RTM cards effectively and balanced spending between emerging stars and established players. |
| Auction Location and Date | Held in Jeddah on November 24-25, 2024, showcasing the global appeal of the IPL. |
The IPL 2025 auction, held at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, saw record-breaking bids and major player signings. With ₹641.5 crore available across ten franchises to fill 204 slots, intense bidding battles unfolded.
Rishabh Pant made history as the most expensive IPL player ever, sold to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for ₹27 crore. This topped Shreyas Iyer’s ₹26.75 crore bid by Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mitchell Starc’s ₹24.75 crore deal with Delhi Capitals (DC).
While many players were snapped up, some big names went unsold, leaving opportunities for mid-season additions.
Top 20 Buys from IPL 2025 Auction
Below is the list of the top 20 players bought during the IPL 2025 auction, along with their base prices and winning bids:
| Player Name | Team | Winning Bid (₹) |
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹27,00,00,000 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | ₹26,75,00,000 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹23,75,00,000 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab Kings | ₹18,00,00,000 (RTM) |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Punjab Kings | ₹18,00,00,000 |
| Jos Buttler | Gujarat Titans | ₹15,75,00,000 |
| KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals | ₹14,00,00,000 |
| Trent Boult | Rajasthan Royals | ₹12,50,00,000 |
| Jofra Archer | Delhi Capitals | ₹12,50,00,000 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Chennai Super Kings | ₹12,50,00,000 |
| Mohammad Siraj | Gujarat Titans | ₹12,25,00,000 |
| Mitchell Starc | Delhi Capitals | ₹11,75,00,000 |
| Phil Salt | Rajasthan Royals | ₹11,50,00,000 |
| Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹11,25,00,000 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Punjab Kings | ₹11.00 Crore |
| Jitesh Sharma | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹11.00 Crore |
| T. Natarajan | Delhi Capitals | ₹10.75 Crore |
| Kagiso Rabada | Gujarat Titans | ₹10.75 Crore |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹10.75 Crore |
| Noor Ahmad | Chennai Super Kings | ₹10.0 Crore |
Top Unsold Players List at IPL 2025 Mega Auction
The following players went unsold during the auction:
- Devdutt Padikkal
- David Warner
- Jonny Bairstow
- Kartik Tyagi
- Piyush Chawla
- Shreyas Gopal
- Waqar Salamkheil
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Yash Dhull
- Utkarsh Singh
- Upendra Singh Yadav
IPL 2025 Complete Players List with Price
Complete Squads of Teams after IPL Auction 2025
Chennai Super Kings (CSK Squad):
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, R Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth.
Mumbai Indians (MI Squad):
Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karan Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ryan Rickelton, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, KL Shrijith, Raj Angad Bawa, Bevon Jacobs, Venkata Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB Squad):
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikal, Swastik Chikara, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR Squad):
Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.
Rajasthan Royals (RR Squad):
Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Tushar Deshpande, Nitish Rana, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.
Punjab Kings (PBKS Squad):
Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Yash Thakur, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sai Kishore, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey.
Delhi Capitals (DC Squad):
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-Mcgurk, T Natrajan, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Faf Du Plessis, Darshan Markande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH Squad):
Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Brydon Carse, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby.
Gujarat Titans (GT Squad):
Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Jos Buttler, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Nishant Sidhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Matthew Breetzke, Karim Jannat.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG Squad):
Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni.