IPL Auction 2025: Lots of money showered on players in the auction on the first day
IPL Auction 2025: A total of Rs 467.95 crore was spent on 72 players on the first day of IPL auction. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history and on the first day of the auction, Lucknow Super Giants made a record bid of Rs 27 crore for him. Whereas Punjab Kings bought Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore. In such a situation, Iyer was the second most expensive player in IPL history. Apart from these two players, Venkatesh Iyer was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 23.75 crore.
No one would have expected such a big bid for Venkatesh Iyer. Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh have also been included in the Punjab team with a huge amount of Rs 18 crores. Chahal has become the most expensive spinner in IPL history so far. Both Lucknow and Punjab needed new captains this season, and Pant and Shreyas can fill these roles. Both players have also surpassed the record bid of Rs 24.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders for Mitchell Starc in the IPL 2024 auction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have the most money in their purse after the auction on the first day. Bengaluru has Rs 30.65 crore left in its purse and also has three RTMs intact. Whereas on the first day, Mumbai Indians bought the least number of players. Mumbai bought only four players, including Trent Boult, who is the only foreign player for them so far. Punjab Kings, which had entered the auction with the highest purse, spent a lot of money on players including Iyer, Chahal, Arshdeep, Mackwell, Vadhera, Vyashank and others.
See here the complete list of players sold on the first day
Marquee players sold for this much in the first set
- Arshdeep Singh- 18 crores- Punjab Kings
- Kagiso Rabada – Rs 10.75 crore – Gujarat Titans
- Shreyas Iyer- 26.75 crores- Punjab Kings
- Jos Buttler- 15.75- Gujarat Titans
- Mitchell Starc- 11.75 crores- Delhi Capitals
- Rishabh Pant – 27 crores – Lucknow Super Giants
Marquee players sold for this much in the second set
- Mohammed Shami – Rs 10 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- David Miller- 7.50 crore- Lucknow Super Giants
- Yajuvendra Chahal – 18 crores – Punjab Kings
- Mohammed Siraj- 12.25 crore- Gujarat Titans
- Liam Livingstone- 8.75 crore- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- KL Rahul – Rs 14 crore – Delhi Capitals
batsmen also shined
- Harry Brook- 6.25 crore- Delhi Capitals
- Aiden Markram – 2 Crore- Lucknow Super Giants
- Deven Conway- 6.25 crores- Chennai Super Kings
- Rahul Tripathi- 3.4 crores- Chennai Super Kings
- Jake Fraser-McGurk – Rs 9 crore – Delhi Capitals
Venkatesh Iyer surprised among all-rounders
- Harshal Patel- 8 crores- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Rachin Ravindra – 4 Crore – Chennai Super Kings
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 9.75 crores – Chennai Super Kings
- Venkatesh Iyer- 23.75 crores- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Marcus Stoinis – Rs 11 crore – Punjab Kings
- Mitchell Marsh – Rs 3.4 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
- Glenn Maxwell- 4.2 crores- Punjab Kings
Money rained on wicketkeepers
- Quinton de Kock – Rs 3.6 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Phil Salt – Rs 11.5 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz – Rs 2 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ishan Kishan – 11.25 crores – Sunriders Hyderabad
- Jitesh Sharma – Rs 11 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
Fast bowlers showed their magic
- Josh Heddlewood – Rs 12.5 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Prasidh Krishna- 9.5 Crore- Gujarat Titans
- Avesh Khan- 9.75 crore- Lucknow Super Giants
- Anrich Nortje – 6.5 crores – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Joffra Archer- 12.5 crore- Rajasthan Royals
- Khaleel Ahmed- 4.8 crores- Chennai Super Kings
- T Natarajan- 10.75 crore- Delhi Capitals
- Trent Boult- 12.5 crores- Mumbai Indians
Spin bowlers also became rich
- Mahesh Theekshana- 4.40 crore- Rajasthan Royals
- Rahul Chahar – 3.20 crores – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Adam Zampa – 2.40 crores – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Wanindu Hasaranga- 5.25 crore- Rajasthan Royals
- Noor Ahmed- 10 crores- Chennai Super Kings
Uncapped batsman becomes millionaire
- Atharva Tayde- 30 lakhs- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Nehal Wadhera – 4.20 crores – Punjab Kings
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi- 3 crores- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Karun Nair- 50 Lakh- Delhi Capitals
- Abhinav Manohar – 3.20 crores – Sunriders Hyderabad
Uncapped all-rounders also sold
- Nishant Sindhu- 30 lakhs- Gujarat Titans
- Sameer Rizvi- 95 Lakh- Delhi Capitals
- Naman Dheer – 5.25 crores – Mumbai Indians
- Abdul Samad- 4.20 crore- Lucknow Super Giants
- Harpreet Brar- 1.50 crore- Punjab Kings
- Vijay Shankar- 1.2 crore- Chennai Super Kings
- Mahipal Lomror- 1.70 crore- Gujarat Titans
- Ashutosh Sharma- 3.80 crore- Delhi Capitals
- Kumar Kushagra – 65 lakhs – Gujarat Titans
uncapped wicketkeeper
- Robin Minz- 65 lakhs- Mumbai Indians
- Anuj Rawat- 30 lakhs- Gujarat Titans
- Aryan Juyal – 30 Lakh – Lucknow Super Giants
uncapped fast bowler
- Vishnu Vinod- 95 Lakh- Punjab Kings
- Rasikh Salaam Dar – 6 crores – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Akash Medhwal-1.2 Crore- Rajasthan Royals
- Mohit Sharma- 2.20 crore- Delhi Capitals
- Vyashak Vijaykumar- 1.80 crore- Punjab Kings
- Vaibhav Arora- 1.80 crore- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Yash Thakur- 1.60 crore- Punjab Kings
- Simarjeet Singh- 1.50 crore- Sunrisers Hyderabad
uncapped spinner
- Suyyash Sharma- 2.60 crore- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Karn Sharma- 50 Lakh- Mumbai Indians
- Mayank Markande- 30 lakhs- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Kumar Karthikeya Singh- 30 Lakh-Rajasthan Royals
- Manav Suthar- 30 lakhs- Gujarat Titans
