Rishabh Pant made history at the IPL 2025 Auction by becoming the most expensive player ever in the league. The talented left-handed wicketkeeper-batter was bought by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a record Rs 27 crore. Pant's reputation as a match-winner and a natural leader made him the ideal choice for LSG to lead their team.
For a short while, Shreyas Iyer held the title of the most expensive player, after Punjab Kings secured him for Rs 26.75 crore. Iyer, who captained Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the championship last season, was highly sought after following his release by KKR.
The third-highest bid of the auction came as a surprise when KKR paid Rs 23.75 crore to bring back Venkatesh Iyer, showing their commitment to keeping their core players intact.
A truly remarkable moment in the auction was the signing of 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Starting with a base price of Rs 30 lakh, the young talent was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore, making him one of the youngest players ever to join the IPL.
IPL Auction 2025 Day 2
On Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Auction, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been out of the national team for over two years, attracted a lot of attention due to his experience. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) signed him for Rs 10.75 crore. Despite being 35 years old before the next season, Bhuvneshwar’s solid record of 300 wickets in 287 T20 matches with an economy rate below eight made him a valuable addition.
The second day of the auction saw a high demand for Indian pacers, while some big names like Shardul Thakur, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Williamson, and Glenn Phillips remained unsold. Other notable signings included Deepak Chahar, who went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 9.25 crore despite his injury concerns, and Mukesh Kumar, who was retained by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8 crore using the RTM (Right to Match) card. Lucknow Super Giants also made a big move by signing Test pacer Akash Deep for Rs 8 crore.
In the all-rounder category, Krunal Pandya fetched Rs 5.75 crore from RCB, who were looking for an experienced spin-bowling all-rounder. Rajasthan Royals made strong bids for Tushar Deshpande (Rs 6.50 crore) and Nitish Rana (Rs 4.20 crore), while Delhi Capitals picked up former RCB captain Faf du Plessis for a bargain price of Rs 2 crore. Gujarat Titans also made a smart acquisition by securing Washington Sundar for Rs 3.20 crore.
List of players sold on Day 2 of the IPL 2025
Here is the list of players sold on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 auction, with all prices in INR:
PLAYER |
COUNTRY |
TEAMS |
BASE PRICE |
SOLD FOR |
Rovman Powell |
WI |
KKR |
1.50 crore |
1.50 crore |
Faf du Plessis |
SA |
DC |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Washington Sundar |
India |
GT |
2 crore |
3.20 crore |
Sam Curran |
England |
CSK |
2 crore |
2.40 crore |
Marco Jansen |
SA |
PBKS |
1.25 crore |
7 crore |
Krunal Pandya |
India |
RCB |
2 crore |
5.75 crore |
Nitish Rana |
India |
RR |
1.50 crore |
4.20 crore |
Ryan Rickelton |
SA |
MI |
1 crore |
1 crore |
Josh Inglis |
Australia |
PBKS |
2 crore |
2.60 crore |
Tushar Deshpande |
India |
RR |
1 crore |
6.50 crore |
Gerald Coetzee |
SA |
GT |
1.25 crore |
2.40 crore |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
India |
RCB |
2 crore |
10.75 crore |
Mukesh Kumar |
India |
DC |
2 crore |
8 crore (RTM) |
Deepak Chahar |
India |
MI |
2 crore |
9.25 crore |
Akash Deep |
India |
LSG |
1 crore |
8 crore |
Lockie Ferguson |
NZ |
PBKS |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Allah Ghazanfar |
Afghanistan |
MI |
75 lakh |
4.80 crore |
Shubham Dubey |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
80 lakh |
Shaik Rasheed |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Himmat Singh |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Anshul Kamboj |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
3.40 crore |
Arshad Khan |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
1.30 crore |
Darshan Nalkande |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Swapnil Singh |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
50 lakh |
Gurnoor Brar |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
1.30 crore |
Mukesh Choudhary |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Zeeshan Ansari |
India |
SRH |
30 lakh |
40 lakh |
M Siddharth |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
75 lakh |
Digvesh Singh |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Manish Pandey |
India |
KKR |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Sherfane Rutherford |
WI |
GT |
1.50 crore |
2.60 crore |
Shahbaz Ahamad |
India |
LSG |
1 crore |
2.40 crore |
Tim David |
Australia |
RCB |
2 crore |
3 crore |
Deepak Hooda |
India |
CSK |
75 lakh |
1.70 crore |
Will Jacks |
England |
MI |
2 crore |
5.25 crore |
Azmatullah Omarzai |
Afghanistan |
PBKS |
1.50 crore |
2.40 crore |
R Sai Kishore |
India |
PBKS |
75 lakh |
2 crore (RTM) |
Romario Shepherd |
WI |
RCB |
1.50 crore |
1.50 crore |
Spencer Johnson |
Australia |
KKR |
2 crore |
2.80 crore |
Ishant Sharma |
India |
GT |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Nuwan Thushara |
SL |
RCB |
75 lakh |
1.60 crore |
Jaydev Unadkat |
India |
SRH |
1 crore |
1 crore |
Harnoor Pannu |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Yudhvir Charak |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
35 lakh |
Ashwani Kumar |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Akash Singh |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Gurjapneet Singh |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
2.20 crore |
Mitchell Santner |
NZ |
MI |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Jayant Yadav |
India |
GT |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Afghanistan |
RR |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Kuldeep Sen |
India |
PBKS |
75 lakh |
80 lakh |
Reece Topley |
England |
MI |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Priyansh Arya |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
3.80 crore |
Manoj Bhandage |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Vipraj Nigam |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
50 lakh |
Shrijith Krishnan |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Jacob Bethell |
England |
RCB |
1.25 crore |
2.60 crore |
Brydon Carse |
England |
SRH |
1 crore |
1 crore |
Aaron Hardie |
Australia |
PBKS |
1.25 crore |
1.25 crore |
Kamindu Mendis |
SL |
SRH |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Dushmantha Chameera |
SL |
DC |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Nathan Ellis |
Australia |
CSK |
1.25 crore |
2 crore |
Shamar Joseph |
WI |
LSG |
75 lakh |
75 lakh (RTM) |
Aniket Verma |
India |
SRH |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Raj Angad Bawa |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Musheer Khan |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Suryansh Shedge |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Prince Yadav |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Jamie Overton |
England |
CSK |
1.50 crore |
1.50 crore |
Xavier Bartlett |
Australia |
PBKS |
75 lakh |
80 lakh |
Yuvraj Chaudhary |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Kamlesh Nagarkoti |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Pyla Avinash |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Ramakrishna Ghosh |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Satyanarayana Raju |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
1.10 crore |
Eshan Malinga |
SL |
SRH |
30 lakh |
1.20 crore |
Devdutt Padikkal |
India |
RCB |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Luvnith Sisodia |
India |
KKR |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Shreyas Gopal |
India |
CSK |
1 crore |
1 crore |
Anwar Ali |
India |
GT |
1 crore |
2 crore |
Rahul Tripathi |
India |
SRH |
1 crore |
1 crore |
Glenn Phillips |
NZ |
GT |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Ajinkya Rahane |
India |
KKR |
1.50 crore |
1.50 crore |
Donovan Ferreira |
SA |
DC |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Swastik Chikara |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Anukul Roy |
India |
KKR |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Vansh Bedi |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
55 lakh |
Moeen Ali |
England |
KKR |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Umran Malik |
India |
KKR |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Sachin Baby |
India |
SRH |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Andre Siddarth |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Rajvardhan Hangargekar |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Arshin Kulkarni |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Matthew Breetzke |
SA |
LSG |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Kwena Maphaka |
SA |
RR |
75 lakh |
1.50 crore |
Pravin Dubey |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Ajay Mandal |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Manvanth Kumar |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Karim Janat |
Afghanistan |
GT |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Bevan Jacobs |
NZ |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Tripurana Vijay |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Madhav Tiwari |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
40 lakh |
Kunal Rathore |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Arjun Tendulkar |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Lizaad Williams |
SA |
MI |
75 lakh |
75 lakh |
Kulwant Khejroliya |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Lungisani Ngidi |
SA |
RCB |
1 crore |
1 crore |
Abhinandan Singh |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Ashok Sharma |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Vignesh Puthur |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Mohit Rathee |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
On the first day of the IPL 2025 auction, franchises splurged to secure top players, with Lucknow Super Giants leading the way by spending Rs 27 crore to acquire Rishabh Pant. In total, IPL teams spent an eye-popping Rs 467.95 crore. Pant topped the chart, surpassing Shreyas Iyer, who was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, while Venkatesh Iyer fetched Rs 23.75 crore from KKR.
Out of 577 players, 84 were presented on Day 1, with 68 sold and four retained via the Right-to-Match (RTM) card. Notable buys included leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 18 crore for Punjab Kings) and pacer Arshdeep Singh (Rs 18 crore, also by Punjab Kings using RTM). KL Rahul was secured by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore.
List of the Players sold on Day 1 of the IPL Auction 2025
PLAYER |
COUNTRY |
TEAMS |
BASE PRICE |
SOLD FOR |
Arshdeep Singh |
India |
PBKS |
2 crore |
18 crore (RTM) |
Kagiso Rabada |
SA |
GT |
2 crore |
10.75 crore |
Shreyas Iyer |
India |
PBKS |
2 crore |
26.75 crore |
Jos Buttler |
England |
GT |
2 crore |
15.75 crore |
Mitchell Starc |
Australia |
DC |
2 crore |
11.75 crore |
Rishabh Pant |
India |
LSG |
2 crore |
27 crore |
Mohammed Shami |
India |
SRH |
2 crore |
10 crore |
David Miller |
SA |
LSG |
1.5 crore |
7.5 crore |
Yuzvendra Chahal |
India |
PBKS |
2 crore |
18 crore |
Mohammed Siraj |
India |
GT |
2 crore |
12.25 crore |
Liam Livingstone |
England |
RCB |
2 crore |
8.75 crore |
KL Rahul |
India |
DC |
2 crore |
14 crore |
Harry Brook |
England |
DC |
2 crore |
6.25 crore |
Aiden Markram |
SA |
LSG |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Devon Conway |
NZ |
CSK |
2 crore |
6.25 crore |
Rahul Tripathi |
India |
CSK |
75 lakh |
3.40 crore |
Jake Fraser-Mcgurk |
Australia |
DC |
2 crore |
9 crore (RTM) |
Harshal Patel |
India |
SRH |
2 crore |
8 crore |
Rachin Ravindra |
NZ |
CSK |
1.5 crore |
4 crore (RTM) |
R Ashwin |
India |
CSK |
2 crore |
9.75 crore |
Venkatesh Iyer |
India |
KKR |
2 crore |
23.75 crore |
Marcus Stoinis |
Australia |
PBKS |
2 crore |
11 crore |
Mitchell Marsh |
Australia |
LSG |
2 crore |
3.40 crore |
Glenn Maxwell |
Australia |
PBKS |
2 crore |
4.20 crore |
Quinton de Kock |
SA |
KKR |
2 crore |
3.6 crore |
Phil Salt |
England |
RCB |
2 crore |
11.50 crore |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Afghanistan |
KKR |
2 crore |
2 crore |
Ishan Kishan |
India |
SRH |
2 crore |
11.25 crore |
Jitesh Sharma |
India |
RCB |
1 crore |
11 crore |
Josh Hazlewood |
Australia |
RCB |
2 crore |
12.50 crore |
Prasidh Krishna |
India |
GT |
2 crore |
9.5 crore |
Avesh Khan |
India |
LSG |
2 crore |
9.75 crore |
Anrich Nortje |
SA |
KKR |
2 crore |
6.50 crore |
Jofra Archer |
England |
RR |
2 crore |
12.50 crore |
Khaleel Ahmed |
India |
CSK |
2 crore |
4.80 crore |
T Natarajan |
India |
DC |
2 crore |
10.75 crore |
Trent Boult |
NZ |
MI |
2 crore |
12.50 crore |
Maheesh Theekshana |
SL |
RR |
2 crore |
4.40 crore |
Rahul Chahar |
India |
SRH |
1 crore |
3.20 crore |
Adam Zampa |
Australia |
SRH |
2 crore |
2.40 crore |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
SL |
RR |
2 crore |
5.25 crore |
Noor Ahmad |
Afghanistan |
CSK |
2 crore |
10 crore |
Atharva Taide |
India |
SRH |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Nehal Wadhera |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
4.20 crore |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi |
India |
KKR |
30 lakh |
3 crore |
Karun Nair |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
50 lakh |
Abhinav Manohar |
India |
SRH |
30 lakh |
3.20 crore |
Nishant Sindhu |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Sameer Rizvi |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
95 lakh |
Naman Dhir |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
5.25 crore (RTM) |
Abdul Samad |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
4.20 crore |
Harpreet Brar |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
1.50 crore |
Vijay Shankar |
India |
CSK |
30 lakh |
1.20 crore |
Mahipal Lomror |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
1.70 crore |
Ashutosh Sharma |
India |
DC |
30 lakh |
3.80 crore |
Kumar Kushagra |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
65 lakh |
Robin Minz |
India |
MI |
30 lakh |
65 lakh |
Anuj Rawat |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Aryan Juyal |
India |
LSG |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Vishnu Vinod |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
95 lakh |
Rasikh Dar |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
6 crore |
Akash Madhwal |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
1.20 crore |
Mohit Sharma |
India |
DC |
50 lakh |
2.20 crore |
Vyshak Vijaykumar |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
1.80 crore |
Vaibhav Arora |
India |
KKR |
30 lakh |
1.80 crore |
Yash Thakur |
India |
PBKS |
30 lakh |
1.60 crore |
Simarjeet Singh |
India |
SRH |
30 lakh |
1.50 crore |
Suyash Sharma |
India |
RCB |
30 lakh |
2.60 crore |
Karn Sharma |
India |
MI |
50 lakh |
50 lakh |
Mayank Markande |
India |
KKR |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Kumar Kartikeya Singh |
India |
RR |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Manav Suthar |
India |
GT |
30 lakh |
30 lakh |
Top 100 unsold players in IPL 2025 Auction
Player |
Country |
Base Price (INR) |
David Warner |
Australia |
2 Cr. |
Jonny Bairstow |
England |
2 Cr |
Kane Williamson |
New Zealand |
2 Cr |
Daryl Mitchell |
New Zealand |
2 Cr |
Shardul Thakur |
India |
2 Cr |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Afghanistan |
2 Cr |
Adil Rashid |
England |
2 Cr |
Finn Allen |
New Zealand |
2 Cr |
Ben Duckett |
England |
2 Cr |
Rilee Rossouw |
South Africa |
2 Cr |
James Vince |
England |
2 Cr |
Tom Banton |
England |
2 Cr |
Mustafizur Rahman |
Bangladesh |
2 Cr |
Naveen Ul Haq |
Afghanistan |
2 Cr |
Umesh Yadav |
India |
2 Cr |
Tabraiz Shamsi |
South Africa |
2 Cr |
Evin Lewis |
West Indies |
2 Cr |
Steve Smith |
Australia |
2 Cr |
Gus Atkinson |
England |
2 Cr |
Tom Curran |
England |
2 Cr |
Mat Henry |
New Zealand |
2 Cr |
Alzarri Joseph |
West Indies |
2 Cr |
Rassie Van Der Dussen |
South Africa |
2 Cr |
Sean Abbott |
Australia |
2 Cr |
Adam Milne |
New Zealand |
2 Cr |
Jason Holder |
West Indies |
2 Cr |
Chris Jordan |
England |
2 Cr |
Tymal Mills |
England |
2 Cr |
Akeal Hosein |
West Indies |
1.5 Cr |
Sam Billings |
England |
1.5 Cr |
Mark Chapman |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
Mohammed Nabi |
Afghanistan |
1.5 Cr |
Tom Latham |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
Kyle Mayers |
West Indies |
1.5 Cr |
Jason Behrendorff |
Australia |
1.5 Cr |
Jhye Richardson |
Australia |
1.5 Cr |
Michael Bracewell |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
William O’Rourke |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
Jimmy Neesham |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
Daniel Sams |
Australia |
1.5 Cr |
Riley Meredith |
Australia |
1.5 Cr |
Daniel Worrall |
Australia |
1.5 Cr |
Matthew Potts |
England |
1.5 Cr |
Tim Southee |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
John Turner |
England |
1.5 Cr |
Kyle Jamieson |
New Zealand |
1.5 Cr |
Shai Hope |
West Indies |
1.25 Cr |
Jordan Cox |
England |
1.25 Cr |
Tim Seifert |
New Zealand |
1.25 Cr |
Nandre Burger |
South Africa |
1.25 Cr |
Sikandar Raza |
Zimbabwe |
1.25 Cr |
Will Young |
New Zealand |
1.25 Cr |
Obed McCoy |
West Indies |
1.25 Cr |
Lance Morris |
Australia |
1.25 Cr |
Ashton Agar |
Australia |
1.25 Cr |
James Anderson |
England |
1.25 Cr |
Dominic Drakes |
West Indies |
1.25 Cr |
Matthew Forde |
West Indies |
1.25 Cr |
Keemo Paul |
West Indies |
1.25 Cr |
Mayank Agarwal |
India |
1 Cr |
Alex Carey |
Australia |
1 Cr |
Ashton Turner |
Australia |
1 Cr |
Krishnappa Gowtham |
India |
1 Cr |
Gulbadin Naib |
Afghanistan |
1 Cr |
Taskin Ahmed |
Bangladesh |
1 Cr |
Chris Green |
Australia |
1 Cr |
Shakib Al Hasan |
Bangladesh |
1 Cr |
Mehidy Hasan Miraz |
Bangladesh |
1 Cr |
Benjamin Sears |
West Indies |
1 Cr |
Dan Lawrence |
England |
1 Cr |
Nathan Smith |
New Zealand |
1 Cr |
David Payne |
England |
1 Cr |
Wayne Parnell |
South Africa |
1 Cr |
Waqar Salamkheil |
Afghanistan |
75 Lakhs |
Prithvi Shaw |
India |
75 Lakhs |
K.S Bharat |
India |
75 Lakhs |
Keshav Maharaj |
South Africa |
75 Lakhs |
Vijaykanth Viyaskanth |
Sri Lanka |
75 Lakhs |
Dewald Brevis |
South Africa |
75 Lakhs |
Ben Mcdermott |
Australia |
75 Lakhs |
Kusal Mendis |
Sri Lanka |
75 Lakhs |
Kusal Perera |
Sri Lanka |
75 Lakhs |
Josh Philippe |
Australia |
75 Lakhs |
Rishad Hossain |
Bangladesh |
75 Lakhs |
Zahir Khan Pakten |
Afghanistan |
75 Lakhs |
Nqabayomzi Peter |
South Africa |
75 Lakhs |
Tanveer Sangha |
Australia |
75 Lakhs |
Jeffery Vandersay |
Sri Lanka |
75 Lakhs |
Sediqullah Atal |
Afghanistan |
75 Lakhs |
Brandon King |
West Indies |
75 Lakhs |
Pathum Nissanka |
Sri Lanka |
75 Lakhs |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
Sri Lanka |
75 Lakhs |
Johnson Charles |
West Indies |
75 Lakhs |
Litton Das |
Bangladesh |
75 Lakhs |
Andre Fletcher |
West Indies |
75 Lakhs |
Ollie Pope |
England |
75 Lakhs |
Kyle Verreynne |
South Africa |
75 Lakhs |
Richard Gleeson |
England |
75 Lakhs |
Luke Wood |
England |
75 Lakhs |
Towhid Hridoy |
Bangladesh |
75 Lakhs |