The IPL 2025 mega auction took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24-25 at the Abady Al-Johar Arena and provided an opportunity for the ten IPL clubs to establish their rosters for the next three seasons.
The IPL mega auction, which takes place every three years, allows clubs to reshape their rosters and start over if they like. At the IPL 2025 auction the 10 cricket teams assembled to choose the top players from a pool of 577 cricketers, including 367 Indians and 210 internationals.
In the blog, we will get a glimpse of the IPL auction list with player names, international stars, notable domestic players, details on the IPL auction player pool, and a list of unsold players.
IPL auction list 2025
Here is the full player list for IPL auction 2025 along with its base price and winning bid.
CSK
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Noor Ahmad | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Ravichandaran Ashwin | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹9,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Devon Conway | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹6,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Syed Khaleel Ahmed | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹4,80,00,000 | Capped |
| 5 | Rachin Ravindra | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹4,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Anshul Kamboj | ₹30,00,000 | ₹3,40,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 7 | Rahul Tripathi | ₹75,00,000 | ₹3,40,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Sam Curran | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,40,00,000 | Capped |
| 9 | Gurjapneet Singh | ₹30,00,000 | ₹2,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 10 | Nathan Ellis | ₹1,25,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 11 | Deepak Hooda | ₹75,00,000 | ₹1,70,00,000 | Capped |
| 12 | Jamie Overton | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 13 | Vijay Shankar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Vansh Bedi | ₹30,00,000 | ₹55,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 15 | Andre Siddarth | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 16 | Shreyas Gopal | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 17 | Ramakrishna Ghosh | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 18 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 19 | Mukesh Choudhary | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 20 | Shaik Rasheed | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Delhi Capitals
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Base Price | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | KL Rahul | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹14,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Mitchell Starc | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | T. Natarajan | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Jake Fraser-Mcgurk | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹9,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 5 | Mukesh Kumar | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹8,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Harry Brook | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹6,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 7 | Ashutosh Sharma | ₹30,00,000 | ₹3,80,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 8 | Mohit Sharma | ₹50,00,000 | ₹2,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 9 | Faf Du Plessis | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Sameer Rizvi | ₹30,00,000 | ₹95,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 11 | Donovan Ferreira | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 12 | Dushmantha Chameera | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 13 | Vipraj Nigam | ₹30,00,000 | ₹50,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Karun Nair | ₹30,00,000 | ₹50,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 15 | Madhav Tiwari | ₹30,00,000 | ₹40,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 16 | Tripurana Vijay | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 17 | Manvanth Kumar L | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 18 | Ajay Mandal | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 19 | Darshan Nalkande | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Gujarat Titans
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Jos Buttler | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹15,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Mohammad Siraj | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Kagiso Rabada | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Prasidh Krishna | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹9,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 5 | Washington Sundar | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹3,20,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Sherfane Rutherford | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹2,60,00,000 | Capped |
| 7 | Gerald Coetzee | ₹1,25,00,000 | ₹2,40,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Glenn Phillips | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 9 | R. Sai Kishore | ₹75,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Mahipal Lomror | ₹50,00,000 | ₹1,70,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 11 | Gurnoor Singh Brar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 12 | Mohd. Arshad Khan | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 13 | Karim Janat | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 14 | Jayant Yadav | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 15 | Ishant Sharma | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 16 | Kumar Kushagra | ₹30,00,000 | ₹65,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 17 | Kulwant Khejroliya | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 18 | Manav Suthar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 19 | Anuj Rawat | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 20 | Nishant Sindhu | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Sr. No. | Player | Base price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Venkatesh Iyer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹23,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Anrich Nortje | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹6,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Quinton De Kock | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹3,60,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | ₹30,00,000 | ₹3,00,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 5 | Spencer Johnson | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,80,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Moeen Ali | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 7 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Vaibhav Arora | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,80,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 9 | Ajinkya Rahane | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Rovman Powell | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 11 | Umran Malik | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 12 | Manish Pandey | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 13 | Anukul Roy | ₹30,00,000 | ₹40,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Luvnith Sisodia | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 15 | Mayank Markande | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Mumbai Indians
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Trent Boult | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Deepak Chahar | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹9,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Will Jacks | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹5,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Naman Dhir | ₹30,00,000 | ₹5,25,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 5 | Allah Ghazanfar | ₹75,00,000 | ₹4,80,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Mitchell Santner | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 7 | Ryan Rickelton | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹1,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Lizaad Williams | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 9 | Reece Topley | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Robin Minz | ₹30,00,000 | ₹65,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 11 | Karn Sharma | ₹50,00,000 | ₹50,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 12 | Vignesh Puthur | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 13 | Arjun Tendulkar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Bevan John Jacobs | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 15 | Venkata Satyanarayana Penmetsa | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 16 | Raj Angad Bawa | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 17 | Shrijith Krishnan | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 18 | Ashwani Kumar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Punjab Kings
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Shreyas Iyer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹26,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Yuzvendra Chahal | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Arshdeep Singh | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Marcus Stoinis | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 5 | Marco Jansen | ₹1,25,00,000 | ₹7,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Nehal Wadhera | ₹30,00,000 | ₹4,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 7 | Glenn Maxwell | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹4,20,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Priyansh Arya | ₹30,00,000 | ₹3,80,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 9 | Josh Inglis | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,60,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Azmatullah Omarzai | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹2,40,00,000 | Capped |
| 11 | Lockie Ferguson | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 12 | Vyshak Vijaykumar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,80,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 13 | Yash Thakur | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,60,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Harpreet Brar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 15 | Aaron Hardie | ₹1,25,00,000 | ₹1,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 16 | Vishnu Vinod | ₹30,00,000 | ₹95,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 17 | Xavier Bartlett | ₹75,00,000 | ₹80,00,000 | Capped |
| 18 | Kuldeep Sen | ₹75,00,000 | ₹80,00,000 | Capped |
| 19 | Pravin Dubey | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 20 | Pyla Avinash | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 21 | Suryansh Shedge | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 22 | Musheer Khan | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 23 | Harnoor Pannu | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Rajasthan Royals
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Jofra Archer | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Tushar Deshpande | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹6,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Wanindu Hasaranga | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹5,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Maheesh Theekshana | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹4,40,00,000 | Capped |
| 5 | Nitish Rana | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹4,20,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 7 | Kwena Maphaka | ₹75,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Akash Madhwal | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 9 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,10,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 10 | Shubham Dubey | ₹30,00,000 | ₹80,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 11 | Yudhvir Charak | ₹30,00,000 | ₹35,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 12 | Ashok Sharma | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 13 | Kunal Rathore | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Kumar Kartikeya Singh | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Josh Hazlewood | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹12,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Phil Salt | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Jitesh Sharma | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹11,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 5 | Liam Livingstone | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹8,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Rasikh Dar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹6,00,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 7 | Krunal Pandya | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹5,75,00,000 | Capped |
| 8 | Tim David | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹3,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 9 | Jacob Bethell | ₹1,25,00,000 | ₹2,60,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Suyash Sharma | ₹30,00,000 | ₹2,60,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 11 | Devdutt Padikkal | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 12 | Nuwan Thushara | ₹75,00,000 | ₹1,60,00,000 | Capped |
| 13 | Romario Shepherd | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Capped |
| 14 | Lungisani Ngidi | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹1,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 15 | Swapnil Singh | ₹30,00,000 | ₹50,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 16 | Mohit Rathee | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 17 | Abhinandan Singh | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 18 | Swastik Chhikara | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 19 | Manoj Bhandage | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
| Sr. No. | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid | Capped/ Uncapped |
| 1 | Ishan Kishan | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹11,25,00,000 | Capped |
| 2 | Mohammad Shami | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹10,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 3 | Harshal Patel | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹8,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 4 | Abhinav Manohar | ₹30,00,000 | ₹3,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 5 | Rahul Chahar | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹3,20,00,000 | Capped |
| 6 | Adam Zampa | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹2,40,00,000 | Capped |
| 7 | Simarjeet Singh | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,50,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 8 | Eshan Malinga | ₹30,00,000 | ₹1,20,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 9 | Brydon Carse | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹1,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 10 | Jaydev Unadkat | ₹1,00,00,000 | ₹1,00,00,000 | Capped |
| 11 | Kamindu Mendis | ₹75,00,000 | ₹75,00,000 | Capped |
| 12 | Zeeshan Ansari | ₹30,00,000 | ₹40,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 13 | Sachin Baby | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 14 | Aniket Verma | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
| 15 | Atharva Taide | ₹30,00,000 | ₹30,00,000 | Uncapped |
Unsold players in IPL auction list
There are number of players who were unsold in the negotiation that are listed below:
- Devdutt Padikkal
- David Warner
- Jonny Bairstow
- Waqar Salamkheil
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Yash Dhull
- Utkarsh Singh
- Upendra Yadav
- Luvnith Sisodia
- Kartik Tyagi
- Piyush Chawla
- Shreyas Gopal
International Stars in IPL Auction 2025
This year’s auction proved to be one of the most intense auctions in the history of the IPL due to the high number of top international cricketing stars. Larger PP bids for fast bowlers like Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Jofra Archer also showcased the franchises’ focus on bolstering their fast bowling stocks
The most notable player acquisition related to IPL was regarding Shreyas Iyer, who was bought for ₹26.75 crore, which is the most expensive bid in IPL History. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant, an Indian cricketer, bagged a big deal with Lucknow SuperGiants, confirming that India holds supremacy in the global and domestic cricket market.
There were other notable big buys as well as some international stars, including Alex Hales, Kane Williamson, and Marcus Stoinis, whose bids reflected the potential of showcasing their abilities.
IPL Auction Player Pool Details
The player selection was done vigorously to balance the international players with the domestic talent that the club has to offer. Of these 574 players, 300 were new Indian players who had not played any international cricket before this series.
At the same time, 50 were capped Indian players who had played at least one international match before the series, and 224 were world-class internationals.
This kind of distribution provided teams with the capability to plan carefully and coordinate their choices based on their requirements. Another interesting concept the management adopted was the selection of power hitters, death over bowlers, as well as floaters in the pool so that franchises could have many choices to make.
Domestic Players in IPL Auction 2025
The auction favoured domestic players as franchises were willing to buy the best Indian talent. There were massive auctions of players like Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, and Abhishek Sharma, as teams wanted to strengthen their squads with class-performing domestic players.
Controversial picks like the inclusion of Vaibhav Suryavanshi were also expected, which proved that the management of the IPL continues to scout for raw talent. Similarly, experienced domestic players, who had performed well in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare tournaments, were also in demand.
Final Takeaway
The IPL 2025 auction was perfect evidence of how the tournament is also changing year by year, with teams taking risks and paying big money for world-class T20 players and young talents.
The strategies adopted by respective teams will, in one way or the other, define the coming season, and fans look forward to another interesting season of IPL.
The most expensive player at the IPL 2025 auction is Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore to LSG), and the most expensive overseas player is Jos Buttler (₹15.75 crore to GT). Rishabh Pant has also taken the lead as the most expensive Indian player, and Rasikh Dar (₹6 crore to RCB) has got the title of most expensive uncapped player.
Each team received a budget of ₹120 crore to construct a squad of 18-25 players for IPL 2025.
FAQs
Future IPL auctions consist of mega auctions planned for every three years, while mini auctions that are to be held in the meantime assist the teams in making minor modifications. The next mega auction will occur only in 2028, meaning franchises have enough time to reorganize themselves and iron out their primary squad.
Perhaps the most entailing feature of any given IPL auction is the strategies the franchises employ. Because they do not have a lot of money to spend, the teams have to strategize how to buy players to create a good team. The auction strategies for IPL 2025 were different for each team, and some teams included more foreigners, while some bet more on domestic talent.
Chennai Super Kings conducted their business as usual, and their superior planning was clear, while Lucknow Super Giants appear weak on paper despite signing Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking fee. Once again, the Gujarat Titans made wise purchases, amassing a roster capable of propelling them back into the top four.
The IPL 2025 auction reintroduces the Right to Match (RTM) card, which allows clubs to keep players by matching the highest bid from other franchises. Teams can keep up to six players, with RTM cards available depending on pre-auction retention.
LSG bought Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore, making him the most costly player in IPL history.
