The IPL 2025 Auction opened with some intense bidding war over marquee players. And the trend continued for the rest of the auction held at Abady Al Johar Arena in Jeddah.
The 12 marquee players headlined the auction, with Arsheep Singh being the first to go under the hammer. The Indian seamer returned to Punjab Kings (PBKS) at INR 18 crore with the franchise exercising the RTM card.
Two captaincy potentials Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged some hefty deals moving to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), respectively. Pant broke all the records to become the most expensive buy at INR 27 crore, followed by Iyer at INR 26.75 crore.
Venkatesh Iyer was the other player to get a 20+ crore bid, with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) going all in for their former player. They bought the left-hand batter for INR 23.75 crore.
Below you can check out the complete squads of all 10 teams after the IPL 2025 auction.
Chennai Super Kings
The highlight for CSK was the homecoming of R. Ashwin and Sam Curran. They purchased the ace Indian spinner for INR 9.75 crore and the English all-rounder for INR 2.40 crore.
CSK bought back Devon Conway for 6.25 crore and used RTM for Rachin Ravindra at INR 4 crore. The franchise bolstered their spin attack by adding Noor Ahmed for INR 10 crore.
CSK Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Andre Siddharth C (30 lakh), Devon Conway (6.25 crore), Rahul Tripathi (3.40 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 crore via retention), Shaik Rasheed (30 lakh)
Bowlers: Gurjapneet Singh (2.20 crore), Khaleel Ahmed (4.80 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (13 crore via retention), Mukesh Chaudhary (30 lakh), Nathan Ellis (1.25 crore), Noor Ahmed (10 crore), Shreyas Gopal (30 lakh),
All-Rounders: Anshul Kamboj (3.40 crore), Deepak Hooda (1.70 crore), Jamie Overton (1.50 crore), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (30 lakh), Rachin Ravindra (4 crore via RTM), Ravichandran Ashwin (9.75 crore), Ramakrishna Ghosh (30 lakh), Ravindra Jadeja (18 crore via retention), Sam Curran (2.40 crore), Shivam Dube (12 crore via retention), Vijay Shankar (1.20 crore)
Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni (4 crore via retention), Vansh Bedi (55 lakh)
Delhi Capitals
Delhi snapped up KL Rahul for 14 crore while using RTM for Jake Fraser-McGurk at INR 9 crore. They also went all in to acquire the services of Mitchell Starc for INR 11.75 crore.
DC have solidified their pace attack by adding T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, and Mohit Sharma.
DC Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Faf du Plessis (2 crore), Harry Brook (6.25 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (9 crore via RTM), Karun Nair (50 lakh)
Bowlers: Dushmantha Chameera (75 lakh), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 crore via retention), Mitchell Starc (11.75 crore), Mohit Sharma (2.20 crore), Mukesh Kumar (8 crore), T Natarajan (10.75 crore)
All-Rounders: Ajay Jadav Mandal (30 lakh), Ashutosh Sharma (3.80 crore), Axar Patel (16.50 crore via retention), Darshan Nalkande (30 lakh), Madhav Tiwari (40 lakh), Manvath Kumar (30 lakh), Sameer Rizvi (95 lakh), Tripurana Vijay (30 lakh), Vipraj Nigam (50 lakh)
Wicketkeepers: Abishek Porel (4 crore via retention), Donovan Ferreira (75 lakh), KL Rahul (14 crore), Tristan Stubbs (10 crore via retention)
Gujarat Titans
Jos Buttler headlined Gujarat auction proceedings, getting a winning bid of INR 15.75 crore. They replenished their pace attack by getting Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Gerald Coetzee, and Prasidh Krishna.
GT Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Glenn Phillips (2 crore), Sai Sudharsan (8.50 crore via retention), Shubman Gill (16.50 crore via retention)
Bowlers: Gurnoor Brar (1.30 crore), Ishant Sharma (75 lakh), Kagiso Rabada (10.75), Kulwant Khejroliya (30 lakh), Manav Suthar (30 lakh), Mohammed Siraj (12.25 crore), Prasidh Krishna (9.50 crore)
All-Rounders: Arshad Khan (1.30 crore), Gerald Coetzee (2.40 crore), Jayant Yadav (75 lakh), Karim Janat (75 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (1.70 crore), Nishant Sindhu (30 lakh), Rashid Khan (18 crore via retention), Rahul Tewatia (4 crore via retention), R Sai Kishore (2 crore), Shahrukh Khan (4 crore via retention), Sherfane Rutherford (2.60 crore), Washington Sundar (3.20 crore)
Wicketkeepers: Anuj Rawat (30 lakh), Jos Buttler (15.75 crore), Kumar Kushagra (65 lakh)
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR were so adamant about getting Venkatesh Iyer back in the squad. They spent a whopping INR 23.75 crore on the all-rounder. They added two wicketkeepers and potential opening options, Quinton de Kock and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
KKR Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Ajinkya Rahane (1.50 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (3 crore), Manish Pandey (75 lakh), Rinku Singh (13 crore via retention)
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje (6.50 crore), Harshit Rana (4 crore via retention), Mayank Markande (30 lakh), Spencer Johnson (2.80 crore), Umran Malik (75 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (1.80 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (12 crore via retention)
All-Rounders: Andre Russell (12 crore via retention), Anukul Roy (40 lakh), Moeen Ali (2 crore), Ramandeep Singh (4 crore via retention), Rovman Powell (1.50 crore), Sunil Narine (12 crore via retention), Venkatesh Iyer (23.75 crore)
Wicketkeepers: Luvnith Sisodia (30 lakh), Quinton de Kock (3.60 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2 crore)
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow got the potential captaincy candidate, Rishabh Pant, for the highest-ever bid of INR 27 crore. They also added power to their pace attack by signing Akash Deep and Avesh Khan.
LSG Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Aiden Markram (2 crore), Ayush Badoni (4 crore via retention), David Miller (7.50 crore), Himmat Singh (30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (75 lakh)
Bowlers: Akash Deep (8 crore), Akash Singh (30 lakh), Avesh Khan (9.75 crore), Digvesh Singh (30 lakh), Manimaran Siddharth (75 lakh), Mayank Yadav (11 crore via retention), Mohsin Khan (4 crore via retention), Prince Yadav (30 lakh), Ravi Bishnoi (11 crore via retention), Shamar Joseph (75 lakh)
All-Rounders: Abdul Samad (4.20 crore), Arshin Kulkarni (30 lakh), Mitchell Marsh (3.40 crore), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (2.40 crore), Yuvraj Chaudhary (30 lakh)
Wicketkeepers: Aryna Juyal (30 lakh), Nicholas Pooran (21 crore via retention), Rishabh Pant (27 crore)
Mumbai Indians
Trent Boult made his way back to MI for INR 12.50 crore, adding firepower to the pace attack. Deepak Chahar also joined the attack led by Jasprit Bumrah.
MI Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Bevon Jacobs (30 lakh), Rohit Sharma (16.30 crore via retention), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 crore via retention), Tilak Varma (8 crore via retention)
Bowlers: Allah Ghazanfar (4.80 crore), Arjun Tendulkar (30 lakh), Ashwani Kumar (30 lakh), Deepak Chahar (9.25 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (18 crore via retention), Karn Sharma (50 lakh), Lizaad Williams (75 lakh), Reece Topley (75 lakh), Satyanarayana Raju (30 lakh), Trent Boult (12.50 crore), Will Jacks (5.25 crore)
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya (16.35 crore via retention), Mitchell Santner (2 crore), Naman Dhir (5.25 crore via RTM), Raj Bawa (30 lakh), Vignesh Puthur (30 lakh)
Wicketkeepers: Krishnan Shrijith (30 lakh), Ryan Rickelton (1 crore), Robin Minz (65 lakh)
Punjab Kings
The Ricky Ponting-led PBKS management kept the paddle up for Shreyas Iyer in an intense bidding war. They acquired the batter and their future captain for INR 26.75 crore.
PBKS went after Australian players, adding Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Josh Inglish to the squad. They also used RTM for Arshdeep Singh, getting him back for INR 18 crore.
PBKS Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Harnoor Singh (30 lakh), Musheer Khan (30 lakh), Nehal Wadhera (4.20 crore), Pyla Avinash (30 lakh), Shreyas Iyer (26.75 crore)
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh (18 crore via RTM), Kuldeep Sen (80 lakh), Lockie Ferguson (2 crore), Vijaykumar Vyshak (1.80 crore), Yash Thakur (1.60 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (18 crore), Xavier Bartlett (80 lakh)
All-Rounders: Aaron Hardie (1.25 crore), Azmatullah Omarzai (2.40 crore), Glenn Maxwell (4.20 crore), Harpreet Brar (1.50 crore), Marco Jansen (7 crore), Marcus Stoinis (11 crore), Praveen Dubey (30 lakh), Priyansh Arya (3.80 crore), Shashank Singh (5.50 crore via retention), Suryansh Shedge (30 lakh)
Wicketkeepers: Josh Inglis (2.60 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (4 crore via retention), Vishnu Vinod (95 lakh)
Rajasthan Royals
Jofra Archer moved back to RR for INR 12.50 crore, while Wanindu Hasaranga came on board for INR 5.25 crore.
RR included two Indian seamers, Akash Madhwal and Tushar Deshpande, bolstering their pace attack.
RR Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer (11 crore), Shubham Dubey (80 lakh), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (1.10 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 crore)
Bowlers: Akash Madhwal (1.20 crore), Ashok Sharma (30 lakh), Fazalhaq Farooqi (2 crore), Jofra Archer (12.50 crore), Kumar Kartikeya (30 lakh), Kwena Maphaka (1.50 crore), Maheesh Theekshana (4.40 crore), Sandeep Sharma (4 crore), Tushar Deshpande (6.50 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (5.25 crore)
All-Rounders: Nitish Rana (4.20 crore), Riyan Parag (14 crore via retention), Yudhvir Singh Charak (35 lakh)
Wicketkeepers: Dhruv Jurel (14 crore), Kunal Singh Rathore (30 lakh), Sanju Samson (18 crore)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCB made some high-profile signings. They strengthened their fast bowling stock with Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Rasikh Dar Salam.
They found Glenn Maxwell’s replacement in Liam Livingstone for INR 8.75 crore. And they signed two wicketkeepers, Phil Salt and Jitesh Sharma.
RCB Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Devdutt Padikkal (2 crore), Rajat Patidar (11 crore), Swastik Chikara (30 lakh), Virat Kohli (21 crore)
Bowlers: Abhinandan Singh (30 lakh), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10.75 crore), Josh Hazlewood (12.50 crore), Lungi Ngidi (1 crore), Mohit Rathee (30 lakh), Nuwan Thushara (1.60 crore), Rasikh Dar Salam (6 crore), Suyash Sharma (2.60 crore), Yash Dayal (5 crore)
All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya (5.75 crore), Jacob Bethell (2.60 crore), Liam Livingstone (8.75 crore), Manoj Bhandage (30 lakh), Romario Shepherd (1.50 crore), Swapnil Singh (50 lakh via RTM), Tim David (3 crore)
Wicketkeepers: Jitesh Sharma (11 crore), Phil Salt (11.50 crore)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH were short on good spin-bowling options last season. And they fulfilled it this time by adding Adam Zampa and Rahul Chahar.
The franchise also added Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel to their seam-bowling roster.
SRH Squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Abhinav Manohar (3.20 crore), Aniket Verma (30 lakh), Atharva Taide (30 lakh), Sachin Baby (30 lakh)
Bowlers: Adam Zampa (2.40 crore), Eshan Malinga (1.20 crore), Jaydev Unadkat (1 crore), Mohammed Shami (10 crore), Rahul Chahar (3.20 crore), Simarjeet Singh (1.50 crore), Zeeshan Ansari (40 lakh)
All-Rounders: Abhishek Sharma (14 crore via retention), Brydon Carse (1 crore), Harshal Patel (8 crore), Kamindu Mendis (75 lakh), Nitish Reddy (6 crore via retention), Pat Cummins (18 crore via retention), Travis Head (14 crore via retention)
Wicketkeepers: Heinrich Klaasen (23 crore via retention), Ishan Kishan (11.25 crore)
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