IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 1: Punjab Kings Top Spending

As day one winded up at IPL 2025 Auction, 72 players were sold and 12 went unsold. So Who bought Who at the Jeddah IPL 2025 Auctions.

Anupama VM

25 Nov 2024, 05:34 AM IST

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A total of 574 players are set to enter the IPL 2025 mega auction, out of which 366 are Indian and 208 are overseas players. (Photo Source: Indian Premier League\X)</p></div>

A total of 574 players are set to enter the IPL 2025 mega auction, out of which 366 are Indian and 208 are overseas players. (Photo Source: Indian Premier League\X)

Punjab Kings spent Rs 88 crore, highest by any team, on the first day of IPL Mega Auction 2025. Bagging the second most expensive player Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 cr, Punjab team now has Rs 22.50 crore left in its pocket.

As day one winded up, 72 players were sold and 12 went unsold. Let’s look at the teams and the players for IPL 2025.

The 10 cricket teams will be looking to fill their squad, of a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 25 players for IPL 2025. Each team has been allotted a total budget of Rs 120 crore.

Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2024 Auction Chennai Super Kings squad.

Auction spent: Rs 39.40 crore
Retentions: Rs 65.00 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 15.60 crore
RTM cards available – 0
Players: 12/25

Players bought in IPL 2025 mega auction:

Rahul Tripathi: Rs 3.40 crore
Devon Conway: Rs 6.25 crore
Vijay Shankar: Rs 1.25 crore
Rachin Ravindra (RTM): Rs 4.00 crore
Ravichandran Aswin: Rs 9.75 crore
Noor Ahmad: Rs 2.00 crore
Khaleel Ahmad: Rs 4.80 crore

Players Retained for IPL 2025:

Ruturaj Gaikwad: Rs 18 crore
Matheesha Pathirana: Rs 13 crore
Shivam Dube: Rs 12 crore
Ravindra Jadeja: Rs 18 crore
MS Dhoni: Rs 4 crore (uncapped)

Delhi Capitals

IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs.

Auction spent: Rs 59.20 crore
Retentions: Rs 47 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 13.80 crore
RTM cards available – 1
Players: 13/25

Players bought in IPL 2025 mega auction:

Karun Nair: Rs 50 lakh
Harry Brook: Rs 6.25 crore
Jake Fraser-McGurk (RTM): Rs 9 crore
KL Rahul: Rs 14 crore
Sameer Rizvi: Rs 95.0 lakh
Ashutosh Sharma: Rs 3.80 crore
Mitchell Starc: Rs 11.75 crore
Mohit Sharma Rs 2.20 crore
T Natarajan: Rs 10.75 crore

Players Retained for IPL 2025:

Axar Patel: Rs 16.5 crore
Kuldeep Yadav: Rs 13.25 crore
Tristan Stubbs: Rs 10 crore
Abishek Porel: Rs 4 crore

Gujarat Titans

(Gujarat Titans Twitter)

Auction spent: Rs 51.50 crore
Retentions: Rs 51 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 17.50 crore
RTM cards available: 1 (capped)
Players: 14/25

Players bought in IPL 2025 mega auction:

Kumar Kushagra: Rs 65 lakh
Anuj Rawat: Rs 30 lakh
Jos Buttler: Rs 15.75 crore
Nishant Sindhu: Rs 30 lakh
Mahipal Lomror: Rs 1.70 crore
Manav Suthar: Rs 30 lakh
Kagiso Rabada: Rs 10.75 crore
Prasidh Krishna: Rs 9.50 crore
Mohammed Siraj: Rs 12.25 crore

Players Retained for IPL 2025:

Rashid Khan: Rs 18 crore
Shubman Gill: Rs 16.5 crore
B Sai Sudharshan: Rs 8.5 crore
Rahul Tewatia: Rs 4 crore
Shahrukh Khan: Rs 4 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders

<div class="paragraphs"><p>As the deadline for player retention passed, the IPL franchises, including KKR, CSK, RCB, MI, SRH, RR, GT, LSG, DC, Punjab Kings, have strategically selected their retained players under the TATA IPL Player Regulations for 2025–27. (Kolkata Knight Riders with the Tata IPL 2024 trophy. Source: KKR website)</p></div>

As the deadline for player retention passed, the IPL franchises, including KKR, CSK, RCB, MI, SRH, RR, GT, LSG, DC, Punjab Kings, have strategically selected their retained players under the TATA IPL Player Regulations for 2025–27. (Kolkata Knight Riders with the Tata IPL 2024 trophy. Source: KKR website)

Auction spent: Rs 40.95 crore
Retentions: Rs 69 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 10.05 crore
RTM cards available: 0
Players: 13/25

Players bought in IPL 2025 mega auction: