The IPL 2025 Mega Auction started yesterday, Sunday, November 24th. It’s a big event where cricket teams buy players to play for them in the IPL. Teams bid money to get their favorite players. Some big names like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were bought for a lot of money.
How do IPL Megha Auction words?
- A list of cricket players is made, and each player has a starting price.
- Each team has a certain amount of money to spend on buying players.
- The auction starts, and teams bid on players they want. The team that bids the highest amount gets the player.
- Teams bid by raising the price of a player. The bidding continues until only one team is left, and they win the player.
- Teams use the auction to build their team for the upcoming IPL season.
IPL 2024 Megha Auction: Day 1
The first day of the IPL 2024 mega auction was an exciting one, with franchises splashing big money on star players.
- IPL franchises spent a whopping Rs 467.95 crore to buy 72 players.
- Rishabh Pant (LSG, Rs 27 crore) became the most expensive player in IPL history, followed by Shreyas Iyer (PBKS, Rs 26.75 crore) and Venkatesh Iyer (KKR, Rs 23.75 crore).
- Yuzvendra Chahal (PBKS, Rs 18 crore) became the most expensive Indian spinner, while Arshdeep Singh (PBKS, Rs 18 crore) fetched the highest price for an Indian pacer.
IPL 2024 Megha Auction: Day 2
Day 2 promises another exciting chapter with big names like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Faf du Plessis, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Deepak Chahar, and Krunal Pandya going under the hammer.
Remaining Purse
Royal Challengers Bangalore has the most remaining purse (Rs 30.65 crore) after Day 1. Here’s a look at the remaining purse for all teams:
| Team | Remaining Purse (Cr) |
| RCB | 30.65 |
| MI | 26.10 |
| PBKS | 22.50 |
| GT | 17.50 |
| RR | 17.35 |
| CSK | 15.60 |
| LSG | 14.85 |
| DC | 13.80 |
| KKR | 10.05 |
| SRH | 5.15 |
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Sold Players
| Player | Team | Price (Cr) |
| Rishabh Pant | LSG | 27 |
| Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | 26.75 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | KKR | 23.75 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | PBKS | 18 |
| Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 18 |
| KL Rahul | DC | 14 |
| Jos Buttler | GT | 15.75 |
| Kagiso Rabada | GT | 10.75 |
| Mohammed Shami | SRH | 10 |
| Mohammed Siraj | GT | 12.25 |
| Marcus Stoinis | PBKS | 11 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | CSK | 9.75 |
| Mitchell Starc | DC | 11.75 |
| Trent Boult | MI | 12.50 |
| Jofra Archer | RR | 12.50 |
| Ishan Kishan | SRH | 11.25 |
| David Miler | LSG | 7.5 |
| Devon Conway | CSK | 6.25 |
| Harry Brook | DC | 6.25 |
| Rachin Ravindra | CSK | 4 |
| Liam Livingstone | RCB | 8.75 |
| Phil Salt | RCB | 11.5 |
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Unsold Players from IPL Auction 2025
The IPL Auction 2025 saw several notable players go unsold. Here is the complete list of unsold players:
- Devdutt Padikkal
- David Warner
- Jonny Bairstow
- Waqar Salamkheil
- Yash Dhull
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Piyush Chawla
- Kartik Tyagi
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