IPL Mega Auction 2025 Highlights: Sold And Unsold Players List

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is almost here promising a thrilling extravaganza that unites cricket lovers globally. IPL 2025 will have higher stakes, fiercer rivalries, and unparalleled excitement. With the iconic tournament celebrating its legacy while embracing innovation, IPL 2025 will introduce fresh talents, bold strategies, and new venues that set the stage for unforgettable battles.

The IPL is around us so its auction took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25 as the 10 teams filled the remaining slots in their squads ahead of the new season. The changed rules before the mega auction allowed teams to retain as many as 6 players or go with 5 players and use the right-to-match (RTM) on the one they would like to bring back from the auction.

Why is the IPL 2025 auction a ‘mega auction’?

Every three years, the IPL franchises reset the sorts. They are allowed to retain only a small number of players – a maximum of six this time – and must rebuild their squads at the mega auction. In other years, in between mega auctions, teams can retain as many players as they like before a ‘mini auction’, which takes place over one day. Mega auctions take two days because the number of players up for bidding is much higher than at mini auctions.

What is the Right To Match (RTM) option?

The Right To Match (RTM) option allows a team to match the highest bid for a player who was part of their squad last season. The RTM card has been reintroduced with a modification. The team placing the winning bid will get one final chance to increase their offer, and then the original team must decide whether to match the new bid or skip.

How many players were sold at the auction?

1577 players registered for the mega auction and the player pool has been reduced to 577, with 367 Indian players and 210 overseas players. The 10 teams collectively have 204 available slots to fill, including 70 spots for overseas players. The Oldest and youngest players included in IPL auction bidding are England’s James Anderson at 43 and Bihar’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at just 14. Incidentally, both players are eyeing their maiden IPL gig.

Who are the retained players by each team?

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni

Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel

Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh

Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni

Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma

Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head

The Remaining purse and slots for each team?

• CSK: 55 crore. Remaining slots – 21, Overseas – 7
• DC: 73 corere. Remaining slots – 21, Overseas – 7
• KKR: 51crore – Remaining slots – 19, Overseas 6
• RCB: 83 crore – Remaining slots – 22, Overseas – 8
• RR: 41 crore. Remaining slots – 19, Overseas – 7
• LSG: 69 crore – Remaining slots – 20, Overseas – 7
• MI: 45 – crore – Remaining Slots – 20, Overseas 7
• SRH: 45 crore – Remaining Slots – 20, Overseas 5
• GT: 69 crore – Remaining slots – 20, Overseas 7
• PBKS: 110.5 crore – Remaining slots – 23, Overseas 8

Here Is The List Of Sold Players On IPL 2025 Auction

1. Arshdeep Singh: Punjab Kings – Rs 18 CR (RTM)

2. Kagiso Rabada: Gujarat Titans – Rs 10.75 CR

3. Shreyas Iyer: Punjab Kings – Rs 26.75 CR

4. Jos Buttler: Gujarat Titans – Rs 15.75 CR

5. Mitchell Starc: Delhi Capitals – Rs 11.75 CR

6. Rishabh Pant: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 27 CR

7. Mohammed Shami: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 10 CR

8. David Miller: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 7.5 CR

9. Yuzvendra Chahal: Punjab Kings – Rs 18 CR

10. Mohammed Siraj: Gujarat Titans – Rs 12.25 CR

11. Liam Livingstone: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 8.75 CR

12. KL Rahul: Delhi Capitals – Rs 14 CR

13. Harry Brook: Delhi Capitals – Rs 6.25 CR

14. Aiden Markram: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 2 CR

15. Devon Conway: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 6.25 CR

16. Rahul Tripathi: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 3.4 CR

17. Jake Fraser-McGurk: Delhi Capitals – Rs 9 CR (RTM)

18. Harshal Patel: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 8 CR

19. Rachin Ravindra: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 4 CR (RTM)

20. R Ashwin: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 9.75 CR

21. Venkatesh Iyer: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 23.75 CR

22. Marcus Stoinis: Punjab Kings – Rs 11 CR

23. Mitchell Marsh: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 3.4 CR

24. Glenn Maxwell: Punjab Kings – Rs 4.2 CR

25. Quinton de Kock: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 3.6 CR

26. Phil Salt: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 11.5 CR

27. Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 2 CR

28. Ishan Kishan: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 11.25 CR

29. Jitesh Sharma: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 11 CR

30. Josh Hazlewood: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 12.5 CR

31. Prasidh Krishna: Gujarat Titans – Rs 9.5 CR

32. Avesh Khan: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 9.75 CR

33. Anrich Nortje: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 6.5 CR

34. Jofra Archer: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 12.5 CR

35. Khaleel Ahmed: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 4.8 CR

36. T Natarajan: Delhi Capitals – Rs 10.75 CR

37. Trent Boult: Mumbai Indians – Rs 12.5 CR

38. Rahul Chahar: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 3.2 CR

39. Adam Zampa: Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs 2.4 CR

40. Wanindu Hasaranga: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 5.25 CR

41. Noor Ahmad: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 10 CR

42. Maheesh Theekshana: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 4.4 CR

43. Atharva Taide: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 30L

44. Nehal Wadhera: Punjab Kings – Rs 4.2 CR

45. Karun Nair: Delhi Capitals – Rs 50L

46. Abhinav Manohar: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 3.20 CR

47. Angkrish Raghuvanshi: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 3 CR

48. Nishant Sindhu: Gujarat Titans – Rs 30L

49. Sameer Rizvi: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 95L

50. Naman Dhir: Mumbai Indians – Rs 5.25 CR (RTM)

51. Abdul Samad: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 4.2 CR

52. Harpreet Brar: Punjab Kings – Rs 1.5 CR

53. Vijay Shankar: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1.2 CR

54. Mahipal Lomror: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.7 CR

55. Ashutosh Sharma: Delhi Capitals – Rs 3.8 CR

56. Kumar Kushagra: Gujarat Titans – Rs 65L

57. Robin Minz: Mumbai Indians – Rs 65L

58. Anuj Rawat: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 30L

59. Aryan Juyal: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30L

60. Vishnu Vinod: Punjab Kings – Rs 95L

61. Rasikh Salam Dar: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 6 CR

62. Akash Madhwal: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.2 CR

63. Mohit Sharma: Delhi Capitals – Rs 2.2 CR

64. Vijaykumar Vyshak: Punjab Kings – Rs 1.8 CR

65. Vaibhav Arora: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1.8 CR

66. Yash Thakur: Punjab Kings – Rs 1.6 CR

67. Simarjeet Singh: Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 1.5 CR

68. Suyash Sharma: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 2.6 CR

69. Karn Sharma: Mumbai Indians – Rs 50L

70. Mayank Markande: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 30L

71. Kumar Kartikeya: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 30L

72. Manav Suthar: Gujarat Titans – Rs 30L

73. Rovman Powell: Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1.5 cr

74. Faf du Plessis: Delhi Capitals – Rs 2 cr

75. Washington Sundar: Gujarat Titans – Rs 3.2 cr

76. Sam Curran: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 2 cr

77. Marco Jansen: Punjab Kings – Rs 7 cr

78. Krunal Pandya: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 5.75 cr

79. Nitish Rana: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 4.2 cr

80. Ryan Rickleton: Mumbai Indians – Rs 1 cr

81. Josh Inglis: Punjab Kings – Rs 2.6 cr

82. Tushar Deshpande: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 6.5 cr

83. Gerald Coetzee: Gujarat Titans – Rs 2.4 cr

84. Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 10.75 cr.

85. Mukesh Kumar: Delhi Capitals – Rs 8 cr

86. Deepak Chahar: Mumbai Indians – Rs 9.25 cr

87. Akash Deep: Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 8 cr

88. Lockie Ferguson: Punjab Kings – Rs 2 cr

89. Allah Ghazanfar: Mumbai Indians – Rs 4.8 cr

90. Shubham Dubey: Rajasthan Royals – Rs 80 lakh 

91. Shaik Rasheed: Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh

92. Himmat Singh – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh 

93. Anshul Kamboj – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 3.40 crore

94. Arshad Khan – Gujarat Titans – Rs 1.30 crore

95. Darshan Nalkande – Delhi Capitals – Rs 30 lakh

96. Swapnil Singh – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 50 lakh

97. Gurnoor Brar – Gujarat Titans – Rs 1.30 crore

98. Mukesh Choudhary – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh

99. Zeeshan Ansari – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 40 lakh

100. M Siddharth – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 75 lakh 

101. Digvesh Singh – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh

102. Manish Pandey – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 75 lakh

103. Sherfane Rutherford – Gujarat Titans – Rs 2.60 crore

104. Shahbaz Ahmed – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 2.40 crore

105. Tim David – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 3 crore

106. Deepak Hooda – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1.70 crore

107. Will Jacks – Mumbai Indians – Rs 5.25 crore

108. Azmatullah Omarzai – Punjab Kings – Rs 2.40 crore

109. Sai Kishore – Gujarat Titans – Rs 2 crore

110. Romario Shepherd – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 1.50 crore

111. Spencer Johnson – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 2.80 crore

112. Ishant Sharma – Gujarat Titans – Rs 75 lakh

113. Nuwan Thusara – Royal Challenges Bengaluru – Rs 1.60 crore

114. Jaydev Unadkat – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 1 crore

115. Harnoor Pannu – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh

116. Yudhvir Charak – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 35 lakh

117. Ashwani Kumar – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh

118. Akash Singh – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh

119. Gurjapneet Singh – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 2.20 crore 

120. Mitchell Santner – Mumbai Indians – Rs 2 crore

121. Jayant Yadav – Gujarat Titans – Rs 75 lakh 

122. Fazalhaq Farooqui – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 2 crore

123. Kuldeep Sen – Punjab Kings – Rs 80 lakh

124. Reece Topley – Mumbai Indians – Rs 75 lakh

125. Priyansh Arya – Punjab Kings – Rs 3.80 crore

126. Manoj Bhandage – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 30 lakh

127. Vipraj Nigam – Delhi Capitals – Rs 50 Lakh

128. KL Shrijith – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh

129. Jacob Bethell – Royal Challengers Bengaluru – RS 2.60 crore

130. Brydon Carse – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 1 crore

131. Aaron Hardie – Punjab Kings – Rs 1.25 crore

132. Kamindu Mendis – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 75 lakh

133. D Chameera – Delhi Capitals – Rs 75 lakh

134. Nathan Ellis – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 2 crore

135. Shamar Joseph – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 75 lakh

136. Aniket Verma – SunRisers Hyderabad – Rs 30 lakh 

137. Raj Angad Bawa – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh

138. Musheer Khan – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh

139. Suryansh Shedge – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh

140. Prince Yadav –  Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh

141. Jamie Overton – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 1.50 crore

142. Xavier Bartlett – Punjab Kings – Rs 80 lakh

143. Yuvraj Chaudhary – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 30 lakh

144. Kamlesh Nagarkoti  – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh

145. Pyla Avinash – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh 

146. Ramakrishna Ghosh – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 30 lakh

147. Satyanarayana Raju – Mumbai Indians – Rs 30 lakh

148. Vaibhav Suryavanshi – RR – Rs 1.10 crore

149. Eshan Malinga – SRH – Rs 1.20 crore

150. Devdutt Padikkal – RCB – Rs 2 crore 

151.  Luvnith Sisodia – KKR – Rs 30 lakh

152. Shreyas Gopal – CSK – Rs 30 lakh 

153. Glenn Philips – GT – RS 2 crore

154. Ajinkya Rahane – KKR – Rs 1.50 crore

155. Donovan Ferreira – DC – Rs 75 lakh

156. Swastik Chhikara – RCB – Rs 30 lakh

157. Anukul Roy – KKR – Rs 40 lakh

158. Vansh Bedi – CSK – Rs 55 lakh 

159. Moeen Ali – KKR – Rs 2 crore 

160. Umran Malik – KKR – Rs 75 lakh

161. Sachin Baby – SRH – Rs 30 lakh

162. Andre Siddarth – CSK – Rs 30 lakh

163. Rajvardhan Hangargekar – LSG – Rs 30 lakh 

164. Arshin Kulkarni – LSG – Rs 30 lakh 

165. Matthew Breetzke – LSG – Rs 75 lakh

166. Kwena Maphaka – RR – Rs 1.50 crore

167. Pravin Dubey – PBKS – Rs 30 lakh

168. Ajay Mandal – DC – Rs 30 lakh 

169. Manvanth Kumar – DC – Rs 30 lakh

170. Karim Janat – GT – Rs 75 lakh 

171. Bevon Jacobs – MI – Rs 30 lakh 

172. Tripurana Vijay  – DC – Rs 30 lakh

173. Madhav Tiwari – DC – Rs 40 lakh

174. Kunal Rathore – RR – Rs 30 lakh

175. Arjun Tendulkar – MI – Rs 30 lakh

176. Lizaad Williams – MI – Rs 75 lakh

177. Kulwant Khejroliya – GT – Rs 30 lakh

178. Lungi Ngidi – RCB – Rs 1 crore

179. Abhinandan Singh – RCB – Rs 30 lakh

180. Ashok Sharma – RR – Rs 30 lakh

181. Vignesh Puthur – MI – Rs 30 lakh

182. Mohit Rathee – RCB – Rs 30 lakh

IPL 2024 auction unsold players

• Karun Nair (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Steven Smith (Base price INR 2 crore)
• Phil Salt (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
• Josh Inglis (Base price 2 crore)
• Kusal Mendis (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Josh Hazlewood (Base price INR 2 crore)
• Adil Rashid (Base price INR 2 crore)
• Waqar Salamkheil (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Akeal Hosein (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Ish Sodhi (Base price INR 75 lakh)
• Tabraiz Shamsi (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Rohan Kunnummal (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Priyansh Arya (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Manan Vohra (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Sarfaraz Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Raj Bawa (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Vivrant Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Atit Sheth (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Hrithik Shokeen (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Urvil Patel (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Vishnu Solanki (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Kuldip Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Ishan Porel (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Shiva Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Murugan Ashwin (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Pulkit Narang (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Finn Allen (Base price INR 75 lakh)
• Colin Munro (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
• Rassie van der Dussen (Base price INR 2 crore)
• Qais Ahmad (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Michael Bracewell (Base price INR 1 crore)
• James Neesham (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
• Keemo Paul (Base price INR 75 lakh)
• Odean Smith (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Dushmantha Chameera (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Ben Dwarshuis (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Matt Henry (Base price 75 lakh)
• Kyle Jamieson (Base price INR 1 crore)
• Tymal Mills (Base price INR 1.5 crore)
• Adam Milne (Base price INR 1 crore)
• Lance Morris (Base price INR 75 lakh)
• Sandeep Warrier (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Luke Wood (Base price INR 50 lakh)
• Rithik Easwaran (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Himmat Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Shashank Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Sumeet Verma (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Harsh Dubey (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Tanush Kotian (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Pradosh Ranjan Paul (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• G Ajitesh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Gaurav Chaudhary (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Bipin Saurabh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• KM Asif (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Sakib Hussain (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Mohammed Kaif (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Abhilash Shetty (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Gurjapneet Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Prithvi Raj Yarra (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Shubham Agarwal (Base price INR 20 lakh)
• Krishnan Shrijith (Base Price INR 20 lakh)

The IPL 2025 mega auction has ended with 182 players sold and 639.15 crore spent by 10 franchises.  Arjun Tendulkar has been sold to Mumbai Indians for 30 lakh. While Rishabh Pant was the most expensive buy followed by Shreyas Iyer, the likes of Shardul Thakur, Prithvi Shaw and David Warner went unsold.