IPL 2025 Auction: A look at the marquee players sold on Day 1

In a thrilling mega auction held on Sunday, a total of 84 players (72 sold and 12 unsold) went under the hammer on the first day of the IPL mega auction on Sunday with teams going all out to make big deals in Jeddah.

The auction saw teams aggressively pursuing marquee Indian players, resulting in record-breaking prices.

Rishabh Pant emerged as the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), securing a staggering bid of Rs 27 crore from the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Pant, who previously played for the Delhi Capitals, surpassed Shreyas Iyer, who commanded a bid of Rs 26.75 crore from the Punjab Kings.


Iyer, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders to victory earlier this year, made waves in the auction as the first player to break the previous record set by Mitchell Starc. However, Pant's exceptional skills and leadership potential pushed his value even higher.

Despite Delhi Capitals retaining the Right to Match clause for Pant at Rs 20.75 crore, they decided not to match LSG's final bid, allowing the wicketkeeper-batsman to join his new team as a likely captain.

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This year's auction marked the second time the IPL auction took place outside of India, following the previous year's event held in Dubai. As teams gear up for the new season, the stakes have never been higher with these record-setting acquisitions, promising an exciting year ahead in the IPL.

Marquee players fetching impressive bids:

- Rishabh Pant: Rs 27 crore to Lucknow Super Giants
- Shreyas Iyer: Rs 26.75 crore to Punjab Kings
- Yuzvendra Chahal: Rs 18 crore to Punjab Kings
- Arshdeep Singh: Rs 18 crore to Punjab Kings (via Right to Match)
- KL Rahul: Rs 14 crore to Delhi Capitals
- Mohammed Shami: Rs 10 crore to SunRisers Hyderabad
- Kagiso Rabada: Rs 10.75 crore to Gujarat Titans
- Mitchell Starc: Rs 11.75 crore to Delhi Capitals
- Jos Buttler: Rs 15.75 crore to Gujarat Titans
-Liam Livingstone: Rs 8.75 crore to Royal Challengers Bengaluru

What's coming for Day 2?

Punjab who had the heaviest purse on Day 1 spent huge bucks to buy players, and now are left with Rs 22 crore. As for now, SRH has just Rs 5.5 crore while RCB ranks top with heaviest purse for Day 2 at Rs 30.65 crore.

Day 2 of the auction will resume at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at 3:30 PM IST. The auction will recommence with Player No. 84 (now 85), Mayank Agarwal, and continue until Player No. 116 (now 117), Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.

An accelerated auction process is scheduled for the latter half of the day.