The 10 teams build their squads through an auction. On Sunday, Rishabh Pant, India’s swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter, became the most expensive player in the IPL’s 16-year history when the Lucknow Super Giants paid $3.2 million for his services. The auction price represents the player’s salary.

By Daisy Atino Earlier the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had asked all the IPL franchises to confirm their list of retained players by October 31

Chennai Supers Kings emerged as one of the most successful teams at the auction table as they signed star players Sam Curran, Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway for a combined price of just Rs 12.65 crore and also re-sign star spinner R Ashwin.

Explore the strategic missteps of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, focusing on their decisions.

After the mega auction in Saudi Arabia, see how each of the squads look ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League.

Pant was the subject of a bidding war between the Lucknow Super Giants and his former side, the Delhi Capitals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made a late swoop to re-sign their former seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 107.5 million Indian rupees ($1.28 million) on the second day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Saudi Arabia on Monday.