The auction price represents the player's salary. This year's auction ahead of the 2025 season is taking place over two days in Saudi Arabia as part of a commercial deal as the kingdom extends its sports interests to cricket.

Rishabh Pant, K.L. Rahul and Shreyas Iyer — who lifted the IPL trophy as KKR captain last year — will feature in the IPL Auction. Add to the list the likes of Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran, and it will be the first instance of the previous season’s five captains going under the hammer.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru entered the IPL 2025 mega auction after retaining three players with a purse of Rs 83 crore. RCB had retained Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Patidar. Here is a list of players bought by RCB in the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Uncapped players stole the show at the IPL 2025 mega auction, sparking bidding wars and securing impressive deals. Rasikh Dar emerged as the most expe

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

Lucknow Super Giant splurge Rs27 crore to buy the India wicketkeeper on Day 1 of the mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history as Lucknow Super Giants spent a record sum of Rs 27 crore to sign the wicketkeeper-batter on Day 1 of the two-day mega auction held in Jeddah,

Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, marking a new chapter after his release by Delhi Capitals and a strong comeback in IPL 2024.

S tar Indian batter Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Delhi Capitals took the bid to 25 crores for him. The mid