IPL 2025 Auction: Players list analysis, expected highest bidders and more
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IPL 2025 Auction: Players list analysis, expected highest bidders and more

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Before the mega auction gets underway, we take a look at an overview of the players set to go under the hammer along with players who are expected to fetch the highest bids in the auction. Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh have been included in the 'Marquee' list and are expected to draw the top bids in the mega auction in Jeddah. Before the mega auction gets underway, we take a look at an overview of the players set to go under the hammer along with players who are expected to fetch the highest bids in the auction: Key numbers from the IPL 2025 mega auction player list announcement Player category Total number of players Capped Indians 48 Capped Overseas 193 Associate 3 Uncapped Indian 318 Uncapped Overseas 12 Total 574 Reserve Price Number of Players 200 81 150 27 125 18 100 23 75 92 50 8 40 5 30 320 Players likely to attract top bids and expected biggers The IPL GC unveiled a a list of 12 ‘Marquee’ players who are further divided into two groups, comprising some of the top names in Indian cricket as well as overseas stars. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have been included in the ‘Marquee’ players list for the upcoming IPL mega auction in Jeddah on 24 and 25 November. Jos Buttler Not only is he an explosive batter who also happens to be a top-rated wicket-keeper, Buttler’s skills as a leader which led to him bagging the England white-ball captaincy job and leading the team to the T20 World Cup triumph in 2022 make him a standout candidate among the overseas stars in the upcoming mega auction.

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WPL 2025 Auction Highlights: 19 Players Go For Rs 9.5 Crore – Full Squad Details Inside
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WPL 2025 Auction Highlights: 19 Players Go For Rs 9.5 Crore – Full Squad Details Inside

ABP News  

WPL 2025 Auction Highlights: Women's Premier League 2025 auction took place today in Bengaluru, following Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction held last month. Simran Sheikh emerged as the most expensive player of WPL 2025 auction, with Gujarat Giants securing her for Rs 1.9 crore, far exceeding her base price of Rs 10 lakh. Complete squads of all franchises after …

WPL 2025 Auction: Dottin, Rana, Knight in focus in 120-player mini auction
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WPL 2025 Auction: Dottin, Rana, Knight in focus in 120-player mini auction

The Hindu  

A total of 120 names will go under the hammer to fill all of 19 slots at the Women’s Premier League mini auction here on Sunday. Among the 29 overseas players, England captain Heather Knight, West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and South Africa’s Lizelle Lee have chosen the highest reserve price of ₹50 lakh. Other notable names include the England’s …

PSL faces salary cap barrier in signing high-profile unsold players in IPL auction
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PSL faces salary cap barrier in signing high-profile unsold players in IPL auction

India Today  

The Pakistan Cricket Board and the franchise owners in the Pakistan Super League are facing a catch-22 situation over signing on some of the high profile overseas players who went unsold in the Indian Premier League auction recently. A team source told PTI while the six franchise owners were keen to rope in some of the high profile players available …

Salary cap becomes barrier for PSL teams in signing high-profile unsold players in IPL auction
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Salary cap becomes barrier for PSL teams in signing high-profile unsold players in IPL auction

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The Pakistan Cricket Board and the franchise owners in the Pakistan Super League are facing a catch-22 situation over signing some of the high-profile overseas players who went unsold in the Indian Premier League auction recently. A team source told PTI while the six franchise owners were keen to rope in some of the high-profile players available after the IPL …

Salary cap becomes barrier for PSL teams in signing high profile unsold players in IPL auction
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Salary cap becomes barrier for PSL teams in signing high profile unsold players in IPL auction

Hindustan Times  

Karachi, The Pakistan Cricket Board and the franchise owners in the Pakistan Super League are facing a catch-22 situation over signing on some of the high profile overseas players who went unsold in the Indian Premier League auction recently. Salary cap becomes barrier for PSL teams in signing high profile unsold players in IPL auction PSL 10, to be held …

WPL 2025 auction complete guide: Where to watch, FAQs and top players on list
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WPL 2025 auction complete guide: Where to watch, FAQs and top players on list

India Today  

The WPL 2025 is all set to take place on Sunday, December 15 in Bengaluru. Full list of players in WPL 2025 auction Who are the retained players by each team? Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel …

IPL 2025: Sanjiv Goenka Drops Big Hint On New Captain For Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
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IPL 2025: Sanjiv Goenka Drops Big Hint On New Captain For Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

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Lucknow Super Giants set Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction "on fire" by securing Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore, making him the most expensive player in IPL history. Pant, a long-time stalwart and captain for Delhi Capitals, is now at the center of discussions regarding the captaincy of LSG for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. Speaking on …

USA's Saurabh Netravalkar reacts on missing out on IPL deal in auction
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USA's Saurabh Netravalkar reacts on missing out on IPL deal in auction

India Today  

Left-arm Saurabh Netravalkar reacted to missing out on a contract by any franchise in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Saurabh's rise to ranks Saurabh became the envy of many on social media after playing a key role in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the men's T20 World Cup. "Will work hard to come back stronger" Despite …

PSL 2025 player draft to take place on January 11, unsold IPL players likely to be in demand
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PSL 2025 player draft to take place on January 11, unsold IPL players likely to be in demand

India TV News  

The player draft for the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League will take place on January 11. Even though there are no details released about the player availability yet, the unsold players in the IPL mega auction are expected to be in heavy demand. The likes of David Warner, Kane Williamson, Akeal Hosein, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid and Keshav …

Pakistan Super League try luck with IPL 2025 auction unsold players, PCB likely to go BCCI way before 2024 PSL draft
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Pakistan Super League try luck with IPL 2025 auction unsold players, PCB likely to go BCCI way before 2024 PSL draft

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The Pakistan Super League are reportedly trying their luck with the unsold players at the recent India Premier League mega auction ahead of their upcoming edition next year. With Pakistan hosting the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in February-March next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board will have no choice but to host the PSL in March-April, thus coinciding with the date …

Pakistan Cricket Board targets unsold foreign IPL players for PSL 2025 Draft
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Pakistan Cricket Board targets unsold foreign IPL players for PSL 2025 Draft

India Today  

Franchise owners have submitted a list of overseas players who went unsold in the recent IPL auction to the PCB to ensure they are registered for the Pakistan Super League players' draft. While most players will choose the more lucrative Indian league ahead of PSL, a number of high-profile overseas cricketers, including David Warner, Kane Williamson, Adil Rashid, Alex Carey, …

WPL Auction 2025 to take place on 15 December, 120 players to go under hammer; check full list
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WPL Auction 2025 to take place on 15 December, 120 players to go under hammer; check full list

Firstpost  

A total of 120 players will go under the hammer during Women’s Premier League Auction 2025 on 15 December in Bengaluru. The Player Auction will consist of 82 Indian uncapped players and 8 uncapped overseas players. A complete breakdown of capped and uncapped players along with their reserve price: Sr. No Capped/Uncapped players No. of players 1 Capped Indians 9 …

WPL 2025: Heather Knight, Deandra Dottin head list of 120 players in auction
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WPL 2025: Heather Knight, Deandra Dottin head list of 120 players in auction

India Today  

120 players will go under the hammer in the upcoming Women’s Premier League 2025 auction to be held on December 15 in Bengaluru. West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin, England captain Heather Knight and former South African wicketkeeper Lizelle Lee have the highest base price of INR 50 lakhs. Scotland’s Sarah Bryce, the younger sister of Kathryn Bryce, who played for …

WPL 2025: Heather Knight, Deandra Dottin head list of 120 players in auction
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WPL 2025: Heather Knight, Deandra Dottin head list of 120 players in auction

India Today  

120 players will go under the hammer in the upcoming Women’s Premier League 2025 auction to be held on December 15 in Bengaluru. West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin, England captain Heather Knight and former South African wicketkeeper Lizelle Lee have the highest base price of INR 50 lakhs. Scotland’s Sarah Bryce, the younger sister of Kathryn Bryce, who played for …

IPL 2025 Auction Review: Top buys, biggest multipliers, player distribution and more
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IPL 2025 Auction Review: Top buys, biggest multipliers, player distribution and more

The Hindu  

The modified Right-to-Match rule significantly influenced the auction dynamics this year. The two-day Indian Premier League mega auction, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, witnessed a record-breaking windfall, with Rs 639.15 crore spent during the proceedings. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer emerged as the league’s most expensive players, while the number of successful Rs 10 crore-plus bids doubled from the last …

'It would have been great if IPL auction could have been pushed back a bit': Urvil Patel | Exclusive
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'It would have been great if IPL auction could have been pushed back a bit': Urvil Patel | Exclusive

India TV News  

'Taste the success once, tongue want more' or 'London buses, you wait for ages for one and two come together' and all such idioms are applicable to the 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Gujarat, Urvil Patel, who was just getting started when out of nowhere he smashed the record for the fastest ton in T20 cricket by an Indian off just 28 …

LSG owner reveals how Rishabh Pant's 'dramebaazi' made him bid for India star
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LSG owner reveals how Rishabh Pant's 'dramebaazi' made him bid for India star

India Today  

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka recently revealed how Rishabh Pant’s smart on-field antics made him break the bank for the India wicketkeeper batter during the Indian Premier League 2025 auction. With a total of three teams interested to sign Pant, Delhi Capitals also exercised their Right to Match card to re-acquire his services after LSG put a bid of …

'We have covered all the bases': Hardik Pandya on Mumbai Indians 'balanced' squad for IPL 2025
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'We have covered all the bases': Hardik Pandya on Mumbai Indians 'balanced' squad for IPL 2025

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Hardik Pandya expressed his view on Mumbai Indians' conduct in the IPL mega auction 2025 on Monday. Mumbai Indians entered the IPL 2025 auction with a limited purse amount of Rs 45 crore and clearly struggled to sign their targetted players. Mumbai also spent Rs 9.25 crore to sign another former bowler Deepak Chahar and heavily invested in youth players …

"We have found the right mix": Skipper Hardik reflects on MI's picks from IPL 2025 mega-auction
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"We have found the right mix": Skipper Hardik reflects on MI's picks from IPL 2025 mega-auction

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, : Skipper Hardik Pandya on Monday reflected on Mumbai Indians' picks from the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2025 mega-auction and said that they have found the "right mix" of players. "We have found the right mix": Skipper Hardik reflects on MI's picks from IPL 2025 mega-auction In a video shared on the MI's official social media handle, Hardik …

IPL 2025: Sanjiv Goenka adds fresh twist to Lucknow Super Giants captaincy, says ‘They are all people who can go…’
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IPL 2025: Sanjiv Goenka adds fresh twist to Lucknow Super Giants captaincy, says ‘They are all people who can go…’

Live Mint  

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka added a fresh twist to their captaincy choices for the upcoming of Indian Premier League. After shelling out a whopping ₹27 crore for Rishabh Pant, the former Delhi Capitals captain was tipped to take up the same role for his new team considering the fact, the franchise parted ways with KL Rahul, who led …

IPL: 10 auction strategies used by franchises to get the players they wanted
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IPL: 10 auction strategies used by franchises to get the players they wanted

Live Mint  

The Indian Premier League triennial auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 24-25 November had as much game strategy as you see on the cricket field. Ponting’s huge gamble The new Punjab Kings coach, Ricky Ponting, who parted ways with Delhi Capitals, had the biggest purse for the auction, after retaining only two uncapped players. Nehra’s calculated bets Gujarat Titans got …

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi not bothered about IPL 2025 hype, says ‘My only focus at the moment is …’
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Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi not bothered about IPL 2025 hype, says ‘My only focus at the moment is …’

Live Mint  

Youngest to get bag an Indian Premier League contract, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi isn't bothered about all the hype going around as the Bihar cricketer wants to focus on winning the ongoing U-19 Asia Cup in Dubai for India. Suryavanshi was acquired by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 mega auction when the 2008 champions shelled out for ₹1.10 crore in …

Youngest IPL crorepati Vaibhav Suryavanshi features in India U19's XI vs Pakistan
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Youngest IPL crorepati Vaibhav Suryavanshi features in India U19's XI vs Pakistan

India Today  

After creating history in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction, Vaibhav Suryvanshi made it to the India’s playing XI for the Under1-9 Asia Cup 2024. Suryavanshi etched his name in the history books as he became the youngest player to be sold in the history of IPL auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Following his record IPL deal, Vaibhav’s …

WPL Auction 2025 schedule announced: BCCI to organise event in Bengaluru on 15 December, check details here
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WPL Auction 2025 schedule announced: BCCI to organise event in Bengaluru on 15 December, check details here

Live Mint  

Weeks after releasing the TATA WPL 2025 Player Retention List, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, in a press release, announced that they will organise the Women’s Premier League auction for the 2025 season in Bengaluru's ITC Gardenia on 15 December. Available Slots: 4 Purse Remaining: ₹4.4 crore Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Dani Wyatt*, Ekta Bisht, Ellyse Perry*, …

WPL 2025 auction to be held in Bengaluru on December 15
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WPL 2025 auction to be held in Bengaluru on December 15

India Today  

The Women’s Premier League auction is set to be held in Bengaluru. The upcoming auction is being held in Bengaluru, in contrast to the Indian Premier League auction, which has held its last two auctions overseas. This year, the IPL auction was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where a total of 182 players, including 62 overseas stars, were sold. Here …

IPL Auction 2025: Punjab Kings lose 19 players despite buying Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal
3 weeks, 5 days ago

IPL Auction 2025: Punjab Kings lose 19 players despite buying Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal

Live Mint  

In the recently concluded Indian Premier League Auction 2025 at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, 10 franchises spent a total of ₹639.15 crore over a period of 2 days. They spent ₹18 crore each on leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and bought back Arshdeep Singh using the RTM option. Team bought the most players, lost previous ones: According to details, despite buying 23 players …

SRH IPL Auction 2025 Review: Sunrisers boost firepower, aim for balance, but finishing and death bowling concerns emerge
3 weeks, 5 days ago

SRH IPL Auction 2025 Review: Sunrisers boost firepower, aim for balance, but finishing and death bowling concerns emerge

Firstpost  

The Sunrisers Hyderabad emerged from the IPL 2025 auction with a bolstered squad, focusing on adding firepower and achieving balance. SRH IPL Auction 2025 trends: Balance over star power SRH’s strategy at the auction revolved around building a balanced squad with both experience and emerging talent. Unlike in previous seasons, SRH refrained from overspending on a single aspect, instead focusing …

Hardik Pandya's '6, 6, 6, 6, 4' blitzkrieg destroys CSK's newest recruit; Shreyas Iyer justifies IPL auction price
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hardik Pandya's '6, 6, 6, 6, 4' blitzkrieg destroys CSK's newest recruit; Shreyas Iyer justifies IPL auction price

Hindustan Times  

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya continued his blistering show in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament, a domestic T20 competition, as he smashed 69 runs off just 30 balls to help Baroda chase down 222 against Tamil Nadu in a last-ball thriller at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday. However, in the very next over, he took down Chennai …

IPL 2025 mega auction review: Which team did the best business in Jeddah?
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

IPL 2025 mega auction review: Which team did the best business in Jeddah?

India Today  

The IPL 2025 auction came to an end as all the 10 teams have filled up their squads for the upcoming season. IPL Auction 2025: Full list of sold and unsold players While Royal Challengers Bengaluru were initially a bit shy in the proceedings, they quickly made up for lost time with some big purchases of Phil Salt and Josh …

IPL 2025: Bengaluru will suit me better than Punjab, says Livingstone
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IPL 2025: Bengaluru will suit me better than Punjab, says Livingstone

The Hindu  

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone expressed his excitement after he was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League auction, stating that his new team would be a better fit for his playing style next season. Livingstone, who made his IPL debut in 2019 with Rajasthan Royals, spent the last three seasons with Punjab Kings where the middle-order batter …

IPL Auction 2025 - An emotional homecoming: Top five players who returned to their former franchises
3 weeks, 6 days ago

IPL Auction 2025 - An emotional homecoming: Top five players who returned to their former franchises

The Hindu  

With the Indian Premier League mega auction taking place every few years, most of the players are often forced to hop across different franchises. However, the IPL 2025 auction saw some iconic players return to the franchises they once called home, with Ravichandran Ashwin’s homecoming to Chennai Super Kings being the highlight. Here are the top five players who will …

IPL 2025: Potential opening pairs for all 10 teams
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IPL 2025: Potential opening pairs for all 10 teams

The Hindu  

The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction took take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, with 182 players being signed up. The 10 teams spent a total of Rs 639.15 crore on acquiring 182 players in the biggest IPL auction ever. Teams like Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru had retained …

'It's not about egos': LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka breaks silence on spending a fortune on Rishabh Pant at IPL auction
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'It's not about egos': LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka breaks silence on spending a fortune on Rishabh Pant at IPL auction

Hindustan Times  

Owner of the Lucknow Super Giants, Sanjiv Goenka, has spoken about the franchise's decision to secure Rishabh Pant at a record-breaking price at the IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG needed someone to be the face of the franchise after KL Rahul's controversial departure, and Goenka sounds confident that Pant could fill those shoes. In the IPL, Pant scored 446 runs …

IPL 2025 Auction: Full list of top 10 players who received the biggest salary raise on base price
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IPL 2025 Auction: Full list of top 10 players who received the biggest salary raise on base price

Firstpost  

Now that the IPL 2025 mega auction is done and dusted, we take a look at the top 10 players who received much higher salary than their base price. IPL Auction 2025 | Rishabh Pant himself was in the Rs 2 crore base price, but ended up earning almost 14 times more than that. Rasikh Dar Salam, an uncapped pacer, …

IPL auction: Unsold list shows performance bar getting higher
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IPL auction: Unsold list shows performance bar getting higher

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Finding no takers in the IPL auction room is seen to carry an underlying message. Once his international showings began to slip over the last year, he didn’t have any unique offering to push his case, particularly in the new 12-a-side IPL team structure under the Impact Player rule. One would still have thought, for his many variations with …

Gujarat Titans IPL Auction 2025 Review: GT build a potentially title-winning squad but remain reliant on individuals
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Gujarat Titans IPL Auction 2025 Review: GT build a potentially title-winning squad but remain reliant on individuals

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Gujarat Titans had a successful IPL Auction 2025 as they managed to bring in some good players to fill in the major gaps in their squad but the lack of a backup for Jos Buttler and proven dealt over specialist could hurt them. Gujarat Titans IPL Auction 2025 purchase list Jos Buttler: Rs 15.75 crore Mohammed Siraj: Rs 12.25 crore …

IPL 2025 auction highlights: Making sense of the windfall
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IPL 2025 auction highlights: Making sense of the windfall

The Hindu  

For the franchises, it’s about struggling to come up with the most suitable combination in quest of chasing the glittering trophy. But for a majority of the fans, the Indian Premier League’s annual money-spinning gala – the Player Auction – is mostly about following the price tags. Whilst the debate over the most balanced squad will continue until the IPL …

IPL Auction 2025: New Zealander Bevon Jacobs left shocked by Mumbai Indians signing
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IPL Auction 2025: New Zealander Bevon Jacobs left shocked by Mumbai Indians signing

The Hindu  

Uncapped New Zealander Bevon Jacobs thought he was being pranked when he woke on Tuesday to a glut of messages congratulating him on being signed by Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians. Five-times champions Mumbai bought the unheralded 21-year-old batter for 3 million Indian rupees at the IPL auction in Saudi Arabia, which was taking place in the early hours …

IPL Auction 2025: Full list of England players sold in mega auction
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IPL Auction 2025: Full list of England players sold in mega auction

The Hindu  

The Indian Premier League auction ahead of the 2025 edition saw 182 players picked across 10 teams, with Rishabh Pant becoming the most expensive player in the league’s history at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Among those shortlisted for the auction, 38 were from England, including four uncapped cricketers Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Leus Du Plooy, Ben Howell and …

IPL Auction 2025: Full list of Australian players sold in mega auction
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IPL Auction 2025: Full list of Australian players sold in mega auction

The Hindu  

The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction took take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, with 577 players up for signing. The 10 teams spent a total of Rs 639.15 crore on acquiring 182 players in the biggest IPL auction ever. There were 13 Australian cricketers among the 182 players to be sold in the auction, with pacer …

Meet the lesser-knowns crorepatis: Five surprise picks that no one saw coming at the IPL 2025 mega auction
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Meet the lesser-knowns crorepatis: Five surprise picks that no one saw coming at the IPL 2025 mega auction

Hindustan Times  

The IPL auction has always been seen as an event in which relatively unheralded players can make a name for themselves, earning life-altering money by letting their skills see them into a bidding war and set their career on a strong track. Eshan Malinga IPL fans would have had their nostalgia bone tickled when they saw a Sri Lankan seamer …

From David Warner, Steve Smith To Prithvi Shaw: List Of Players Who Went Unsold At IPL 2025 Mega Auction
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From David Warner, Steve Smith To Prithvi Shaw: List Of Players Who Went Unsold At IPL 2025 Mega Auction

ABP News  

Unsold Players At IPL 2025 Mega Auction: The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction concluded on November 25 after 577 players, featuring 367 Indians and 210 overseas cricketers, were shortlisted for the two-day event held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While the mega auction saw some historic records being created, the two-day extravaganza also saw several big names fail to attract …

KKR IPL Auction 2025 Review: Kolkata bring back trusted players, bolster pace attack, but middle order looks thin
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KKR IPL Auction 2025 Review: Kolkata bring back trusted players, bolster pace attack, but middle order looks thin

Firstpost  

Kolkata Knight Riders used the IPL Auction 2025 to buy back a few payers from their title-winning campaign last season but also added some fast bowlers who have given a well-rounder look to their bowling attack. KKR IPL Auction 2025 purchase List Venkatesh Iyer: Rs 23.75 crore Quinton de Kock: Rs 3.60 crore Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Rs 2 crore Anrich Nortje: …

IPL 2025 Auction: Who will captain Royal Challengers Bengaluru next season?
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IPL 2025 Auction: Who will captain Royal Challengers Bengaluru next season?

The Hindu  

The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction took take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, with 577 players up for signing. Going into the auction, RCB retained three players - Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. RCB squad for IPL 2025 Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, …

IPL auctions: At 13, Vaibhav becomes youngest IPL player, sold for Rs 1.10 cr
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IPL auctions: At 13, Vaibhav becomes youngest IPL player, sold for Rs 1.10 cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Jeddah: Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 13 years, became the youngest ever player to be picked by an IPL franchise while out-of-favour India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, here on Monday. The paucity of good seam bowling Indian all-rounders in the …

The big IPL Auction takeaways: Indian stars outshine overseas peers; no room for nostalgia in performance-driven bids
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The big IPL Auction takeaways: Indian stars outshine overseas peers; no room for nostalgia in performance-driven bids

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Premier League's maiden foray into the lucrative Saudi Arabian market wasn't just momentous, it was also path-breaking in many ways. Lucknow Super Giants have assembled a very refreshing team at the IPL 2025 mega auction For two days, ten franchises went hammer and tongs in Jeddah in the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025, seeking to assemble squads …

IPL 2025: Full Squads Of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction
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4 weeks ago

IPL 2025: Full Squads Of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction

ABP News  

The Indian Premier League 2025 Mega Auction concluded at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, with 182 players sold for a combined Rs 639.15 crore over two days. Lucknow Super Giants made history by signing Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore, the highest-ever IPL auction bid, while Punjab Kings briefly held the record with a Rs 26.75 crore bid …

IPL Auction 2025: Indians finally earn bigger paychecks as auction records tumble in Jeddah
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IPL Auction 2025: Indians finally earn bigger paychecks as auction records tumble in Jeddah

Firstpost  

The fifth IPL mega auction in the history of the Indian Premier League, and the first ever auction taking place in Saudi Arabia, turned out to be memorable for multiple reasons, from Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer breaking all-time records to a 13-year-old becoming a crorepati. With the fifth mega auction in the history of the world’s biggest tournament finally …

IPL Auction 2025: Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw; top 5 players that went unsold in Jeddah
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4 weeks ago

IPL Auction 2025: Shardul Thakur to Prithvi Shaw; top 5 players that went unsold in Jeddah

Live Mint  

Indian Premier League Mega Auction is finally over, completing the squads of all 10 teams and bringing new homes to many players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada and Yuzvendra Chahal. However, some key players remained unsold during the mega auctions including the likes of Kane Williamson, Shardul Thakur, Prithvi Shaw and more. Top 5 …

IPL Auction 2025: Top 5 surprise unsold players; Warner, Thakur find no takers
4 weeks ago

IPL Auction 2025: Top 5 surprise unsold players; Warner, Thakur find no takers

The Hindu  

The Indian Premier League auction ahead of the 2025 edition saw 182 players picked across 10 teams, with Rishabh Pant becoming the most expensive player in the league’s history at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Here are the top five most surprising unsold players from the IPL 2025 auction: David Warner One of the all-time great openers …

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