IPL 2025 auction highlights: Making sense of the windfall
The HinduFor 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 2025 starts next year, the anticipation of the two-day auction being the grandest in terms of price tags came true over the two-day proceedings at the Abadi Al Johar Arena. It wasn’t only about Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer fetching the two highest bids ever, but also the number of successful Rs 10 crore-plus bids have nearly doubled from the last auction. That’s a massive jump in the overall salaries to players across the board, so it’s amazing for Indian cricket,” said Jake Lush McCrum, the Rajasthan Royals chief executive.