Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player ever to be sold at an Indian Premier League auction after the Lucknow Super Giants acquired the wicketkeeper-batter’s services for ₹27 crore at the Abadi Al Johar arena in Jeddah on Monday.
Earlier, the title-winning captain of IPL 2024, Shreyas Iyer, had broken the all-time record, going for ₹26.75 crore to Punjab Kings.
Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders broke the bank for all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who went for a whopping 23.75 crore.
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The day one of the auction witnessed names of 84 cricketers – the first 12 sets – being called by the auctioneer Mallika Sagar. 72 of these players found takers.
On Monday, after 33 capped players are auctioned off, an accelerated auction is set to take place with both capped and uncapped players. Teams have been asked to submit 25 names each for the accelerated round of bidding.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will have the maximum amount in its purse – 30.65 crore, followed by Mumbai Indians (26.10 crore) and PBKS (22.50 crore).
HERE IS THE FULL LIST OF PLAYERS (SOLD AND UNSOLD) AFTER DAY 1 OF THE IPL 2025 AUCTION –
SOLD PLAYERS
BATTERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹) – Selling Price (in ₹) – Team
Shreyas Iyer (marquee) – 2 crore – 26.75 crore – Punjab Kings
David Miller (marquee) – 1.50 crore – 7.50 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
Harry Brook – 2 crore – 6.25 crore – Delhi Capitals
Aiden Markram – 2 crore – 2 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
Devon Conway – 2 crore – 6.25 crore – Chennai Super Kings
Rahul Tripathi – 75 lakh – 3.40 crore – Chennai Super Kings
Jake Fraser-McGurk – 2 crore – 9 crore – Delhi Capitals (RTM)
Atharva Taide – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Nehal Wadhera – 30 lakh – 4.20 crore – Punjab Kings
Angkrish Raghuvanshi – 30 lakh – 3 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Karun Nair – 30 lakh – 50 lakh – Delhi Capitals
Abhinav Manohar – 30 lakh – 3.20 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
BOWLERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹) – Selling Price (in ₹) – Team
Arshdeep Singh (marquee) – 2 crore – 18 crore – Punjab Kings (RTM)
Kagiso Rabada (marquee) – 2 crore – 10.75 crore – Gujarat Titans
Mitchell Starc (marquee) – 2 crore – 11.75 crore – Delhi Capitals
Mohammed Shami (marquee)- 2 crore – 10 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Yuzvendra Chahal (marquee) – 2 crore – 18 crore – Punjab Kings
Mohammed Siraj (marquee)- 2 crore – 12.25 crore – Gujarat Titans
Josh Hazlewood – 2 crore – 12.50 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Prasidh Krishna – 2 crore – 9.50 crore – Gujarat Titans
Avesh Khan – 2 crore – 9.75 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
Anrich Nortje – 2 crore – 6.50 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Jofra Archer – 2 crore – 12.50 crore – Rajasthan Royals
Khaleel Ahmed – 2 crore – 4.80 crore – Chennai Super Kings
T. Natarajan – 2 crore – 10.75 crore – Delhi Capitals
Trent Boult – 2 crore – 12.50 crore – Mumbai Indians
Maheesh Theekshana – 2 crore – 4.40 crore – Rajasthan Royals
Rahul Chahar – 1 crore – 3.20 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Adam Zampa – 2 crore – 2.40 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Wanindu Hasaranga – 2 crore – 5.25 crore – Rajasthan Royals
Noor Ahmad – 2 crore – 10 crore – Chennai Super Kings
Rasikh Dar – 30 lakh – 6 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Akash Madhwal – 30 lakh – 1.20 crore – Rajasthan Royals
Mohit Sharma – 50 lakh – 2.20 crore – Delhi Capitals
Vijaykumar Vyshak – 30 lakh – 1.80 crore – Punjab Kings
Vaibhav Arora – 30 lakh – 1.80 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Yash Thakur – 30 lakh – 1.60 crore – Punjab Kings
Simarjeet Singh – 30 lakh – 1.50 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Suyash Sharma – 30 lakh – 2.60 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Karn Sharma – 50 lakh – 50 lakh – Mumbai Indians
Mayank Markande – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Kolkata Knight Riders
Kumar Kartikeya – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Rajasthan Royals
Manav Suthar – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Gujarat Titans
ALL-ROUNDERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹) – Selling Price (in ₹) – Team
Liam Livingstone (marquee) – 2 crore – 8.75 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Harshal Patel – 2 crore – 8 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rachin Ravindra – 1.50 crore – 4 crore – Chennai Super Kings (RTM)
Ravichandran Ashwin – 2 crore – 9.75 crore – Chennai Super Kings
Venkatesh Iyer – 2 crore – 23.75 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Marcus Stoinis – 2 crore – 11 crore – Punjab Kings
Mitchell Marsh – 2 crore – 3.40 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
Glenn Maxwell – 2 crore – 4.20 crore – Punjab Kings
Nishant Sindhu – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Gujarat Titans
Sameer Rizvi – 30 lakh – 95 lakh – Delhi Capitals
Naman Dhir – 30 lakh – 5.25 crore – Mumbai Indians (RTM)
Abdul Samad – 30 lakh – 4.20 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
Harpreet Brar – 30 lakh – 1.50 crore – Punjab Kings
Vijay Shankar – 30 lakh – 1.20 crore – Chennai Super Kings
Mahipal Lomror – 50 lakh – 1.70 crore – Gujarat Titans
Ashutosh Sharma – 30 lakh – 3.80 crore – Delhi Capitals
WICKETKEEPERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹) – Selling Price (in ₹) – Team
Jos Buttler (marquee) – 2 crore – 15.75 crore – Gujarat Titans
Rishabh Pant (marquee) – 2 crore – 27 crore – Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (marquee) – 2 crore – 14 crore – Delhi Capitals
Quinton de Kock – 2 crore – 3.60 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Phil Salt – 2 crore – 11.50 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – 2 crore – 2 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Ishan Kishan – 2 crore – 11.25 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Jitesh Sharma – 1 crore – 11 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Kumar Kushagra – 30 lakh – 65 lakh – Gujarat Titans
Robin Minz – 30 lakh – 65 lakh – Mumbai Indians
Anuj Rawat – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Gujarat Titans
Aryan Juyal – 30 lakh – 30 lakh – Lucknow Super Giants
Vishnu Vinod – 30 lakh – 95 lakh – Punjab Kings
UNSOLD PLAYERS
BATTERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹)
Devdutt Padikkal – 2 crore
David Warner – 2 crore
Anmolpreet Singh – 30 lakh
Yash Dhull – 30 lakh
BOWLERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹)
Waqar Salamkheil – 75 lakh
Kartik Tyagi – 40 lakh
Piyush Chawla – 50 lakh
Shreyas Gopal – 30 lakh
ALL-ROUNDERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹)
Utkarsh Singh – 30 lakh
WICKETKEEPERS
READ AS –> Player Name – Base Price (in ₹)
Jonny Bairstow – 2 crore
Upendra Yadav – 30 lakh
Luvnith Sisodia – 30 lakh