Ryan Rickelton was picked up by the Mumbai Indians for his base price of ₹1 crore on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 auction, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He plays for MI Cape Town in the SA20. The dynamic batter had a stellar 2024 season, emerging as the leading run-scorer in the SA20 and … Read more
South African all-rounder Marco Jansen was signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 7 crore at the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. Mumbai Indians initiated the proceedings for Jansen before Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans took over the bidding. The two tussled for a while before Kings secured the South African’s services. … Read more
Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar was signed by Gujarat Titans for Rs 3.2 crore at the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. The Titans were the first team to bid for Washington. They were pushed to the eventual price by Lucknow Super Giants. Washington was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of this year’s … Read more
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was signed for ₹2 crore by Delhi Capitals during Day 2 of the IPL 2025 auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru chose not to exercise its RTM card for Du Plessis. Du Plessis, who guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the playoffs last season, … Read more
West Indian all-rounder Rovman Powell was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.5 crore at the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. Kolkata Knight Riders was the only team to bid for Powell and sealed the deal at his base price. Powell was released by Rajasthan Royals ahead of this year’s … Read more
Phillips was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of this year’s auction. | Photo Credit: AFP Phillips was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of this year’s auction. | Photo Credit: AFP
Rishabh Pant made history on Sunday by becoming the most expensive player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, sold to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a record-breaking ₹27 crore. LSG had already retained Nicholas Pooran for ₹21 crore, making him the second most expensive retained player— tied with RCB’s Virat Kohli and trailing only … Read more
Day one of the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, saw teams break banks of international players as well as some uncapped players. Seventy-two players were sold and 12 were unsold. A combined total of Rs. 467.95 crore was spent. Below is the list of top five players who got the most hike … Read more
Welcome to the second day of the IPL 2025 auction where teams will vie to complete their 25-member squads. With stars Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagging massive deals on the first day, the teams will be running on exhausted purses on the second day. This makes the second day even more interesting with several … Read more
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 on day one of the mega auction, the title-winning captain of IPL 2024, Shreyas Iyer, … Read more