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
Two most expensive signings. 72 players sold. 12 unsold. And a combined total of Rs. 467.95 crore spent. That was the summary of the proceedings at the Al Johar Abadi Arena here on the first day of the two-day Player Auction of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. As expected, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer … Read more
The first day of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction concluded at the Abady Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive player of the auction this year, with Lucknow Super Kings splurging Rs 27.00 cr for him. The deal also made him the highest-paid player in … Read more
The first day of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction concluded at the Abady Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive player of the auction this year, with Lucknow Super Kings splurging Rs 27.00 cr for him. The deal also made him the highest-paid player in … Read more
Jofra Archer was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 12.50 crore in IPL 2025 auction. Archer was initially part of the auction longlist but was excluded from the final shortlist, reportedly due to the ECB denying him a No Objection Certificate (NOC). The board wanted him to prioritise his injury recovery ahead of next year’s … Read more
Rishabh Pant made history as the most expensive player in IPL auction history during the 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. The Indian wicketkeeper-batter was signed by the Lucknow Super Giants for an astonishing ₹27 crore. Earlier, the Delhi Capitals exercised its RTM (Right to Match) card at ₹20.75 crore … Read more
Shreyas Iyer, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to its IPL title victory last season, became the most expensive signing in history of IPL when he was sold to PBKS for Rs 26.75 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. However, … Read more
Shreyas Iyer became the second-most expensive player ever in an IPL auction during the 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Shreyas, whose base price was Rs. 2 crore, was pursued by Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, who pushed his price past Rs. 24.75 crore-mark, which was the previous record. PBKS ultimately signed … Read more