IPL 2025 Auction: Pant-Iyer hit jackpot… Teams spent Rs 639.15 crore in two days, know the important things about the auction

By News Update On Nov 27, 2024

Cricket News Desk. The mega auction for the IPL 2025 season was held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The franchises spent a total of Rs 639.15 crore on 182 players in the two-day event. The world knows about Rishabh Pant (27 crores) and Shreyas Iyer (26.75 crores) that these two Indian players became the two most expensive players in the history of this league, but some surprises were also seen in the auction. Many internationally renowned players were not bought by anyone and some received much less money than expected. At the same time, some players earned bumper earnings. Let us know 10 big things about this auction.

Pant-Shreyas broke all records

All the records of highest earning in IPL auction were broken on the first day itself. Punjab Kings bought Shreyas Iyer for Rs. Contract signed with a record bid of Rs 26.75 crore. He became the most expensive player in the history of IPL, when Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who joined the auction shortly after, overtook him and created history. Lucknow Super Giants Rs. Pant was included in his team by making a huge bid of Rs 27 crores. Pant has now become the most expensive player in IPL history.

All surprises from Venkatesh

Everyone was surprised by the amount for which Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer was sold. Kolkata Knight Riders included him in their team for a huge amount of Rs 23 crore 75 lakh. KKR made a long bid to buy Venkatesh. As if KKR team had come with the intention of buying him. Lucknow Super Giants Rs. 7.50 crores and withdrew from the race. After this, a long bidding process went on between RCB and KKR and in the end Kolkata won.

KL Rahul sold at lower price than expected

Before the auction, it was believed that KL Rahul would get a bid of more than Rs 20 crore like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, but it did not happen. It was also believed that KL Rahul was going to return to his home RCB. This also did not happen. Rahul will be seen in action for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs 14 crore.

Sarfaraz Khan was not sold, but Musheer Khan was sold

In the auction, everyone along with the fans were surprised by the fact that Sarfaraz Khan remained unsold. Yes, no team showed interest in buying this star batsman of the Indian cricket team. Sarfaraz Khan's real price was Rs 75 lakh. Whereas his younger brother Musheer Khan was bought by Punjab Kings at the original price of Rs 30 lakh. Musheer is known for his explosive batting.

back to ashwin's house

Team India's star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also became rich in the auction. He has returned home to Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings bought this experienced spinner for Rs 9 crore 75 lakh. Chennai Super Kings finally brought home Ashwin after beating bids from Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ashwin's IPL career started with CSK.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history

13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has become the youngest player to participate in the IPL auction. He created history. Rajasthan Royals have included this batsman in their team with Rs 1 crore 10 lakh. Its original price was Rs 30 lakh. Vaibhav has become the youngest player in history to be sold in the IPL auction.

Yuzvendra Chahal is the most expensive spinner

Punjab Kings showered money on Yuzvendra Chahal, the bowler who took the most wickets in the history of IPL and booked him for Rs 18 crore. Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad tried to buy the star spinner, who entered the auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore, but Punjab bought him. Chahal has become the most expensive spinner in history to be sold in the IPL auction.

warner-shaw-thakur unsold

David Warner, one of the highest run-scoring batsmen in the IPL, has not found any buyer. It was included in the auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore. At the same time, young Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw also remained unsold, whose original price was only Rs 75 lakh. At the same time, no team showed interest in Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur, for whom a bid of Rs 10.75 crore was once made.

Arjun was finally sold

By the time the auction ended, the son of great batsman Sachin Tendulkar had been sold. Arjun Tendulkar was disappointed when no one bought him in the first bid in the mega auction. However, when his name came up again a few minutes before the end of the auction, Mumbai Indians bought him for Rs 50 crore. Included in his team at the base price of Rs 30 lakh.

So is Virat the captain of RCB?

Yuzvendra Chahal is the most expensive spinner

Punjab Kings showered money on Yuzvendra Chahal, the highest wicket-taker in IPL history, and booked him for Rs 18 crore. Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad tried to buy the star spinner, whose base price was Rs 2 crore.

Aji entered, but Punjab bought him. Chahal has become the most expensive spinner in history to be sold in the IPL auction.

warner-shaw-thakur unsold

Arjun was finally sold

So is Virat the captain of RCB?

RCB did not buy any player in the auction who was a contender for the captaincy of the team. In such a situation, the big question is whether Virat Kohli will captain Royal Challengers Bangalore again. It will also be interesting to see whether the franchise makes any announcement before the start of the tournament. Virat Kohli was retained by RCB by paying the highest amount of Rs 21 crore.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's father Sanjeev Suryavanshi has a farm in his native village Motipur, 15 km from Samastipur city of Bihar. Saying that cricket proved to be a big investment for him, Vaibhav's father said, 'Not just an investment, it is a big investment. What can we tell you, we have even sold our land. The situation has still not completely improved. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently in Dubai for the U19 Asia Cup. India will play its first match against Pakistan on November 30 at the ICC Academy Ground.