The anticipation for the IPL 2025 mega auction is reaching a fever pitch. The event will take place on November 24 and 25, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Over two action-packed days, 574 players will go under the hammer, including several prominent names released by their former teams. With only 204 slots up for grabs, the auction promises intense bidding wars. Here’s everything you need to know about the big event which will also write several rags to riches stories.
List of players at the IPL 2025 mega auction
A total of 1574 players registered for the auction, from which the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shortlisted 574 names – 366 Indian and 208 overseas. The auction will kick off with the marquee players, featuring big names like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, and Mohammad Siraj among several others. A total of 81 players have set their base price at Rs 2 crore, the highest bracket, while 320 players have registered with the lowest base price of Rs 30 lakh. Other price brackets include Rs 1.50 crore, Rs 1 crore, Rs 75 lakh, Rs 50 lakh, and Rs 40 lakh.
Full list of players with a base price of Rs 2 crore
| Name | Country | Role |
| Jos Buttler | England | WICKETKEEPER |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | BATTER |
| Rishabh Pant | India | BATTER |
| Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | BOWLER |
| Arshdeep Singh | India | BOWLER |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | BOWLER |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | India | BOWLER |
| Liam Livingstone | England | ALL-ROUNDER |
| KL Rahul | India | WICKETKEEPER |
| Mohammad Shami | India | BOWLER |
| Mohammad Siraj | India | BOWLER |
| Harry Brook | England | BATTER |
| Devon Conway | New Zealand | BATTER |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Australia | BATTER |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa | BATTER |
| Devdutt Padikkal | India | BATTER |
| David Warner | Australia | BATTER |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Venkatesh Iyer | India | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Harshal Patel | India | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Marcus Stoinis | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Jonny Bairstow | England | WICKETKEEPER |
| Quinton De Kock | South Africa | WICKETKEEPER |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | WICKETKEEPER |
| Ishan Kishan | India | WICKETKEEPER |
| Phil Salt | England | WICKETKEEPER |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | India | BOWLER |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | BOWLER |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | BOWLER |
| Avesh Khan | India | BOWLER |
| Prasidh Krishna | India | BOWLER |
| T. Natarajan | India | BOWLER |
| Anrich Nortje | South Africa | BOWLER |
| Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | BOWLER |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | BOWLER |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | BOWLER |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | BOWLER |
| Faf Du Plessis | South Africa | BATTER |
| Glenn Phillips | New Zealand | BATTER |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | BATTER |
| Sam Curran | England | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Krunal Pandya | India | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Washington Sundar | India | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Shardul Thakur | India | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Josh Inglis | Australia | WICKETKEEPER |
| Deepak Chahar | India | BOWLER |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | BOWLER |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | BOWLER |
| Mukesh Kumar | India | BOWLER |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | BOWLER |
| Adil Rashid | England | BOWLER |
| Finn Allen | New Zealand | BATTER |
| Ben Duckett | England | BATTER |
| Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | BATTER |
| James Vince | England | BATTER |
| Moeen Ali | England | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Tim David | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Will Jacks | England | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Tom Banton | England | WICKETKEEPER |
| Spencer Johnson | Australia | BOWLER |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | BOWLER |
| Naveen Ul Haq | Afghanistan | BOWLER |
| Umesh Yadav | India | BOWLER |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa | BOWLER |
| Evin Lewis | West Indies | BATTER |
| Steve Smith | Australia | BATTER |
| Gus Atkinson | England | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Tom Curran | England | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | BOWLER |
| Matt Henry | New Zealand | BOWLER |
| Alzarri Joseph | West Indies | BOWLER |
| Rassie Van Der Dussen | South Africa | BATTER |
| Sean Abbott | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Adam Milne | New Zealand | BOWLER |
| Jason Holder | West Indies | ALL-ROUNDER |
| Chris Jordan | England | BOWLER |
| Tymal Mills | England | BOWLER |
Purse remaining with each team
Each team can have a maximum of 25 players in its squad, and a minimum of 18. Each franchise has a total purse of Rs 120 crore, though some of it has already been used to retain players ahead of the auction. Punjab Kings lead with the largest remaining purse of Rs 110.5 crore, followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru with Rs 83 crore. Delhi Capitals have Rs 73 crore, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants each have Rs 69 crore, Chennai Super Kings hold Rs 55 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders Rs 51 crore, while Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad both have Rs 45 crore. Rajasthan Royals have the smallest purse at Rs 41 crore.
Players retained by each team ahead of the auction
Mumbai Indians – Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore)
Chennai Super Kings – Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore)
Kolkata Knight Riders – Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore) and Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore)
Lucknow Super Giants – Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore)
Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore), Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)
Delhi Capitals – Axar Patel (Rs 16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), Abhishek Porel (Rs 4 crore)
Gujarat Titans – Rashid Khan (Rs 18 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs 14 crore), Sai Sudharshan (Rs 11 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 4 crore)
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 crore), Pat Cummins (Rs 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 crore), Travis Head (Rs 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 6 crore)
Punjab Kings – Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore)
Players who may fetch huge contracts
This year, quite a few big names will go under the hammer. Rishabh Pant, who reportedly had some disagreements with the Delhi Capitals management and eventually decided to part ways with the franchise, may cause a bidding war. Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the trophy this year, is another player who may fetch over Rs 15 to 20 crore at the auction. KL Rahul, Jos Buttler, Mohammad Siraj, Mitchell Starc, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Liam Livingstone, Arshdeep Singh and Faf du Plessis are among others who might fetch million-dollar contracts.
Date and telecast time
As mentioned above, the mega auction for IPL 2025 will take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The live telecast of the event will begin at 3 PM IST on both days. Star Sports and Jio Cinema will telecast the event live.
