Rishabh Pant made headlines on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction, commanding a staggering ₹27 crore as he was snapped up by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Shreyas Iyer followed closely, going to Punjab Kings (PBKS) for ₹26.75 crore, while Venkatesh Iyer was re-signed by the reigning champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), for an impressive ₹23.75 crore. Indian bowlers were in high demand, with Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal both securing ₹18 crore each from PBKS.
In total, 72 players were sold on the first day, with 12 remaining unsold. The auction, conducted by Mallika Sagar, featured 84 cricketers from the initial 12 sets.
Looking ahead to Monday, 33 capped players will be auctioned off, followed by an accelerated auction that includes both capped and uncapped players. Teams have been instructed to submit a list of 25 names each for this accelerated bidding round.
IPL 2025 Auction: Updated List Of Sold Players
| PLAYERS | COUNTRY | TEAM | BASE PRICE | SOLD FOR |
| Arshdeep Singh | India | PBKS | 2 crore | 18 crore (RTM) |
| Kagiso Rabada | SA | GT | 2 crore | 10.75 crore |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | PBKS | 2 crore | 26.75 crore |
| Jos Buttler | England | GT | 2 crore | 15.75 crore |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | DC | 2 crore | 11.75 crore |
| Rishabh Pant | India | LSG | 2 crore | 27 crore |
| Mohammed Shami | India | SRH | 2 crore | 10 crore |
| David Miller | SA | LSG | 1.5 crore | 7.5 crore |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | India | PBKS | 2 crore | 18 crore |
| Mohammed Siraj | India | GT | 2 crore | 12.25 crore |
| Liam Livingstone | England | RCB | 2 crore | 8.75 crore |
| KL Rahul | India | DC | 2 crore | 14 crore |
| Harry Brook | England | DC | 2 crore | 6.25 crore |
| Aiden Markram | SA | LSG | 2 crore | 2 crore |
| Devon Conway | NZ | CSK | 2 crore | 6.25 crore |
| Rahul Tripathi | India | CSK | 75 lakh | 3.40 crore |
| Jake Fraser-Mcgurk | Australia | DC | 2 crore | 9 crore (RTM) |
| Harshal Patel | India | SRH | 2 crore | 8 crore |
| Rachin Ravindra | NZ | CSK | 1.5 crore | 4 crore (RTM) |
| R Ashwin | India | CSK | 2 crore | 9.75 crore |
| Venkatesh Iyer | India | KKR | 2 crore | 23.75 crore |
| Marcus Stoinis | Australia | PBKS | 2 crore | 11 crore |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | LSG | 2 crore | 3.40 crore |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | PBKS | 2 crore | 4.20 crore |
| Quinton de Kock | SA | KKR | 2 crore | 3.6 crore |
| Phil Salt | England | RCB | 2 crore | 11.50 crore |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | KKR | 2 crore | 2 crore |
| Ishan Kishan | India | SRH | 2 crore | 11.25 crore |
| Jitesh Sharma | India | RCB | 1 crore | 11 crore |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | RCB | 2 crore | 12.50 crore |
| Prasidh Krishna | India | GT | 2 crore | 9.5 crore |
| Avesh Khan | India | LSG | 2 crore | 9.75 crore |
| Anrich Nortje | SA | KKR | 2 crore | 6.50 crore |
| Jofra Archer | England | RR | 2 crore | 12.50 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | India | CSK | 2 crore | 4.80 crore |
| T Natarajan | India | DC | 2 crore | 10.75 crore |
| Trent Boult | NZ | MI | 2 crore | 12.50 crore |
| Maheesh Theekshana | SL | RR | 2 crore | 4.40 crore |
| Rahul Chahar | India | SRH | 1 crore | 3.20 crore |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | SRH | 2 crore | 2.40 crore |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | SL | RR | 2 crore | 5.25 crore |
| Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | CSK | 2 crore | 10 crore |
| Atharva Taide | India | SRH | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
| Nehal Wadhera | India | PBKS | 30 lakh | 4.20 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | India | KKR | 30 lakh | 3 crore |
| Karun Nair | India | DC | 30 lakh | 50 lakh |
| Abhinav Manohar | India | SRH | 30 lakh | 3.20 crore |
| Nishant Sindhu | India | GT | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
| Sameer Rizvi | India | DC | 30 lakh | 95 lakh |
| Naman Dhir | India | MI | 30 lakh | 5.25 crore (RTM) |
| Abdul Samad | India | LSG | 30 lakh | 4.20 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | India | PBKS | 30 lakh | 1.50 crore |
| Vijay Shankar | India | CSK | 30 lakh | 1.20 crore |
| Mahipal Lomror | India | GT | 30 lakh | 1.70 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | India | DC | 30 lakh | 3.80 crore |
| Kumar Kushagra | India | GT | 30 lakh | 65 lakh |
| Robin Minz | India | MI | 30 lakh | 65 lakh |
| Anuj Rawat | India | GT | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
| Aryan Juyal | India | LSG | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
| Vishnu Vinod | India | PBKS | 30 lakh | 95 lakh |
| Rasikh Dar | India | RCB | 30 lakh | 6 crore |
| Akash Madhwal | India | RR | 30 lakh | 1.20 crore |
| Mohit Sharma | India | DC | 50 lakh | 2.20 crore |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar | India | PBKS | 30 lakh | 1.80 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | India | KKR | 30 lakh | 1.80 crore |
| Yash Thakur | India | PBKS | 30 lakh | 1.60 crore |
| Simarjeet Singh | India | SRH | 30 lakh | 1.50 crore |
| Suyash Sharma | India | RCB | 30 lakh | 2.60 crore |
| Karn Sharma | India | MI | 50 lakh | 50 lakh |
| Mayank Markande | India | KKR | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
| Kumar Kartikeya Singh | India | RR | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
| Manav Suthar | India | GT | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
Purse remaining for all 10 IPL teams after Day 1 of auction:
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).
RCB: Rs 30.65 cr – 6 buys
MI: Rs 26.10 cr – 4 buys
PBKS: Rs 22.50 cr – 10 buys
GT: Rs 17.5 cr – 9 buys
RR: Rs 17.35 cr – 5 buys
CSK: Rs 15.6 cr – 7 buys
LSG: Rs 14.85 – 7 buys
DC: Rs 13.8 cr – 9 buys
KKR: Rs 10.05 – 7 buys
SRH: Rs 5.15 cr – 8 buys
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