The city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has become a hotspot among Indians. This is not because of any tourist attraction but because the town witnessed the mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which was held on November 24 and 25, 2024.
Before the auction, specific changes were made to the event regulations. Each franchise was given a total of 120 crore in the auction purse.
This means that teams had to complete the auction in this amount only. In addition, the players’ total salary cap has also increased substantially due to the introduction of match fees. This salary cap will increase in the coming years as well. Each player will not be given Rs. 7.5 lakh as match fees per match has been introduced as a form of appreciation for the players.
The event happened overseas for the second year in a row. Last year, the auction happened in Dubai. This year was the mega auction, and certain events made this notable. The mega auction witnessed 577 players made part of different franchises. There were 10 franchises, and they collectively spent more than Rs. 600 crore for the purchase.
The entire auction was viewed live by the audience on the Star Sports channel and JioCinema app. The auction concluded on November 25th, 2024, and now the ten franchises are ready for an epic battle that is set to begin in March 2025. But before the action starts, we shall see the new composition of the teams and how much they spent on making the teams.
The following are the teams and players for IPL 2025:
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
For 2025, this team has a squad strength of 24. They spent a total of Rs 68.90 crore during the two-day auction and are now left with Rs. 10 lakh.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name | Price (in Rs) |
1. | Nicholas Pooran | 21 crore |
2. | Ravi Bishnoi | 11 crore |
3. | Mayank Yadav | 11 crore |
4. | Mohsin Khan | 4 crore |
5. |
Ayush Badoni | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (in Rs) |
1. | Rishabh Pant | 27 crore |
2. | David Miller | 7.5 crore |
3. | Aiden Markram | 2 crore |
4. | Mitchell Marsh | 3.4 crore |
5. | Avesh Khan | 9.75 crore |
6. | Abdul Samad | 4.2 crore |
7. | Aryan Juyal | 30 lakh |
8. | Akash Deep | 8 crore |
9. | Himmat Singh | 30 lakh |
10. | M Siddharth | 75 lakh |
11. | Digvesh Singh | 30 lakh |
12. | Shahbaz Ahmed | 1.9 crore |
13. | Akash Singh | 30 lakh |
14. | Shamar Joseph | 75 lakh |
15. | Prince Yadav | 30 lakh |
16. | Yuvraj Chaudhary | 30 lakh |
17. | Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 30 lakh |
18. | Arshin Kulkarni | 30 lakh |
19. | Mathew Breetzke | 75 lakh |
Mumbai Indians
The team is owned by Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Akash Ambani was present during the auction and they spent Rs. 44.80 crore during the two days and now have 20 lakh remaining with them. For IPL 2025, they have a squad strength of 23 players.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (in Rs) |
1. | Jasprit Bumrah | 18 crore |
2. | Suryakumar Yadav | 16.35 crore |
3. | Hardik Pandya | 16.35 crore |
4. | Rohit Sharma | 16.3 crore |
5. | Tilak Varma | 8 crore |
Players bought:
Sr No. |
Name |
Price (in Rs) |
1. | Trent Boult | 12.5 crore |
2. | Naman Dhir | 5.25 crore |
3. | Robin Minz | 65 lakh |
4. | Karan Sharma | 50 lakh |
5. | Bevon Jacobs | 30 lakh |
6. | Ryan Rickelton | 1 crore |
7. | Krishan Shrijith | 30 lakh |
8. | Raj Bawa | 30 lakh |
9. | Will Jacks | 5.25 crore |
10. | Mitchell Santner | 2 crore |
11. | Allah Ghazanfar | 4.8 crore |
12. | Deepak Chahar | 9.25 crore |
13. | Reece Topley | 75 lakh |
14. | Ashwani Kumar | 30 lakh |
15. | Satyanarayan Raju | 30 lakh |
16. | Arjun Tendulkar | 30 lakh |
17. | Lizaad Williams | 75 lakh |
18. | Vignesh Puthur | 30 lakh |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The score-putting giants of 2024 are now 20 players strong for the new season. The team is owned y Sun Group, led by Kalanithi Maran and managed by his daughter Kavya Maran, who was present during the auction. The team’s purse witnessed a spending of Rs. 44.80 crore during the two days.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Heinrich Klaasen | 23 crore |
2. | Pat Cummins | 18 crore |
3. | Travis Head | 14 crore |
4. | Abhishek Sharma | 14 crore |
5. | Nitish Reddy | 6 crore |
Players brought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price |
1. | Ishan Kishan | 11.25 crore |
2. | Mohammed Shami | 10 crore |
3. | Abhinav Manohar | 3.2 crore |
4. | Rahul Chahar | 3.2 crore |
5. | Adam Zampa | 2.4 crore |
6. | Simarjeet Singh | 1.5 crore |
7. | Eshan Malinga | 1.2 crore |
8. | Jaydev Unadkat | 1 crore |
9. | Brydon Carse | 1 crore |
10. | Kamindu Mendis | 75 lakh |
11. | Zeeshan Ansari | 40 lakh |
12. | Atharva Taide | 30 lakh |
13. | Sachin Baby | 30 lakh |
14. | Aniket Verma | 30 lakh |
Rajasthan Royals
The team is jointly owned by Emerging Media Ltd. along with RedBird Capital Partners. The team is currently 20 players strong for the 2025 season. The team witnessed a spending of Rs. 40.70 crore over the two days and is now left with a purse of Rs. 30 lakh.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 18 crore |
2. | Sanju Samson | 18 crore |
3. | Dhruv Jurel | 14 crore |
4. | Riyan Parag | 14 crore |
5. | Shimron Hetmyer | 11 crore |
6. | Sandeep Sharma | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Jofra Archer | 12.5 crore |
2. | Tushar Despande | 6.5 crore |
3. | Wanindu Hasaranga | 5.25 crore |
4. | Maheesh Theekshana | 4.4 crore |
5. | Nitish Rana | 4.2 crore |
6. | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 crore |
7. | Kwena Maphaka | 1.5 crore |
8. | Akash Madhwal | 1.2 crore |
9. | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 1.1 crore |
10. | Shubham Dubey | 80 lakh |
11. | Yudhvir Singh Charak | 35 lakh |
12. | Kumar Kartikeya | 30 lakh |
13. | Kunal Singh Rathore | 30 lakh |
14. | Ashok Sharma | 30 lakh |
Gujarat Titans
The team from Gujarat is owned by CVC Capital Partners. The team has a total of 25 members in its squad. This season, they spent 68.85 crore during the two days with 15 lakh remaining in their purse.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Rashid Khan | 18 crore |
2. | Shubman Gill | 16.5 crore |
3. | Sai Sudharshan | 8.5 crore |
4. | Rahul Tewatia | 4 crore |
5. | Shahrukh Khan | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Jos Buttler | 15.75 crore |
2. | Mohammad Siraj | 12.25 crore |
3. | Kagiso Rabada | 10.75 crore |
4. | Prasidh Krishna | 9.5 crore |
5. | Mahipal Lomror | 1.7 crore |
6. | Nishant Sindhu | 30 lakh |
7. | Kumar Khushagra | 65 lakh |
8. | Anuj Rawat | 30 lakh |
9. | Manav Suthar | 30 lakh |
10. | Glenn Phillips | 2 crore |
11. | R Sai Kishore | 2 crore (RTM) |
12. | Gerald Coetzee | 2.4 crore |
13. | Jayant Yadav | 75 lakh |
14. | Arshad Khan | 1.3 crore |
15. | Sherfane Rutherford | 2.6 crore |
16. | Washington Sundar | 3.2 crore |
17. | Gurnoor Brar | 1.3 crore |
18. | Ishant Sharma | 75 lakh |
19. | Karim janat | 75 lakh |
20. | Kulwant Khejroliya | 30 lakh |
Chennai Super Kings
The team is owned by N. Srinivasan, who is also the Managing Director of N. Srinivasan. The team has 25 members in their squad. They spent a total of 54.95 crore and are now left with 5 lakh in their purse.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 18 crore |
2. | Ravindra Jadeja | 18 crore |
3. | Matheesha Pathirana | 13 crore |
4. | Shivam Dube | 12 crore |
5. | MS Dhoni | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Noor Ahmad | 10 crore |
2. | Ravichandran Ashwin | 9.75 crore |
3. | Devon Conway | 6.25 crore |
4. | Khaleel Ahmed | 4.80 crore |
5. | Rachin Ravindra | 4 crore |
6. | Rahul Tripathi | 3.40 crore |
7. | Anshul Kamboj | 3.40 crore |
8. | Vijay Shankar | 1.20 crore |
9. | Sam Curran | 2.40 crore |
10. | Gurjapneet Singh | 2.20 crore |
11. | Nathan Ellis | 2 crore |
12. | Deepak Hooda | 1.70 crore |
13. | Jamie Overton | 1.50 crore |
14. | Vansh Bedi | 55 lakh |
15. | Mukesh Choudhary | 30 lakh |
16. | Shreyas Gopal | 30 lakh |
17. | Ramakrishna Ghosh | 30 lakh |
18. | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 30 lakh |
19. | Andre Siddharth | 30 lakh |
20. | Shaik Rasheed | 30 lakh |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Out of all the franchises, this team needs no introduction. Despite not having won any title, it remains a very popular team among the fans. This team is owned by United Spirits Ltd. For this season, the team has 22 members and it spent 82.25 crore during the auction. It now remains with 75 lakh in its purse.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Virat Kohli | 21 crore |
2. | Rajat Patidar | 11 crore |
3. | Yash Dayal | 5 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Josh Hazlewood | 12.5 crore |
2. | Phil Salt | 11.5 crore |
3. | Jitesh Sharma | 11 crore |
4. | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10.75 crore |
5. | Liam Livingstone | 8.75 crore |
6. | Rasikh Salam | 6 crore |
7. | Krunal Pandya | 5.75 crore |
8. | Tim David | 3 crore |
9. | Jacob Bethell | 2.6 crore |
10. | Suyash Sharma | 2.6 crore |
11. | Devdutt Padikkal | 2 crore |
12. | Nuwan Thushara | 1.6 crore |
13. | Romario Shepherd | 1.5 crore |
14. | Lungi Ngidi | 1 crore |
15. | Swapnil Singh | 50 lakh |
16. | Manoj Bhandage | 30 lakh |
17. | Swastik Chikara | 30 lakh |
18. | Mohit Rathee | 30 lakh |
19. | Abhinandan Singh | 30 lakh |
Delhi Capitals
The team hailing from Delhi, is owned by the GMR Group and JSW Group and the co-owner is Parth Jindal. The team spent Rs. 72.80 crore in the auction and is now remaining with 20 lakh in their purse. The squad has 23 players in the team.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Axar Patel | 16.5 crore |
2. | Kuldeep Yadav | 13.25 crore |
3. | Tristan Stubbs | 10 crore |
4. | Abhishek Porel | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Mitchell Starc | 11.75 crore |
2. | KL Rahul | 14 crore |
3. | Harry Brook | 6.25 crore |
4. | Jake Fraser-McGurk | 9 crore (RTM) |
5. | T Natarajan | 10.75 crore |
6. | Karun Nair | 50 lakh |
7. | Sameer Rizvi | 95 lakh |
8. | Ashutosh Sharma | 3.80 crore |
9. | Mohit Sharma | 2.20 crore |
10. | Faf du Plessis | 2 crore |
11. | Mukesh Kumar | 8 crore (RTM) |
12. | Darshan Nalkande | 30 lakh |
13. | Vipraj Nigam | 50 lakh |
14. | Dushmantha Chameera | 75 lakh |
15. | Donovan Ferriera | 75 lakh |
16. | Ajay Mandal | 30 lakh |
17. | Manvanth Kumar | 30 lakh |
18. | Tripurana Vijay | 30 lakh |
19. | Madhav Tiwari | 40 lakh |
Kolkata Knight Riders
This is another famous franchise which is popular for its ownership too. It is owned by Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta. The team spent 50.95 crore during the auction and is now remaining with 5 lakh in their purse. The team is having 21 players this time.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Rinku Singh | 13 crore |
2. | Andre Russell | 12 crore |
3. | Sunil Narine | 12 crore |
4. | Varun Chakaravarthy | 12 crore |
5. | Harshit Rana | 4 crore |
6. | Ramandeep Singh | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 3 crore |
2. | Quinton de Kock | 3.6 crore |
3. | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 2 crore |
4. | Venkatesh Iyer | 23.75 crore |
5. | Mayank Markande | 30 lakh |
6. | Anrinch Nortje | 6.50 crore |
7. | Vaibhav Arora | 1.80 crore |
8. | Ajinkya Rahane | 1.5 crore |
9. | Manish Pandey | 75 lakh |
10. | Luvnith Sisodia | 30 lakh |
11. | Anukul Roy | 40 lakh |
12. | Rovman Powell | 1.5 crore |
13. | Moeen Ali | 2 crore |
14. | Umran Malik | 75 lakh |
15. | Spencer Johnson | 2.80 crore |
Punjab Kings
Last but not least is this team, co-owned by Preity Zinta among other prominent names. They spent a whopping 110.15 crore during the auction and are still remaining with 35 lakh in their purse. The squad is 25 members strong.
Retained Players:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Shashank Singh | 5.5 crore |
2. | Prabhsimran Singh | 4 crore |
Players bought:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Price (In Rs) |
1. | Shreyas Iyer | 26.75 crore |
2. | Nehal Wadhera | 4.20 crore |
3. | Vishnu Vinod | 95 lakh |
4. | Marcus Stoinis | 11 crore |
5. | Glenn Maxwell | 4.20 crore |
6. | Yuzvendra Chahal | 18 crore |
7. | Harpreet Brar | 1.50 crore |
8. | Arshdeep Singh | 18 crore |
9. | Vijaykumar Vyshak | 1.80 crore |
10. | Yash Thakur | 1.60 crore |
11. | Harnoor Singh | 30 lakh |
12. | Musheer Khan | 30 lakh |
13. | Pyla Avinash | 30 lakh |
14. | Josh Inglis | 2.60 crore |
15. | Suryansh Shedge | 30 lakh |
16. | Marco Jansen | 7 crore |
17. | Aaron Hardie | 1.25 crore |
18. | Azmatullah Omarzai | 2.40 crore |
19. | Priyansh Arya | 3.80 crore |
20. | Praveen Dubey | 30 lakh |
21. | Kuldeep Sen | 80 lakh |
22. | Xavier Bartlett | 80 lakh |
23. | Lockie Ferguson | 2 crore |