IPL 2025 Auction:
The IPL 2025 auction is in its second day today. Teams will have to buy wisely with a small amount of money. All eyes will be on several Indian-origin players today, including Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar and Deepak Chahar, as they will be among the most watched players in the auction. However, some big names remained unsold. A number of other players, including Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shardul Thakur, Glenn Phillips, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, and K.S. Bharat were not picked, leaving cricket fans surprised.
On the second day of the auction, who was purchased ?
- Faf du Plessis, Delhi Capitals, 2 crores
- Rovman Powell, Kolkata Knight Riders, 1.5 crores
- Sam Curran, Chennai Super Kings, 2.4 crores
- Washington Sundar, Gujarat Titans, 3.2 crores
- Marco Jansen, Punjab Kings, 7 crores
- Krunal Pandya, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 5.75 crores
- Nitish Rana, Rajasthan Royals, 4.2 crores
- Ryan Rickelton, Mumbai Indians, 1 crore
- Josh Inglis, Punjab Kings, 2.6 crores
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 10.75 crores
- Gerald Cote, Gujarat Titans, 2.4 crores
- Tushar Deshpande, Rajasthan Royals, 6.5 crores
- Mukesh Kumar, Delhi Capitals (RTM card), 8 crores
- Deepak Chahar, Mumbai Indians, 9.25 crores
- Akash Deep, Lucknow Super Giants, 8 crores
- Lockie Ferguson, Punjab Kings, 2 crores
- Allah Ghazanfar, Mumbai Indians, 4.8 crores
- Shubham Dubey, Rajasthan Royals, 80 lakhs
- Sheikh Rashid, Chennai Super Kings, 30 lakhs
- Himmat Singh, Lucknow Super Giants, 30 lakhs
- Anshul Kamboj, Chennai Super Kings, 3.4 crores
- Arshad Khan, Gujarat Titans, 1.3 crores
- Darshan Nalkande, Delhi Capitals, 30 lakhs
- Swapnil Singh, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 50 lakhs
- Gurnoor Brar, Gujarat Titans, 1.3 crores
- Mukesh Choudhary, Chennai Super Kings, 30 lakhs
- M. Siddharth, Lucknow Super Giants, 75 lakhs
- Digvijay Singh, Lucknow Super Giants, 30 lakhs
- Manish Pandey, Kolkata Knight Riders, 75 lakhs
- Sherfan Rutherford, Gujarat Titans, 2.6 crores
- Shahbaz Ahmed, Lucknow Super Giants, 2.4 crores
- Tim David, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3 crore
- Deepak Hooda, Chennai Super Kings, 1.7 crore
- Will Jacks, Mumbai Indians, 5.25 crore
- Azmatullah Umarzai, Punjab Kings, 2.4 crore
- Sai Kishore, Gujarat Titans (RTM card), 2 crore
- Romario Shepherd, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 1.5 crore
- Ishant Sharma, Gujarat Titans, 75 lakh
- Spencer Johnson, Kolkata Knight Riders, 2.8 crore
- Nuwan Thushara, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 1.6 crore
- Jaydev Unadkat, Sunrisers Hyderabad, 1 crore
- Gurjpaneet Singh, Chennai Super Kings, 2.2 crore
- Mitchell Santner, Mumbai Indians, 2 crore
- Jayant Yadav, Gujarat Titans, 75 lakh
- Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rajasthan Royals, 2 crore
- Kuldeep Sen, Punjab Kings, 80 lakh
- Reece Topley, Mumbai Indians, 75 lakh
- Aaron Hardy, Punjab Kings, 1.25 crore
- Jacob Bethell, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2.6 crores
- Kamindu Mendis, Sunrisers Hyderabad, 75 lakhs
- Nathan Ellis, Chennai Super Kings, 2 crores
- Shemar Joseph, Lucknow Super Giants (RTM card), 75 lakhs
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals, 1.1 crores
IPL’s Youngest Cricketers:
13-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history when he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for 1.1 crore, making him the youngest player ever to be bought in the IPL.
Big name players who went unsold:
- Kane Williamson – Unsold
- Glenn Phillips – Unsold
- Ajinkya Rahane – Unsold
- Mayank Agarwal – Unsold
- Prithvi Shaw – Unsold
- Shardul Thakur – Unsold
- Daryl Mitchell – Unsold
- Moeen Ali – Unsold
- K.S. India – unsold
- Mujeeb ur Rahman – unsold
- Adil Rashid – unsold
- Keshav Maharaj – unsold
- Mayank Dagar – unsold
- Prasant Solanki – unsold
- Finn Allen – unsold
- Ben Duckett – unsold
- Umran Malik – unsold
- Mustafizur Rahman – unsold
- Umesh Yadav – unsold
- Naveen Ul Haq – unsold
- Brendon King – unsold
- Steve Smith – unsold
- Gus Atkinson – unsold
- Sikandar Raza – unsold
- Alzari Joseph – unsold
- Kyle Mayers – unsold
- Sarfaraz Khan – unsold
Jammu Express stopped:
No one could buy Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Umran Malik, who was once considered a strong contender to make a place in the Indian team. Similarly, no one could buy fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who performed brilliantly for Chennai Super Kings under Dhoni’s captaincy.
Success of Indian fast bowlers:
Four veteran fast bowlers made big bids in the IPL mega auction. Swing King Bhuvneshwar Kumar will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore along with Virat Kohli. The Mumbai Indians paid 9.25 crores for Deepak Chahar, while the Lucknow Super Giants paid 8 crores apiece for Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep. Mukesh Kumar’s RTM card was used by the Delhi Capitals.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 10.75 crores
- Deepak Chahar, Mumbai Indians, 9.25 crores
- Mukesh Kumar, Delhi Capitals, 8 crores
- Akash Deep, Lucknow Super Giants, 8 crores
Former captains bought at low prices:
Krunal Pandya, a former LSG captain, was purchased by RCB for 5.75 crores. The Rajasthan Royals paid 4.2 crores to acquire Nitish Rana, another former captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, Indian team players like Rahane and Shardul Thakur, who played a key role for India in the previous series, remained unsold, which shocked cricket fans.
Day 1 purchases:
- Aiden Markram, Lucknow Super Giants, 2 crores
- Rahul Tripathi, Chennai Super Kings, 3.4 crores
- Jake Fraser-McGurk, Delhi Capitals, 9 crores
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kolkata Knight Riders, 2 crores
- Jitesh Sharma, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11 crores
- Khalil Ahmed, Chennai Super Kings, 4.8 crores
- T. Natarajan, Delhi Capitals, 10.75 crores
- Trent Boult, Mumbai Indians, 12.5 crores
- Mahesh Theekshana, Rajasthan Royals, 4.4 crores
- Rahul Chahar, Sunrisers Hyderabad, 3.2 crores
- Adam Zampa, Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2.4 crores
- Wanindu Hasaranga, Rajasthan Royals, 5.25 crores
- Noor Ahmed, Chennai Super Kings, 10 crores
- Venkatesh Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders, 23.75 crores
- Marcus Stoinis, Punjab Kings, 11 Crore
- Mitchell Marsh, Lucknow Super Giants, 3.4 Crore
- Maxwell, Punjab Kings, 4.2 Crore
- Ishan Kishan, Sunrisers Hyderabad, 11.25 Crore
- Phil Salt, Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11.5 Crore
- Quinton de Kock, Kolkata Knight Riders, 3.6 Crore
- Davine Conway, Chennai Super Kings, 6.25 Crore
- Harry Brook, Delhi Capitals, 6.25 Crore
- Harshal Patel, Sunrisers Hyderabad, 8 Crore
- Rachin Ravindra, Chennai Super Kings, 4 Crore
- R. Ashwin, Chennai Super Kings, 9.75 Crore
This IPL auction is already so exciting, and I can’t wait to see these players on the field. Who’s your favorite player this season? Let me know—I’d love to hear from you!