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Updated 25-Nov-2024 • Published 24-Nov-2024

IPL 2025 auction: RCB bag Bhuvneshwar, D Chahar goes to Mumbai

By Ashish Pant, Deivarayan Muthu and S Sudarshanan

Overview

How did day two go?

After Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer got record bids, the second day saw Bhuvneshwar Kumar rake in big money. He was picked for INR 10.75 crore by RCB. Here is how the full squads line up for IPL 2025.
Here are a few more highlights from the second day of the auction.
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar was picked up by RCB after a fierce bidding war.
  • Krunal Pandya was also picked by RCB for 5.75 crore.
  • Mukesh Kumar was scooped up by Punjab Kings for 6.5 crore, but DC exercised their RTM option and picked him for 8 crore.
  • There was a bidding war for Deepak Chahar as well and he finally went to MI for 9.25 crore
  • Akash Deep meanwhile went to LSG for 8 crore
  • MI had a few fresh faces as well. They picked up Allah Ghazanfar for 4.80 crore and uncapped NZ batter Bevon Jacobs for 30 lakh
  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 13-year-old was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for 1.1 crore.
  • Priyansh Arya meanwhile went to PBKS for 3.8 crore after a bidding war with RCB.
  • There were a few shockers too. Shardul Thakur got no takers, neither did David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Prithvi Shaw and Daryl Mitchell.
  • Sri Lanka's Eshan Malinga and New Zealand's Bevon John-Jacobs were the only two uncapped overseas players who were sold today.
Before the auction, Nagraj Gollapudi had picked how much the highest bids could end up being, and he got most bids right.
So, after two days of exhilarating auction action, the squads for IPL 2025 are ready. Now for the tournament to get started in a few months’ time. We have had a lot of fun presenting the IPL auction and thanks everyone for tuning in. On behalf of S Sudarshanan and Deivarayan Muthu, this is me Ashish Pant signing off. Ciao!
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What's the verdict?

Phew! What a couple of days we’ve had. And at the end of it all, the teams for IPL 2025 are ready. A total of 182 players were sold across two days, which included 62 overseas players with a total of INR 639.15 crore spent. Wowza!
Who has the strongest squad for IPL 2025?
36.8K votes
MI
CSK
PBKS
RCB
LSG
GT
RR
SRH
KKR
DC
Which player going unsold was the biggest surprise?
25.4K votes
David Warner
Shardul Thakur
Jonny Bairstow
Prithvi Shaw
Daryl Mitchell
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Mohit Rathee to RCB at 30 lakh

The last player of the evening, Mohit Rathee comes up at 30 lakh. RCB bid for him and get him at base price.
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Raj Limbani unsold

Under19 pacer and made his SMAT debut a few days back. No takers for him
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Ashok Sharma to RR

Has a base price of 30 lakh. RR get him
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Vignesh Puthur goes to MI

A base price of 30 lakh, and he goes to Mumbai at base price
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Lungi Ngidi goes to RCB

1 crore base price. RCB go for him and get him at base price.
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Abhinandan Singh goes to RCB

Has a base price of 30 lakh. RCB go for him and get him
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Ottneil Baartman unsold

Any takers for the SA pacer? Nope, no takers.
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Kulwant Khejroliya goes to GT

He has a base price of 30 lakh. GT bid for him and get him at base price.
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Lizaad Williams to MI

He comes in at 75 lakh. The SA pacer. Mumbai bid for him, and that’s the final bid
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Shivam Mavi unsold

Capped Indian player. Any bids for him. Nope. No takers.
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Arjun Tendulkar to MI for 30 lakh

Arjun Tendulkar is next up at 30 lakh. He goes to MI for 30 lakh.
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Kunal Rathore goes to RR for 30 lakh

He has a base price of 30 lakh. RR come in for him. That's the final bid. Rathore goes to RR for 30 lakh
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Run-up like Narine, action like Tahir

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Meet Bevon-John Jacobs, MI's latest recruit

Deivarayan Muthu, our NZ expert has this on Bevon-Jacobs: The only uncapped NZ player to have made the cut for the IPL auction earns a maiden IPL deal with MI. Jacobs, 22, was born in Pretoria in South Africa before his family emigrated to NZ when he was young. Jacobs first province in NZ was Canterbury before he moved to Auckland ahead of the 2024-25 domestic season. He slotted in as a finisher in the 2023-24 Super Smash for Canterbury and his strike rate reads 188.73 after nine T20s. Only Doug Bracewell (202.02) had a better batting strike rate than Jacobs in the 2023-24 Super Smash (min 50 balls faced). Jacobs also has some T20 exposure outside of NZ, having featured in the Queensland T20 league. He made his Plunket Shield debut for Auckland last month.
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What's next?

The auction is not done yet. There will be a few more names that will come up, now. So Warner still has a chance. Here is how the teams stack up as things stand.
CSK are done, so are DC, SRH, KKR, LSG and PBKS.
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Warner unsold...surprised?

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Khrievitso Kense remains unsold

Khrievitso Kense in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Tripurana Vijay to DC

In at 30 lakh. Sold to DC
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Madhav Tiwari to DC

Madhav Tiwari in at 30 lakh. MI open the bidding, DC compete and take it up to 40 lakh. Sold to DC for 40 lakh
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Atit Sheth goes unsold

Atit Sheth, the Baroda allrounder, enters at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Bevon Jacobs sold to MI

Bevon-John Jacobs, the only uncapped NZ player in the auction list, enters at 30 lakh. Plays for Auckland in NZ domestic cricket and also has played a bit of club cricket in Australia. Auckland finisher Sold to MI. Another gem from MI's scouting table?
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Raj Limbani is unsold

Raj Limbani enters at 30 lakh. No takers
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Karim Janat sold to GT for 75 lakh

Afghanistan's Karim Janat in at 75 lakh. GT make a late bid for Janat. That's the final bid
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No takers for Sandeep Warrier

TNPL champion and TN seamer Sandeep Warrier in at 75 lakh. Unsold
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No takers for Tejasvi Dahiya

Tejasvi Dahiya in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Kulwant Khejroliya remains unsold

Kulwant Khejroliya in at 30 lakh. Was a net bowler with CSK last season. Unsold
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Ottneil Baartman: Unsold

Ottneil Baartman, Sunriser from the SA20, enters at 75 lakh. Bowls accurate yorkers at the death. Unsold
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Welcome to the IPL, Manvanth Kumar

Manvanth Kumar, hero from the Maharaja T20 game that featured three Super Overs, in at 30 lakh. DC open the bidding for the allrounder who plays for Hubli Tigers. Sold to DC for 30 lakh
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Matt Short remains unsold

Australia allrounder Matt Short asks for bids from 75 lakh. Can't see any paddles going up. Unsold
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Ajay Mandal heads north to DC

Former Super King enters at 30 lakh. Can bat. Can bowl left-arm fingerspin as well as left-arm wristspin. Sold to DC for his base price of 30 lakh
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No takers for Shivalik Sharma

Shivalik Sharma enters at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Leus du Plooy remains unsold

In at 50 lakh. Unsold
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Pravin Dubey to PBKS

Karnataka leggie in at 30 lakh. PBKS raise the paddle. Sold to PBKS for 30 lakh
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Kwena Maphaka: Royal in the IPL, SA20

Starts at 75 lakh. Royal in the SA20. Royals open the bidding for him at the IPL mega auction. RCB also jump in and compete with RR for the SA youngster. RCB take the bid up to 1 crore.
Maphaka was a replacement player at MI last season. RCB in the lead at 1.4 crore. RR back in at 1.5 crore. Sold to Royals for 1.5 crore
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Sikandar Raza remains unsold

Starts at 1.25 crore. Unsold
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Tom Latham goes unsold

NZ Test captain Tom Latham in at 1.5 crore. Latham goes unsold
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Brandon King remains unsold

Brandon King in at 75 lakh. WI opening batter. Former CPL champion. Unsold at the IPL auction
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No takers for Gus Atkinson

Starts at 2 crore. Any bids for the England fast bowler. Atkinson remains unsold
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M Ashwin goes unsold

Former TN and current J&K leggie M Ashwin in at 30 lakh. CSK net bowler last season. No takers again this auction
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Matthew Breetzke to LSG

Matthew Breetzke in at 75 lakh. LSG open the bidding for him. That's the closing bid
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LR Chetan remains unsold

LR Chetan in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Tanush Kotian goes unsold

Mumbai offspin-bowling allrounder Tanush Kotian enters at 30 lakh. Former Royal. Unsold
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Arshin Kulkarni returns to LSG

Maharashtra allrounder Arshin Kulkarni in at 30 lakh. LSG want their man back. They raise the paddle. Sold to LSG for his base price
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Raj Hangargekar heads to LSG

In at 30 lakh. LSG open the bidding and that's the closing bid
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C Andre Siddarth adds more TN flavour to CSK

Andre Siddarth in at 30 lakh. CSK start the bidding for him. Sold to CSK for 30 lakh
Here's more on CSK's newest buy
C Andre Siddarth, 18, is the nephew of Sridharan Sharath, the former TN stalwart and the current national selector. Siddarth’s a prodigy, with R Ashwin already talking him up on his Youtube channel up as a player to watch for the future from Tamil Nadu. After impressing in the pre-season Buchi babu tournament, Siddarth was fast-tracked into TN’s Ranji side and played in the XI ahead of someone like Vijay Shankar. Siddarth had a good start to his first-class career, scoring four fifties in his first six innings. At the TNPL, he represents the Chepauk Super Gillies. He hits every variety of spin, including wristspin, but his game against pace is still a work in progress. He recently earned a call-up to the India Under-19 squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE.
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Sachin Baby to SRH

Kerela veteran Sachin Baby in at 30 lakh. SRH raise the paddle for Baby. Sold to SRH for 30 lakh
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Umran Malik moves to KKR

India tearaway Umran Malik asks for bids from 75 lakh. More activity at the KKR table. Sold to KKR for 75 lakh
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Moeen heads to KKR

England allrounder Moeen Ali back in at 2 crore. Anyone to start the bidding? Yes, KKR raise the paddle for Moeen. Sold to KKR for 2 crore
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No takers for Prashant Solanki

Maharashtra leggie Prashant Solanki in at 30 lakh. Former Super King. No bids for Solanki
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Dewald Brevis remains unsold

SA's Dewald Brevis in at 75 lakh. Unsold
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Prince Choudhary remains unsold

Prince Choudhary in at 30 lakh. No takers for him
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Harvik Desai remains unsold

Another uncapped keeper: here's Harvik Desai. In at 30 lakh. Desai remains unsold
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Arjun Tendulkar goes unsold

Arjun Tendulkar in at 30 lakh. MI? No activity at the MI table. Unsold
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Vansh Bedi is a Super King

Vansh Bedi from the Delhi Premier League in at 30 lakh. SRH open the bidding, CSK compete with them. Sold to CSK for 55 lakh
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Pukhraj Mann goes unsold

Pukhraj Mann in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Anukul Roy goes back to KKR

Left-arm fingerspinner Anukul Roy in at 30 lakh. KKR want their man back. DC also want him and finally there's more activity across the tables. KKR back in the lead at 40 lakh. DC tap out. Roy returns to KKR for 40 lakh
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Swastik Chikkara moves from DC to RCB

Swastik Chikkara, the top-scorer in the 2024 UPT20 league, in at 30 lakh. RCB bid for the UPT20 league star. Sold to RCB for 30 lakh. Badani suggests that they also raised the paddle but the auctioneer says she didn't see the paddle. Let's move on quickly
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Shardul Thakur remains unsold

India and Mumbai allrounder Shardul Thakur re-enters at 2 crore. Any bids for Thakur? I'm surprised once again
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DC get Donovan Ferreira

Donovan Ferreira enters at 75 lakh. DC lift the paddle for the explosive keeper-batter who can also bowl. Sold to DC for 75 lakh
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Ajinkya Rahane returns to KKR

India and Mumbai batter Ajinkya Rahane in at 1.5 crore. KKR lift the paddle for Rahane. Sold to KKR for 1.5 crore. Mysore gives the thumbs-up. He's happy
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Glenn Phillips joins GT

NZ's do-it-all man Glenn Phillips enters at 2 crore. GT raise the paddle for GP. Sold to GT for 2 crore
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Shreyas Gopal is a Super King

Karnakata leggie Shreyas Gopal re-enters at 30 lakh. CSK start the bidding for Gopal. More spin at the Chepauk? Indeed, sold to CSK for 30 lakh
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Mayank Agarwal remains unsold

Another Bangalore boy: Mayank Agarwal asks for bids from 1 crore. No takers for him
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'Uncapped' Chawla remains unsold

Veteran leggie Piyush Chawla asks for bids from 50 lakh. Chawla remains unsold
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No takers for Anmolpreet Singh

Former Sunriser Anmolpreet Singh re-enters at 30 lakh. Any bids for Anmolpreet. Unsold
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Lunith Sisodia is a Knight Rider

Luvnith Sisodia, another Bangalore boy, re-enters at 30 lakh. KKR open the bidding for him and that's the final bid. Sold to KKR for his base price of 30 lakh
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David Warner remains unsold

The IPL stalwart is back in at 2 crore. Any bids for David Warner? He remains unsold
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Devdutt Padikkal returns to RCB

India and Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikall reappears. Base price: 2 crore. RCB bid for their Bengaluru Huduga. Sold to RCB for 2 crore
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Here's more on Priyansh Arya, PBKS's 3.8 crore buy

By Nikhil Sharma
Arya loves hitting sixes down the ground
In the very first match of the Delhi Premier League, against Old Delhi 6, Arya hit 57 runs in 30 balls, and followed it up with 82 in 51 balls against Central Delhi Kings, hitting seven sixes. The carnage continued. Against East Delhi Strikers, he scored 53 in 32 balls, against Old Delhi 6, he hit 107 runs in 55 balls, and against Central Delhi he again scored 88 in 42 balls.
Then came that innings that made headlines. South Delhi Superstarz scored 308 for 5 in their 20 overs against North Delhi Strikers, and Arya contributed 120 in 50 balls in that. That was the game in which he hit Manan Bharadwaj, a left-arm spinner who even sent one delivery in right-handed to try something different, for six sixes in an over, the 12th of the innings. All of Arya's sixes were in the "V" down the ground.
Overall, his 608 runs came at a strike rate of 198.69 and an average of 67.56. He his 43 sixes in those ten innings.
The Gautam Gambhir connection
Arya's parents are teachers in a government school in Delhi, and he trains under Sanjay Bhardwaj, Gautam Gambhir's former coach.
"When I was young, I used to watch Gautam Gambhir sir bat in the nets," Arya told ESPNcricinfo during the Delhi Premier League. "When I grew up a little, I started talking to him. Apart from this, Ayush Badoni [of Lucknow Super Giants] is my good friend. He is also our captain in the Delhi Premier League and he has IPL experience also. So I interact with him a lot on and off the pitch and his experience is very useful to me."
You can read Nikhil's full piece on Arya here.
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Taking stock

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KKR fans: Are y'all happy?

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Meet 13-year-old Royal Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 13, is the youngest player to be picked at an IPL auction. He had made his Ranji debut when he was 12 and was more recently picked in the India Under-19s squad that played four-dayers against a visiting Australian side in Chennai. In the first four-dayer at Chepauk, he clattered a 58-ball hundred. Suryavanshi also scored a triple-century in the Randhir Verma Under-19 ODI tournament played in Bihar. Syed Hussain from ESPNcricinfo's Hindi team caught up with the teenager last month (Read in Hindi).
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Yash Dabas: Unsold

He remains unsold at 30 lakh.
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Umang Kumar: Unsold

Has a base price of 30 lakh. No takers for him
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Digvijay Deshmukh: Unsold

No takers for him at 30 lakh. He remains unsold
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Eshan Malinga to SRH for 1.20 cr

He comes in at a base price of 30 lakh. Is from Sri Lanka. SRH bid for him first, but RR are quickly into it. Ooh, there is a proper bidding war for this Malinga. The bids have gone past the 1 crore mark.
Deivarayan Muthu has more details on him: There it is! We have another Malinga at the IPL. Eshan Malinga has played for Jaffna Kings in the LPL and has been part of the SL A programme for a while. More recently, he impressed with the new ball for SL A in the Emerging T20 Asia Cup. Ehsan had also trained at the MRF pace foundation in Chennai this year along with allrounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe.
RR have a moment, and raise it to 1 crore but SRH are back at it. SRH bag Malinga for 1.20 crore.
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Ripal Patel and Sanjay Yadav: Unsold

Base price of 30 lakh for them both. They remains unsold
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi goes to RR at 1.1 crore

A 13-year-old. He comes in at a base price of 30 lakh. RR and DC are in a bidding war. He goes to RR at 1.1 crore. Woah!
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Nathan Smith unsold

Nathan Smith at 1 crore. Unsold
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Kyle Jamieson is unsold

Kyle Jamieson at 1.50 crore. He remains unsold
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Chris Jordan unsold

Chirs Jordan is at 2 crore. He remains unsold
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Roston Chase unsold

He has a base price of 75 lakh. Unsold
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Vijay Kumar: Unsold

Any takers for Vijay at 30 lakh. Nope, none
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Brandon McMullen unsold

Brandon McMullen, the Scottish player up next. He remains unsold
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Atit Sheth has no takers

He has a base price of 30 lakh. No takers for him as well.
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Blessing Muzarabani remains unsold

The Zimbabwe fast bowler is up next. No paddles up for him.
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Dwaine Pretoruius: Unsold

He has played for CSK in the IPL. Any takers for him at 75 lakh. No takers
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Anshuman Hooda is unsold

Anshuman Hooda has no takers at 30 lakh
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Satyanarayana Raju goes to MI

Mumbai open the bid for him at 30 lakh. That’s the final bid
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Shiva Singh has no takers

Shiva Singh remains unsold. Has played in the IPL before
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Raj Limbani: Unsold

Raj Limbani remains unsold. Made his SMAT debut for Baroda a few days back
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Ramakrishna Ghosh to CSK

CSK open the bid for him at base price of 30 lakh and pick him.
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Lance Morris and Olly Stone get no bidders

No takers for the two fast bowlers. They remain unsold for now
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Pyla Avinash goes to PBKS

Pyla Avinash has a base price of 30 lakh. PBKS bid for him and pick him at base price
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Tejasvi Dahiya: Unsold

No takers for Dahiya. He remains unsold
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Kamlesh Nagarkoti goes to CSK

Kamlesh Nagarkoti goes to CSK at his base price of 30 lakh
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Abdul Basith remains Unsold

No takers for Basith as well. He remains unsold for now
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Yuvraj Chaudhary goes to LSG

Yuvraj Chaudhary is a six-hitting machine from the Uttarakhand T20 league. He topped the sixes charts in that league as well as in the first phase of the Ranji Trophy. In the SMAT during the weekend, he clattered 11 sixes to help Uttarakhand topple a fairly strong Karnataka side. He goes to LSG for 30 lakh, his base price
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Sandeep Warrier goes unsold

TN seamer and TNPL winner Sandeep Warrier in at 75 lakh. Unsold. Has played for KKR as well as a solitary T20I for India
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Chetan Sakariya: Unsold

No takers for Sakariya at base price. He remains unsold
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Sandeep Warrier: Unsold

Has played for KKR in the past. Base price of 75 lakh. No takers for him
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Lungi Ngidi: Unsold

Has played for CSK and DC in the past. Does he get any bids? Nope, no takers. He remains unsold
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No takers for Will O'Rourke

He took out Virat Kohli in the Bengaluru Test. Unsold at the IPL auction
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Adam Milne remains unsold

Has a base price of 2 crore. Any paddles up? Nope. He remains unsold
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Xavier Bartlett goes to PBKS

PBKS bid for him. Xavier Bartlett was the top wicket-taker in the 2023-24 BBL with 20 strikes in 11 matches at an economy rate of 7.63. He was soon elevated to the Australia T20 squad and earned his first CA central contract. Bartlet can also do a job with the bat. He also has T20 exposure outside of Australia, having played the T20 Blast for Kent. He goes to PBKS for 80 lakh
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Dilshan Madushanka: Unsold

He remains unsold
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Ottneil Baartman remains unsold

He has no takers. Remains unsold
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Jamie Overton goes to CSK

He has got a base price of 1.50 crore. CSK open the bids and that is the closing bid. CSK get him for INR 1.50 core.
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Who's got what?

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Michael Bracewell: Unsold

He has no bidders. Remains unsold
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Who is Priyansh Arya?

The young Delhi boy had first grabbed eyeballs when he smashed six sixes in a Delhi Premier League game. He was involved in a partnership of 286 for the second wicket with Ayush Badoni. A few days back, he smashed 102 off 43 balls against a solid UP attack. He's bagged a big 3.8 crore deal with PBKS.
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Divesh Sharma: Unsold

In at 30 lakh. Unsold
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No takers for Naman Tiwari

Naman Tiwari in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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LSG recruit Prince Yadav

In at 30 lakh. LSG raise the paddle for Prince Yadav and that's the closing bid
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Kulwant Khejroliya: Unsold

Kulwant Khejroliya enters at 30 lakh. Was a net bowler with CSK in IPL 2024. No bids at all. Unsold
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No takers for Emanjot Chahal

Emanjot Chahal from the Sher-E-Punjab T20 league is unsold
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Musheer Khan to PBKS

Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz's younger brother, in at 30 lakh. PBKS start the bidding and sold to PBKS for 30 lakh
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PBKS pick up Suryash Shedge

Mumbai allrounder Suryash Shedge in at 30 lakh. PBKS open the bidding and that's the closing bid. Shedge will work with Punter. PBKS been very active in this accelerated set
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Raj Bawa joins MI

Chandigarh's Raj Angad Bawa in at 30 lakh. MI jump in quickly for Bawa. That's the closing bid. Bawa will be part of the MI squad
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Navdeep Saini is unsold

Delhi quick Navdeep Singh in at 75 lakh. Radio silence. Unsold
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Salman Nizar - passed

Salman Nizar in at 30 lakh. No takers for Nizar
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SRH get Aniket Verma

Aniket Verma in at 30 lakh. No bids. Okay, SRH jump in belatedly. Sold to SRH for his base price of 30 lakh
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Shivam Mavi goes unsold

UP's Shivam Mavi in at 75 lakh. Was out injured during the last IPL. No takers this time
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Shamar Joseph stays at LSG

WI sensation Shamar Joseph in at 75 lakh. MI open the bidding for the Baracara boy. That's the closing bid.
Wait on, LSG have an RTM and they wanna execute it. No more bids from MI. Shamar Joseph stays at LSG
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Nathan Ellis is a Super King

Australia quick Nathan Ellis in at 1.25 crore. CSK open the bidding. His variations will suit the Chepauk. PBKS, Ellis' former team, jump in and compete with CSK. CSK ahead at 1.4 crore. Steal for CSK.
Hold on... not yet. PBKS want to execute their RTM on Ellis. CSK hike it up to 2 crore. PBKS need a moment to deliberate. PBKS need more than a moment. Intense discussions at the PBKS table. Fleming and CSK wait on.
PBKS say no. Ellis is heading to the Chepauk. Bargain buy
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Matt Short goes unsold

Australia allrounder Matt Short enters at 75 lakh. No takers for Short
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No takers for Jason Behrendorff

Starts at 1.5 crore. Powerplay specialist in T20 cricket. Unsold this time
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DC get Dushmantha Chameera

SL fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera enters at 75 lakh. DC open the bidding for Chameera who can hit the deck and bowl at lively pace. Sold to DC for 75 lakh
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No takers for Kyle Mayers

WI allrounder Kyle Mayers in at 1.5 crore. Plays for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL. Unsold
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SRH recruit Kamindu Mendis

Kamindu Mendis from SL enters at 75 lakh. Hasn't been part of the IPL before. SRH start the bidding for Kamindu. Will play the league this time. Will SRH face some competition. Nope. Sold to SRH for 75 lakh
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Sarfaraz Khan goes unsold

India and MI batter Sarfaraz Khan in at 75 lakh. Went unsold the last time. Unsold this time too
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Aaron Hardie joins PBKS

Aussie allrounder Aaron Hardie in at 1.25 crore. Texas Super King in the MLC. PBKS belatedly jump in and raise the paddle for Hardie. He will unite with Stoin, Inglis, Maxi and Punter at PBKS
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Brydon Carse joins SRH

Another England player: Brydon Carse enters at 1 crore. SRH raise the paddle for Carse. Sold to SRH for his base price of 1 crore
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Jacob Bethell to RCB

Barbados-born England allrounder Jacob Bethell at 1.25 crore. SRH open the bidding for him. Remember, Vettori works with Bethell at Birmingham Phoenix at the Hundred. RCB jump in and compete with SRH for the left-hand batter and left-arm fingerspinner. Future superstar potential.
SRH opt out as the bid gets dragged up to 2.2 crore by RCB.
New bidder: PBKS. RCB in the lead at 2.6 crore. Sold to RCB for 2.6 crore
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KL Shrijith gets an IPL gig with MI

KL Shrijith from the Maharaja T20 league. In at 30 lakh. MI open the bidding for Shrijith and that's the final bid
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Arpit Guleria: Unsold

In at 30 lakh. Any takers for Guleria. Unsold
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DC pick Vipraj Nigam

Vipraj Nigam from the UP T20 league. In at 30 lakh. DC and MI compete with each other for Nigam.
RR need a moment to deliberate. DC ahead of everyone else at 50 lakh. Sold to DC for 50 lakh
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Manoj Bhandage returns to RCB

Finisher from the Maharaja T20 tournament Manoj Bhandage in at 30 lakh. RCB bid for the Bengaluru Huduga. Sold to RCB for his base price of 30 lakh
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Sachin Dhas: Unsold

Maharashtra and former India U-19 batter Sachin Dhas enters at 30 lakh. No takers for Dhas
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Priyansh Arya joins PBKS

Priyansh Arya, who whacked six sixes in an over in the Delhi T20 Premier league, enters at 30 lakh. DC want the local boy. MI jump in and compete with DC.
PBKS also enter the bidding and tussle with PBKS. Steady lifting of paddles at DC and PBKS tables. The bid is slowly creeping towards 1 crore.
Another new bidder: RCB. It's between PBKS and RCB now.
RCB ahead at 1.4 crore. PBKS come back in at 1.5 crore. Explosive batter, sparking a little bidding war.
"Day before Priyansh Arya scored 102 off 43 for Delhi against UP in Mushtaq Ali Trophy," Vishal Dikshit reminds us. "The UP attack had Bhuvi, Shivam Mavi, Piyush Chawla". R Ashwin even spoke highly of one of his pick-up shots against Washy Sundar in a SMAT fixture in one of his YT shows.
The bid has zoomed up towards 4 crore. Two Delhi boys to open for RCB: Kohli and Arya?
Hold on, PBKS in the lead at 3.8 crore. Sold to PBKS for 3.8 crore
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Luke Wood: Unsold

England left-arm quick and former Mumbai Indian Luke Wood enters at 75 lakh. Remains unsold
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Kuldeep Sen heads to PBKS

Former TN and current MP quick Kuldeep Sen in at 75 lakh. CSK start the bidding for the former TN guest player. PBKS jump in and compete with Kuldeep. PBKS in the lead at 80 lakh. Sold to PBKS for 80 lakh
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MI recruit Reece Topley

Reece Topley in at 75 lakh. MI open the bidding for Topley and that's the final bid. No RTM interest from RCB for the England left-arm seamer
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Kwena Maphaka: Unsold

Kwena Maphaka from SA in at 75 lakh. MI picked him as a replacement player earlier this year. No takers for him now
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No takers for Gleeson

Richard Gleeson in at 75 lakh. Unsold
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Alzarri Joseph: Unsold

The WI quick enters at 2 crore. No takers for Alzarri. Unsold
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Farooqi is a Royal

Fazalhaq Farooqi, left-arm swing bowler from Afghanistan. Powerplay specialist in T20 cricket. RR start the bidding for Farooqi. Sold to RR for his base price of 2 crore
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Jayant Yadav goes back to GT

Haryana allrounder Jayant Yadav in at 75 lakh. He was previously with GT. Yes, GT want him back. The raise the paddle and that's the find bid
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Sikandar Raza goes unsold

In at 1.25 crore. Can finish an innings as well as bowl mystery spin. No love for Raza
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Mitch Santner moves from CSK to MI

Starts at 2 crore. MI start the bidding for Santner, NZ's premier white-ball spinner. Santner moves from CSK to MI. Sold for his base price of 2 crore
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Steven Smith is unsold

Steven Smith in at 2 crore. All eyes on Punter. They recently won the MLC together. No bids at all. Unsold
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No takers for Gus Atkinson

England quick Gus Atkinson asks for bids from 2 crore. Unsold
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Brandon King goes unsold

WI opener Brandon King also unsold
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SL's Nissanka is also unsold

SL opener Pathum Nissanka in at 75 lakh. Unsold
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No takers for B Yeswanth

B Yeswanth in at 30 lakh. He is unsold
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Raghav Goyal is unsold

Spinner Raghav Goyal enters at 30 lakh. No bids at all. Unsold
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Gurjapneet Singh is a Super King

TN's Gurjapneet Singh in at 30 lakh. LSG start the bidding for Gurjapneet. CSK jump in. Gurjapneet has been a net bowler at CSK. CSK and LSG tussle for the exciting TN seamer.
Oh hello, new bidder. GT in. Nehra loves his left-arm quicks and TN boys. Steady lifting of paddles at the CSK and GT tables. Gurjapneet can swing the new ball and also bowl at the death. CSK in the lead at 2.2 crore. Sold to CSK for 2.2 crore
Here's more on Gurjapneet
A 6'3" left-arm seamer, Gurjapneet Singh was born in Ludhiana (Punjab) and grew up in Ambala (Haryana), before he moved to Chennai when he was about 17. Seven years later, on his Ranji Trophy debut against former champions Saurashtra, he bagged 6 for 22, the best figures in a first-class innings by a TN fast bowler at home since 2005-06. During the process, he dismissed Pujara for a duck.
Gurjapneet has already had a taste of the IPL as a net bowler at CSK. Mentored by R Ashwin and Yo Mahesh, when he was at Dindigul Dragons, Gurjapneet has been among the best bowlers in the TNPL, often operating in the powerplay as well as the death. With T Natarajan currently out injured, Gurjapneet has seamlessly slotted into TN's Ranji and white-ball teams. Here is Gurjapneet Singh’s story
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Akash Singh heads to LSG

Former Sunriser and Super King Akash Singh in at 30 lakh. LSG raise the paddle for Akash. Sold to LSG for his base price. SRH don't want to execute their RTM on Akash
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No takers for LR Chetan

LR Chetan from the Maharaja T20 league in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Ashwani Kumar to MI

Ashwani Kumar asks for bids from 30 lakh. MI start the bidding for Ashwani and that's the final bid.
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No bids for Arshin Kulkarni

Another Maharashtra boy: Arshin Kulkarni. In at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Shivam Singh: Unsold

Shivam Singh, who plays under Ashwin at Dindigul Dragons, in at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Rishi Dhawan: Unsold

HP veteran allrounder Rishi Dhawan asks for bids from 30 lakh. Unsold
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No takers for Raj Hangargekar

Mahrashtra allrounder Raj Hangargekar in at 30 lakh. Former Super King. Unsold
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RR recruit Yudhvir Charak

J&K's Yudhvir Charak enters at 30 lakh. MI make the first move for Charak. RR come in and compete with MI. MI tap out. RR in the lead at 35 lakh. Sold to RR for 35 lakh
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DC on their picks

Venugopal Rao, Director of Cricket, Delhi Capitals (IPL) said, “This time, our batting and bowling is very compact. Our bowling lineup is experienced. We have strengthened our fast bowling with Starc, Natarajan, Mohit and Mukesh, who are all experienced. They will combine with our spinners Axar and Kuldeep, so our bowling lineup is very experienced. Batters will win matches for us, but bowlers will win us the title.”
On acquiring IPL veteran du Plessis, Sourav Ganguly, Director of Cricket, Delhi Capitals (WPL) and JSW Sports, said, “He has been very good in this (T20) format. He had a terrific CPL and MLC. Another part of Faf's ability is the leadership, so we are extremely happy and surprised that we got him for this amount.”
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Taking stock

Track how the squads are filling up here.
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A short break

Hush. This was a quick round of accelerated round. PBKS still left with the biggest purse - INR 8.5 crore - while LSG have the least - INR 3.1 crore. How many of the remaining slots with the teams fill?
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Andre Siddarth - passed

The TN batter asks for INR 30 lakh but finds no bids
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Harnoor Singh will play for PBKS

The batter asks for INR 30 lakh. PBKS take him at base price
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Rishad Hossain finds no takers

The Bangladesh legspinner asks for INR 75 lakh. He was Bangladesh's bright spot in the T20 World Cup earlier this year. But no teams wants him (as of now)
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Umesh Yadav - no bids

The India fast bowler asks for INR 2 crore. He finds no bids
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Jaydev Unadkat back at SRH again

The Saurashtra captain asks for INR 1 crore. Was with SRH last year. SRH bid for him quite late. Get him at base price.
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Naveen-ul-Haq finds no bids

The Afghanistan speedster asks for INR 2 crore. He was with LSG last year but finds no taker this year
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Nuwan Thushara heads to RCB

The Sri Lankan slinga asks for INR 75 lakh. SRH start the bid and RCB also join in. The bid zooms past INR 95 lakh. RCB raise it to INR 1 crore. RR join in late but RCB raise it to INR 1.4 crore. RR still in the race at INR 1.5 crore. RCB still interested in Thushara and they raise it to INR 1.6 crore. RR are out. Thushara will play for RCB
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Ishant Sharma is a Titan

The India fast bowler asks for INR 75 lakh. He played for DC last season, GT come in late for the opening bid. GT get Ishant at the base price of INR 75 lakh
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Umran Malik finds no bids

The India fast bowler asks for INR 75 lakh. And he finds no takers
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Mustafizur Rahman finds no takers

The Bangladesh fast bowler played for CSK last year. Asks for INR 2 crore. No team raises the paddle. No takers
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Spencer Johsnon for KKR

The Australia left-arm fast bowler asks for INR 2 crore. KKR open the bid - replacing Starc? KKR thought they had got him but PBKS join in late. They manage to raise it to INR 2.6 crore but KKR take it to INR 2.8 crore. PBKS are out and Johnson will play for KKR. Was with GT last season
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Josh Phillipe - no bids

The Australia wicketkeeper-batter asks for INR 75 lakh. Passed
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Romario Shepherd heads to RCB

RCB raise the paddle for the West Indies allrounder. He played for MI last season, and will play for RCB in IPL 2025 after they get him at the base price of INR 1.5crore
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R Sai Kishore back to GT

The TN spinner, former GT player, asks for INR 75 lakh. SRH raise the paddle belatedly and then PBKS join in. They take it up to INR 90 lakh. GT ask for a moment, they are out. PBKS have the winning bid and Sai Kishore will play for them. Oh, GT exercise their RTM. PBKS raise it to INR 2 crore and GT want their man
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Azmatullah Omarzai will play for PBKS

Asks for INR 1.5 crore, and CSK want another allrounder. PBKS also join in and the price now reaches INR 2 crore. CSK raise it further to INR 2.2 crore. But PBKS raise it to INR 2.4 crore and CSK back out. Omarzai will play for PBKS in IPL 2025
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Will Jacks is a Mumbai Indian

England opener asks for INR 2 crore. He played for RCB last season. MI take time before raising the paddle. PBKS come in at INR 2.2 crore but MI raise it to INR 2.4 crore. Both the teams raise the paddle swiftly and the price reaches INR 4 crore. And now both the teams take it beyond INR 5 crore. But MI want their man and take Jacks for INR 5.25 crore. RCB don't want to use the RTM
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Deepak Hooda to CSK

The Baroda allrounder asks for INR 75 lakh. CSK raise the paddle. SRH come in at INR 80 lakh. SRH raise it to INR 1.5 crore, but CSK come in to get it up to INR 1.7 crore. CSK have the winning bid. LSG had the RTM but they do not use it
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Tim David to play for RCB

Australia and MI allrounder Tim David asks for INR 2 crore, SRH and RCB start the bidding. RCB have the edge at INR 3 crore and they get the hard-hitting middle-order bat
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No bids for Moeen Ali

The former CSK allrounder asks for INR 2 crore and finds no takers
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Shahbaz Ahmed will play for LSG

The Bengal allrounder asks for INR 1 crore. He is in red-hot form, scoring a fantastic century for them in the SMAT when Bengal were 10 for 4. SRH start the bid and LSG also join in. Shahbaz was with RCB in 2023 and was traded to SRH last year, and he kept Washington Sundar out of the XI. LSG and SRH fiercely bid and take it beyond INR 2 crore. LSG in the lead now at INR 2 crore before SRH raise it to INR 2.2 crore. LSG quickly come back to raise the price and take Shahbaz for INR 2.4 crore
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Sherfane Rutherford goes to GT

The West Indies allrounder asks for INR 1.5 crore. He is in good form, a solid lower-middle order hitter, who can bowl seam. GT start the bid before MI jump in to take the price beyond 2.5 crore. GT get him for INR 2.6 crore
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Manish Pandey back to KKR

KKR bid for the Karnataka batter for INR 75 lakh. He has been a Knight Rider in the past and will once again don the purple. Back to KKR after last year
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Finn Allen, no takers

No bids for NZ explosive opener Finn Allen at INR 2 crore
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Dewald Brevis finds no bids

Former MI batter asks for INR 75 lakh but does not get any
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No bids for Ben Duckett

The England opener asks for INR 2 crore and there is silence in the room. Passed
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Jhathavedh Subramanyan - no takers

No bids for the spinner at INR 30 lakh
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No takers for Prashant Solanki

The lsgspinner has been with CSK in the past but finds no takers today
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Digvesh Singh to LSG

The offspinner goes to LSG at base price
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M Siddharth back to LSG

The Tamil Nadu spinner was with LSG last year. SRH and LSG bid for him. DC enter at INR 60 lakh. LSG raise it to INR 75 lakh and get him back
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Zeeshan Ansari to SRH

DC starts the bid for the UP legspinner and SRH join in to take it to INR 40 lakh. And Ansari will play for SRH
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Rajan Kumar, passed

Uncapped fast bowler at INR 30 lakh, no bids for him
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Sakib Hussain - passed

No takers for the fast bowler who was with KKR last season
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Vidwath Kaverappa

Karnataka fast bowler, was with PBKS last season. No takers for him at INR 30 lakh
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Mukesh Choudhary to CSK

Only CSK bid for the Maharashtra fast bowler and get him for base price, INR 30 lakh
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Gurnoor Brar to GT

Exciting fast bowler, was with GT last year, played a game for PBKS in 2023. CSK start the bid at INR 30 lakh, PBKS also jump it. GT jump in at INR 65 lakh. The price has zoomed past INR 1 crore, and Titans have him at INR 1.3 crore
Here's Deivarayan Muthu: At 6 feet 6 inches, Gurnoor Singh Brar has the ability to pound the deck and generate extra bounce. Brar was the top wicket-taker in the 2024 Sher-E-Punjab T20 league, with 22 strikes in 11 matches. He also recently bowled at the Chepauk nets to the India batters in the lead-up to the Chennai Test against Bangladesh earlier this year and rushed some of them for pace and bounce. Brar was picked as a net bowler to try and replicate Bangladesh tearaway Nahid Rana’s height and bounce at India’s training session. In the IPL, Brar had been with GT previously as a reserve bowler.
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No bids for Vansh Bedi

Another uncapped wicketkeeper, asks for INR 30 lakh, finds no bids
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Harvik Desai - passed

INR 30 lakh for the Gujarat wicketkeeper. Was with MI last season, no takers this time
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Avanish Aravelly - no takers

The uncapped wicketkeeper asks for INR 30 lakh, was with CSK last season. But finds no takers this time
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No takers for Anukul Roy

Was with KKR last season, no bids this time for INR 30 lakh
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Swapnil Singh back to RCB

RCB put in the opening bid for the left-arm spinner, who played for them last season. They almost get him before DC put in a late bid. DC raise it to INR 35 lakh. RCB opt for the RTM and DC raise the price to INR 50 lakh. RCB want him, and get him back
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Darshan Nalkande to DC

DC the only bidders for the allrounder and get him at base price INR 30 lakh
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Arshad Khan goes to GT

DC and PBKS start the bidding for the allrounder. He was with MI in 2023 before moving to LSG in IPL 2024. The bids zoom to INR 80 lakh with DC outbidding GT so far. GT now take it beyond 1 crore and they get Arshad for INR 1.1 crore PBKS come in at INR 1.2crore. But GT manage to get him for INR 1.3 crore
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Anshul Kamboj will play for CSK!

Uncapped allrounder at INR 30 lakh, DC and CSK start the bidding war. LSG come in at INR 40 lakh, and indulge in a tussle with CSK. Kamboj only recently took ten wickets in an innings in the Ranji Trophy. MI enter the race at INR 80 lakh, and the bids zoom past INR 1.5 crore. A pause to think over after CSK have him at INR 1.7 crore. MI come back in to take it beyond INR 2 crore. Fierce bidding, the price rockets beyond INR 3 crore now. CSK get Kamboj at INR 3.4 crore
Here's Nagraj Gollapudi: Kamboj, the Haryana quick who played fore MI last IPL, is rated by coaches for being a sharp new ball bowler who has the ability to hit the length consistently, has a good wrist position at release which he has also used to work on the ball with the inswinger which come naturally to him. Kamboj, who is stockily built, just under 6 feet, bowls at an average speed between 130-135 kph, but has a good yorker.
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Himmat Singh will wear LSG colours

LSG start the bid for the uncapped batter, and noone else puts one in. Goes for base price
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Mayang Dagar finds no takers this time

The uncapped allrounder, who was with RCB last year, asks for INR 30 lakh. No takers.
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Shaik Rasheed back to CSK

Was with CSK, who put in the bid for him and get him at base price of INR 30 lakh
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Madhav Kaushik - passed

A base price of INR 30 lakh, silence in the room
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Pukhraj Mann - no takers

Uncapped batter, asks for INR 30 lakh but gets none
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Shubham Dubey back to RR

RR had him last season and they opened the bid at INR 30 lakh. RCB join in and the bid escalates to INR 60 lakh. Rajasthan Royals are leading the bid... RCB jump back in with a INR 65 lakh offer. RR have him at INR 70 lakh. RCB raise it further and RR have him at INR 80 lakh
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Swastik Chhikara finds no takers

Asks for INR 30 lakh, gets no bids
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Anderson out!

The ten franchises have submitted a list of 143 players for the accelerated round. And James Anderson, the oldest player in this auction, is not part of it. Steven Smith is part of it but no room for Glenn Phillips or Kane Williamson.
Notable absentees among Indians are Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, Devdutt Padikkal and Ajinkya Rahane
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Deepak Chahar reacts to finding a new IPL home

"Feeling great going from one great franchise to another franchise. I think Mumbai suits swing and my style and there's some seam movement. So, good to be part of this franchise. All good (on his fitness). Whatever role the team gives me I will do it. I just want to win the trophy. At CSK, I didn’t get much opportunity to bat but with the Indian team, I’ve done well with the bat."
Mumbai were big on an Indian swing bowler. They missed out on Bhuvneshwar, but they've got Chahar who could form a potent partnership with Bumrah and Boult. Chahar was troubled by injuries in IPL 2024, but is fit again. He proved his form and fitness recently by playing the first five rounds of the Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic tournament. He is also currently playing for Rajasthan in the 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In the Ranji fixture against HP in Dharamsala, he swung the new ball and ripped through their line-up to come away with five wickets in ten overs.
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Akash Ambani on MI's auction

"In the auction, you have to plan for disappointing losses. We lost some players but our playing 12 is locked in now and we’re very happy about it. Disappointed to lose some ex-MI players. In the last two years, we’ve thought about the balance we need to get back to winning ways. For that we have to handle the emotional aspect too."
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Next up: accelerated auction

116 players have gone under the hammer. The accelerated auction, which covers players from 117 to 577, is almost upon us. Franchises will also be asked to submit names of unsold players from the full list who will go up once more for bidding in another accelerated phase. You can track how the squads are filling up here.
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Who is Allah Ghazanfar, MI's latest recruit?

Here's Deivarayan Muthu: AM Ghazanfar, 18, is the next big mystery spinner from Afghanistan. He has a number of variations in his repertoire, including the carrom ball and wrong’un, and his action is very similar to that of India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Ghazanfar recently befuddled both South Africa and Bangladesh with his variations in ODI series in the UAE. Also, during the Emerging T20 Asia Cup against India A, he operated with the new ball and took out both Abhishek Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh. He can also bowl at the death. Ghazanfar has already has a taste of the IPL, having won the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement player earlier this year. He didn’t get a game, however, during IPL 2024.
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Time for a break

That was a quick hour and a half. Lots of interesting picks, lots of players going unsold. Faf went to DC, Curran went back to CSK while DC exercised their RTM for Mukesh Kumar for 8 crore. Rahane, Mayank, Shaw, Phillips, and Williamson all remain unsold. There was a solid bidding war for Deepak Chahar who finally went to Mumbai Indians for 9.25 crore. Ghazanfar, the young Afghan spinner, also went to MI for 4.80 crore while Akash Deep was picked up by LSG for 8 crore.
Which of these unsold players (so far) is a surprise?
19.7K votes
David Warner
Glenn Phillips
Prithvi Shaw
Shardul Thakur
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Keshav Maharaj: Unsold

He has a base price of 75 lakh. Any takers for the South African? He was part of RR last season. No bids for him, too. Keshav Maharaj remains unsold.
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Akeal Hosein goes unsold

Any takers for Hosein at 1.50 crore? Anyone? Nope. Akeal Hosein remains unsold.
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Adil Rashid is unsold

An opening bid of 2 crore for the Englishman. Any bids coming in for Adil? No paddles in sight. No one at all? Nope. Adil Rashid is the third player on the bounce to remain unsold.
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Vijayakanth Viyaskanth is unsold

He has a base price of 75 lakh. Any bids for him? He played for SRH last season. No bids so far. Anyone? Nope. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth remains unsold.
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Allah Ghazanfar to MI for 4.80 crore

The young Afghan legspinner comes in at 75 lakh. KKR have their paddles up straight away. RCB jump in too. KKR move the bid up to 1.50 crore. RCB come back, so do KKR.
RCB move the bid up to 1.80 crore. KKR take a moment. And have their paddles up. RCB raise the bid to 2 crore but KKR are back at it. RCB back out.
MI come in at 2.40 crore. KKR still at it though, who raise the bid to 3 crore. MI raise the bid to 4 crore and KKR take a moment. Allah Ghazanfar was part of the KKR setup last season and his stakes have risen big time after his performances in the international circuit most notably against South Africa.
KKR go up to 4.20 crore but MI aren't backing out. KKR go up to 4.60 crore. MI up to 4.80 crore. KKR take a moment and back out.
Allah Ghazanfar goes to Mumbai Indians for 4.80 crore.
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Capped spinners set up next

Allah Ghazanfar
Akeal Hosein
Keshav Maharaj
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Adil Rashid
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman up first

He has a base price of INR 2 crore. No bids for him. He remains unsold.
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Lockie Ferguson goes to PBKS for 2 crore

He has a base price of 2 crore. Any takers? PBKS come in at 2 crore. No other paddles up.
Ferguson goes to PBKS for 2 crore. RCB have an RTM option which they will not exercise. Ferguson stays with PBKS
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Akash Deep goes to LSG for 8 crore

He has a base price of 1 crore. CSK bid first, LSG jump straight in. The bid swiftly moves past the 2 crore mark....and the 3 crore mark. Both teams are at it.
LSG go up to 3.40 crore and CSk are out. Punjab come in though but LSG are going on. The bids have moved past the 5 crore mark and the 6 crore mark too. LSG hold the bid at the moment at 7 crore. PBKS come back straight it, but LSG are in no mood to back down. Their bid currently stands at 8 crore. PBKS are out.
Akash Deep is sold to LSG for 8 crore.
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Deepak Chahar to MI for 9.25 crore

He has a base price of INR 2 crore. Has been part of CSK in the past but injuries haven't been kind to him often. Mumbai come in at 2 crore. Punjab jump in quickly. The bids are up to 3 crore now.
MI are up to 3.20 crore now and Punjab are straight back. MI take a moment. They go up and so do Punjab. Up to 4 crore now, the bids.
The two teams are still at it. MI say 5.75 crore, PBKS say 6 crore but MI are not backing down. The bids are currently at 7 crore with Punjab. And up to 7.25 crore with MI. Both teams really want Chahar, don't they?
The bid is with 7.75 crore with MI and Punjab have asked for a second. They are out. Or are they?
Haaaaang on...a new player comes in. CSK come in at 8 crore. But MI are adamant. CSK are out.
Deepak Chahar goes to Mumbai Indians for 9.25 crore
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Mukesh Kumar stays with DC

He has a base price of 2 crore. CSK have their paddles up right on. Punjab also come in. The bids cross the 4 crore mark. It is with Punjab at the moment: 4.20 crore. But CSK are straight back in. Mukesh played for Delhi last season and was quite effective with the new ball and in the death.
The bid is with Punjab at 5 crore. CSK are right back in. The bid is currently at 5.50 crore with Punjab. CSK take a moment. And they raise their paddle at 5.75 crore but Punjab raise their bid to 6 crore.
CSK still going, so are Punjab. Punjab raise the bid to 6.50 crore and CSK are out.
There is an RTM option available and Delhi are exercising it. Punjab hike their bid to 8 crore.
Delhi take a moment to think....And they have executed their RTM bid. Mukesh stays with Delhi Capitals for INR 8 crore.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes to RCB

A base price of INR 2 crore. Mumbai have their paddles up straight away. LSG come in swiftly too. Wowza, there is a proper bidding war for Bhuvi. The bids have crossed the 8 crore mark in no time.
Both teams still at it. LSG raise the bid to 10 crore. Mumbai take a moment. Up to 10.50 crore, and hang on RCB come in at 10.75 crore. Will they get him? Yes, they do.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes to RCB for INR 10.75 crore
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Gerald Coetzee goes to Titans for 2.4 crore

He has a base price of 1.25 crore. Any takers? No? Oh, wow. Punjab Kings have asked to wait. Are they going for Coetzee? No, they are not.
There is a bid finally. Gujarat Titans go for Coetzee at 1.25 crore. Kings raise the bid further. GT come straight back.
GT round up the bid to 2 crore. Punjab come straight back in.
The bids go up to 2.4 crore and Punjab have backed out. Coetzee goes to GT for INR 2.4 crore.
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Tushar Deshpande is a Royal

CSK come in at 1 crore for the fast bowler. He played for CSK last season as well. RR jump in at 1.20 crore. A bidding war ensues between the two teams.
The bids have gone up to the 2 crore mark. Both CSK and RR are at it. RR take a moment and raise the bid to 3 crore. CSK are not backing down though. They want their player back in the yellow of CSK.
RR move the bid up to 5 crore, and quickly up to 6 crore. Wow, that's a proper bidding war for Deshpande. With RR at 6 crore, and CSK have backed out. No, they haven't...They come back with 6.25 crore. RR push up the bid to 6.50 crore.
Deshpande goes to RR for INR 6.50 crore.
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What's up next?

The next set will be for the capped fast bowlers. Some exciting names in this set. Could be an exciting round this.
  • Deepak Chahar
  • Gerald Coetzee
  • Akash Deep
  • Tushar Deshpande
  • Lockie Ferguson
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  • Mukesh Kumar
Who will get biggest bid from the capped fast bowlers set?
7.5K votes
Gerald Coetzee
Deepak Chahar
Akash Deep
Lockie Ferguson
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No takers for Don Ferreira

SA's Donovan Ferreira in at 75 lakh. He's a Super King in the SA20 and Royal in the CPL. Any bids for him at the IPL auction? Unsold
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Alex Carey goes unsold

Another Aussie keeper to go under the hammer. Here's Alex Carey. Base price: 1 crore. Radio silence. Unsold
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Inglis joins Stoin, Maxwell, Ponting at PBKS

Australia's Josh Inglis enters at 2 crore. SRH start the bidding for Inglis who can play some funky shots. Ponting's PBKS and Vettori's SRH tussle for Inglis.
PBKS in the lead at 2.6 crore. Sold to PBKS for 2.6 crore
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KS Bharat: Unsold

India and Andhra keeper-batter KS Bharat in at 75 lakh. Any takers for Bharat? Nope. Unsold. We might bring him back later
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Ryan Rickelton joins MI

SA's Ryan Rickelton in at 1 crore. He plays for MI Cape Town in the SA20. Mumbai Indians, do you want him? Of course. MI make the opening bid and that's the final bid. Sold to MI for 1 crore. Low-budget overseas buy. They didn't get Qdk, but they get Rickelton. He could open the batting alongside Rohit for MI.
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Next set: capped wicketkeeper-batters

KS Bharat, Alex Carey, Donnovan Ferreira, Shai Hope, Josh Inglis, Ryan Rickelton
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Shai Hope goes unsold

WI's ODI captain Shai Hope enters at 1.25 crore. Has improved his T20 game in the recent past. Worked with Ponting at DC last season. Unsold this time
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Royals pick up Nitish Rana

Former Knight Rider Nitish Rana enters at 1.5 crore. Superb player of spin and bowls handy offspin. CSK make the first move for Rana. RCB now jump in and compete with CSK for Rana.
A UP batter batting at No.3 for CSK. Sounds familiar? RCB join the bidding and push CSK.
The bid has crossed 3 crore. Right, CSK tap out. RR and RCB in a little bidding war for Rana. Sold to RR for 4.2 crore
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RCB scoop up Krunal Pandya

India allrounder and Baroda skipper Krunal Pandya in at 2 crore. Will he reunite with Hardik at MI? RCB start the bidding for Krunal. They need an experienced spinner to bowl at the Chinnaswamy and perhaps partner Suyash.
RR jump into the bidding for Krunal. They raise the bid up to 3 crore. RCB come back at 3.2 crore. Krunal is also a capable finisher with the bat.
The bid has hit 4 crore; it's with RCB. RR and RCB keep having a go at Krunal. RR have the SL boys Theekshana and Hasaranga but they need an Indian spinner. RCB back in the lead at 4.8 crore. RR need a moment to deliberate. They bid again for Krunal.
RCB ahead of RR at 5.75 crore. Sold to RCB for 5.75 crore. Do LSG want to execute their RTM card? Nah
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Daryl Mitchell goes unsold

NZ allrounder Daryl Mitchell enters at 2 crore. Former Super King and Royal in the IPL. Silence across tables. He had a huge payday last auction. Unsold this time
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Marco Jansen moves north to PBKS

Enters at 1.25 crore. MI open the bidding. PBKS compete with MI for Jansen. Before I could blink, the bid has touched 2 crore. PBKS back in the lead at 2.25.
New bidder: GT. Left-arm swing bowlers usually attract a lot of interest. PBKS and GT tussle for Marco Jansen. Quick lifting of paddles across the PBKS and GT tables as the bid zooms past 5 crore.
PBKS take it up to 7 crore. Sold to PBKS for 7 crore
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Sam Curran returns to CSK

England allrounder Sam Curran will invite bids from 2 crore. Radio silence. CSK now open the bidding for Curran. He has played for them in the past and they need an overseas allrounder/finisher.
LSG jump into the bidding and show their interest for Curran. CSK come back in at 2.4 crore. LSG suggest that they're out. Sold to CSK for 2.4 crore. Bargain buy.
But, hey, PBKS have an option to exercise their RTM card. Ness Wadia needs a moment to think. They don't want to buy back Curran.
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Washington Sundar to GT for a steal

Washington Sundar enters at 2 crore. Awkward silence across tables. What? Come on guys. Nehra asks for a moment and GT make the first bid for the India and TN allrounder.
LSG now jump in at 2.2 crore and compete with GT. Steady lifting of paddles across the two tables. GT in the lead at 3.2 crore. Washington joins his friends SRK and Sai Sudharsan at GT. Sold for 3.2 crore. What a steal!
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Shardul Thakur goes unsold

Shardul Thakur in at 2 crore. CSK, do you want your man back? No bids from CSK. No bids at all. Unsold. A bit of a surprise
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Brace yourselves for capped allrounders

Sam Curran, Marco Jansen, Daz Mitchell, Krunal Pandya, Nitish Rana, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar
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No takers for Prithvi Shaw

India and Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw in at 75 lakh. Anyone interested in Shaw? No bids for Shaw. Unsold
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Ajinkya Rahane goes unsold

India batter Ajinkya Rahane enters at 1.5 crore. I don't see any paddles going up. Unsold. We might bring him back later
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Mayank Agarwal: Unsold

Mayank Agarwal enters at 1 crore. Quite a few franchises need domestic Indian batters. Mayank, anyone? Unsold
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New IPL home for Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis asks for bids from 2 crore. He is 40 but continues to feature in leagues around the world. Another player unsold. Hold on, DC ask for a moment. Yes, DC bid for Faf. Sold to DC for his base price of 2 crore. No RTM interest from RCB
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Rovman Powell returns to KKR

WI T20I captain Rovman Powell enters at 1.5 crore. He captains the Royals in the CPL. No bids from Royals so far. KKR open the bidding for Powell. Back-up for Dre Russ? Sold to KKR for 1.5 crore. Powell returns to his first IPL franchise
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Glenn Phillips

NZ's do-it-all man Glenn Phillips enters at 2 crore. Anyone? Two New Zealanders unsold back-to-back
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Kane Williamson goes unsold

The first name to go under the hammer on day two of the IPL 2025 mega-auction is Kane Williamson. Former NZ captain in at 2 crore. Awkward silence across the tables. Anyone? No love for Kane yet. Unsold. He might come back later
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Marco Jansen could be in high demand

Nagraj Gollapudi: Could Marco Jansen become the most expensive buy on the day 2 of the auction? I see you raising the quizzical eyebrow because Jansen is remembered for suffering yips in a close contest against Gujarat Titans where he failed to defend 22 runs off the final over of the match against Rashid Khan.
But the South African allrounder, who was with SRH over the last three IPL seasons for 4.2 crore, is being talked about among franchise think tanks a serious prospect because he can bowl fast, brings variety as a left-arm quick, and, importantly is a vastly improved and dangerous batter. Recently Jansen set up his bating stall in Centurion when he nearly helped South Africa chased down 219-run target against India with a blistering 17-ball 54.
Several franchises need an overseas fast bowler as well as allrounder. Expect Mumbai, Punjab to be among teams gunning for the tall South African.
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First set for today: Capped batters

Capped batters to go under the hammer first up today:
  • Mayank Agarwal
  • Faf du Plessis
  • Glenn Phillips
  • Rovman Powell
  • Ajinkya Rahane
  • Prithvi Shaw
  • Kane Williamson
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In the spotlight: Faf du Plessis

One of the batters who will be up for bidding soon - in the first set of the day - is Faf du Plessis, who led RCB in the last couple of seasons. Earlier in the year, he captained St Lucia Kings to their maiden title in CPL 2024. He was their second-highest run-getter as well. At over 40 years, he is one of the older players in this auction and there will be intrigue around which team choses him. He is currently in action in the Abu Dhabi T10, leading the run charts there. Du Plessis himself, though, is unsure if he will find a team for IPL 2025.
"You never know with IPL. I've played a lot of cricket in the IPL, and I know with auctions, nothing is guaranteed," du Plessis said after last night's game. "I don't even know what's going on. I don't think my name has come up yet. So let's see. I mean, there's a lot of batters already been picked up. So let's see what happen."
Will Faf du Plessis be picked at the IPL 2025 auction?
5.2K votes
Oh yes! He's still got it
Not happening, sorry
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DC eye stability with Rahul

By the looks of it, Capitals have ticked their captaincy box after Pant's departure with KL Rahul being picked. "We were looking for stability in the top order, someone with experience who can build the innings. And, I think KL Rahul, given his record in the IPL, he's someone who's consistently given more than 400 runs every season," DC co-owner Parth Jindal said. "I think with the Kotla wicket, it is going to suit his game. We're very excited to have him. We have a very young batting lineup. Both KL and Axar are going to lead them and are going to guide them. KL's batting and experience will be a vital cog in the wheel."
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All eyes on MI

The biggest surprise for me from yesterday was the fact that Mumbai Indians bought only four players, including the only overseas player in their roster so far. And their first pick was not until the sixth set, really. But it was not that they did not raise the paddle at all till then. They bid for as many as 18 players and ended up being the losing bidders on eight occasions. Quite clearly, they are the team who should be busy today. What does the team management think, though?
Mahela Jayawardene, back as their head coach, said MI were always ready to play the patient game.
"When we saw the list of players, that it’s two halves to this auction. So we knew that if we’re doing this route, we have to be patient. There’s another 400 or more players on the list. So we could pick and choose and there’s a lot of talent that we’re going to pick wisely.
"At the end of the day, the auction is not just for the players that are in the auction and the purses that we have, it’s to the players that we retain, the value that we put into those players. To be in that situation where we are in the top 3 in purses going into day 2 and at the same time we secured nine slots in our playing XI that gives us a lot of comfort in how we want to execute."
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Who's left with what?

Which team had the best buys today?
27.6K votes
Punjab Kings
Gujarat Titans
Lucknow Super Giants
Kolkata Knight Riders
What was the biggest surprise of the day?
28.7K votes
Venkatesh Iyer's big pay day
KL Rahul going for 14 crore
David Warner going unsold
Noor's INR 10 crore price tag
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Day one round up

Phew! The first day of the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025 comes to a close. We have had 72 players sold today, with the rest of the slots being filled in the accelerated round tomorrow. Some of the key takeaways:
  • Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were picked at record bids - INR 27 crore and INR 26.75 crore respectively
  • RCB have the most purse left (INR 30.65 crore) and also have their three RTMs intact
  • MI made the least purchase, adding just four players to the roster - Trent Boult, who is the only overseas players for them so far
  • CSK bolstered their spin attack by bringing back R Ashwin and Noor Ahmad
  • PBKS had the largest purse heading into the auction and they splurged like anything fetching Iyer, Chahal, Arshdeep, Macwell, Wadhera, Vyshak among others
  • Venkatesh Iyer was one of the biggest surprise package of the day going for a massive 23.75 crore to KKR
  • Gujarat Titans had a number of quality buys. They picked up Buttler, Suraj, Rabada, and Prasidh
  • LSG also added a few good players such as Avesh Khan, Mitchell Marsh, David Miller and Aiden Markram along with Pant
  • RR went big for Jofra Archer while SRH splurged on Ishan Kishan
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No takers for Shreyas Gopal

Shreyas Gopal, who moved back to Karnataka from Kerala before this domestic season, enters at 30 lakh. Unsold. That's the end of proceedings for today in Jeddah.
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Manav Suthar returns to GT

Manav Suthar, who is on the radar of the India Test team, enters at 30 lakh. He was with GT last season. GT open the bidding and that's the closing bid
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Kumar Kartikeya Singh is a Royal

Starts at 30 lakh. Former Mumbai Indian. RR open the bidding for Kartikeya. Sold to RR for his base price
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Piyush Chawla: Unsold

The 'uncapped' Piyush Chawla enters at 50 lakh. Unsold
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KKR pick Mayank Markande

Mayank Markande has set his base price at 30 lakh. Was with SRH in IPL 2024. KKR come in and make the first bid and that's the final bid. SRH don't want to execute their RTM on the legspinner
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Karn Sharma returns to MI

Veteran Karn Sharma enters at 50 lakh. MI open the bidding for him. He has played for them in the past. Sold to MI for his base price of 50 lakh
RCB don't want to exercise their RTM on Karn. All yours, MI
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RCB snap up Suyash Sharma

Delhi wristspinner Suyash Sharma in at 30 lakh. Was with KKR previously. DC open the bidding for Suyash. RCB join the bidding. Mystery spinners or wristspinners could work at the Chinnaswamy, right?
RCB in the lead at 55 lakh. MI jump in at 60 lakh. RCB and MI battle it out for Suyash. The bid has passed 1 crore, with RCB in the lead at 1.1 crore. RCB drag it up to 1.50 crore. MI back in at 1.60 crore.
Okay, the bid has quickly crossed 2 crore. MI need a moment to recalculate and then raise it up to 2.4 crore. RCB take it up for 2.6 crore. Sold to RCB for 2.6 crore. Suyash is RCB's first specialist spinner bought at this auction.
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Uncapped spinners next

Piyush Chawla, Shreyas Gopal, Mayank Markande, Suyash Sharma, Karn Sharma, Kumar Karthikeya Singh, Manav Suthar
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Simarjeet Singh moves to SRH

Delhi tearaway and former Super King Simarjeet Singh in at 30 lakh. CSK want their man back and start the bidding. SRH enter the fray and try to get the quick.
Simarjeet recently added more pace and stepped up for CSK last season when Chahar was out injured. The bidding continues. SRH ahead at 1.3 crore. CSK are back at 1.4 crore.
SRH move into the lead at 1.5 crore. CSK pull out. Sold to SRH for 1.5 crore
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Kartik Tyagi: Unsold

Kartik Tyagi enters at 40 lakh. Unsold
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Yash Thakur finds a spot at PBKS

Vidarbha fast bowler Yash Thakur enters at 30 lakh. Did a superb job for LSG last season. PBKS make the first move for Thakur. GT now enter the fray.
GT take it up to 65 lakh. PBKS to 70 lakh. Thakur can also slam the deck and bowl cutters. The bid has reached 1 crore and it's with PBKS. GT come back at 1.1 crore.
The bidding continues for Thakur. Indian fast bowlers are always in demand at IPL auctions. PBKS in the lead at 1.6 crore. Sold to PBKS for 1.6 crore
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Vaibhav Arora returns to KKR

HP swing king Vaibhav Arora enters at 30 lakh. Won IPL 2024 with KKR. KKR, of course, open the bidding for their man. RR now enter the fray and compete with KKR for Arora.
Slow lifting of paddles at the KKR and RR tables as the bid crosses 1 crore. KKR in at 1.2 crore. RR belatedly jump back in. RR tap out. KKR back in the lead at 1.6 crore.
DC come in at 1.7 crore. They need some right-arm variety in their attack. KKR hike it up to 1.8 crore. Sold to KKR for 1.8 crore
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Vyshak Vijaykumar to PBKS

Vyshak Vijaykumar, who recently earned a maiden call-up to the India T20I side, enters at 30 lakh. SRH open the bidding for the Karnataka seamer. GT now jump in and compete with SRH. Vyshak can bowl some deceptive slower balls.
Vyshak now has PBKS bidding for him. They raise it up to 50 lakh. GT back in at 55 lakh. The bidding continues for Vyshak and it passes 1 crore.
Nehra has a chat with Solanki who raises the paddle once again. PBKS ahead at 1.8 crore. GT tap out. Sold to PBKS for 1.8 crore. No RTM interest from RCB
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Mohit Sharma returns to DC

The 'uncapped' Mohit Sharma asks for bids from 50 lakh. Has done so well for GT. Yes, they open the bidding for him. DC enter the fray and challenge GT for Mohit's skills.
DC and GT tussle for their former player. GT in the lead at 1.8 crore. PBKS need a moment to think.
DC back in at 1.9 crore. GT stay in it at 2 crore. DC ahead at 2.2 crore now. That's the winning bid
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Akash Madhwal moves to RR

Former Mumbai Indian Madhwal in at 30 lakh. Took a hat-trick yesterday at SMAT. RR open the bidding for Madhwal. PBKS enter the fray and challenge RR. Madhwal has the ability to get the ball to skid off different lengths.
RR and PBKS seem to value those skills. PBKS raise the bid up to 75 lakh. RR back in at 80 lakh.
Slow raising of paddles at these two tables. RR take the bid up to 1.2 crore and that's the winning bid.
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Rasikh Salam Dar to RCB

J&K's Rasikh Salam Dar enters at 30 lakh. Bowled some searing yorkers for DC last season. RCB start the bidding for the fast bowler. SRH now enter the fray.
SRH and RCB tussle for Dar. He also has some pace variations in his repertoire and was recently in action in the Emerging T20 Asia Cup.
Steady lifting of paddles at the SRH and RCB tables. The bid has zoomed up to 2 crore. RCB in the lead. That's the winning bid.
But hang on, DC wish to exercise their RTM on Dar. Bobat, DK, Malolan, Freddie all have a chat and then pause for a bit. RCB hike it up to 6 crore for Dar after some deliberation. Are DC are ready to spend 6 crore on Dar? Nope. Sold to RCB for 6 crore.
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Vishnu Vinod sold to PBKS for 95 lakh

He has a base price of 30 lakh. KKR raise their paddle for him. So do PBKS at 35 lakh. KKR back out. Or do they? They take their time and raise their paddle. PBKS also at it. KKR are out.
Vishnu Vinod goes to PBKS....no wait. MI come in late and raise their paddle. Vinod has played for MI in the past But PBKS are not backing out. MI still going for him. PBKS raise the bid to 95 lakh and MI are backing out.
Vishnu Vinod goes to PBKS for INR 95 lakh.
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Next up: Uncapped quicks

Vaibhav Arora, Rasikh Salam Dar, Akash Madhwal, Mohit Sharma, Simarjeet Singh, Yash Thakur, Kartik Tyagi, Vyshak Vijaykumar
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Luvnith Sisodia is unsold

Was part of RCB a couple of years back. He comes in at a base price of INR 30 lakh. Any takers for him? Nope. Sisodia remains unsold.
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Aryan Juyal to LSG for 30 lakh

the young wicketkeeper batter comes in at a base price of 30 lakh. Only LSG have their paddle up for him, and he goes to them at base price.
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Upendra Yadav

The Railways wicketkeeper-batter up next at INR 30 lakh. Any takers for him? No one? Nope. So he is unsold for now.
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Anuj Rawat goes to GT at 30 lakh

has a base price of INR 30 lakh. He played for RCB last season. Only GT have their paddle up for him, and he is sold to them for INR 30 lakh. RCB have an RTM option but they do not go for him
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Robin Minz to Mumbai Indians at 65 lakh

He comes in at a base price of 30 lakh. CSK and MI go at it. CSK back out and MI grab him at 65 lakh.
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Uncapped wicketkeepers up next

Here are the players:
Aryan Juyal, Kumar Kushagra, Robin Minz, Anuj Rawat, Luvnith Sisodia, Vishnu Vinod, Upendra Yadav
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Kumar Kushagra to GT for 65 lakh

He went for big money last season to DC. CSK raise their paddle first up at INR 30 lakh. PBKS wait for a moment and they come in at INR 40 lakh. CSK raise the bid to 50 lakh, and PBKS are out.
GT come in now at 55 lakh but CSK are at it. At 65 lakh, the bid is with GT. Any other team coming in? Nope, Kushagra will play for GT. He goes to GT for INR 65 lakh after DC say no to the RTM option
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Utkarsh Singh goes unsold

He has a base price of 30 lakh. Any bidders for him? Nope, he remains unsold.
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Ashutosh Sharma to DC for 3.80 crore

The hard-hitting batter Ahustosh Sharma is up next. He has a base price of 30 lakh. RCB open the bid and RR join in. These two are not backing down for the moment. Ashutosh mostly came in as an Impact Player in the last season for PBKS and turned a number of games around.
At 95 lakh with RCB and RR are out. But DC come in. The bids quickly crosses the 1 crore mark.
DC and RCB are going for him. At 1.50 crore, the bid is with DC. RCB have asked for a moment and they are out.
But PBKS come in now and they are now fighting it out with DC. The bids go past the 3 crore mark. This is a huge payday for Ashutosh already. Punjab raise the bid to 3.60 crore. DC want a moment. They come back with 3.80 crore. PBKS are out. Hang on, they have asked to wait. False alarm, they are out.
Ashutosh Sharma goes to DC for INR 3.80 crore.
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Mahipal Lomror will play for Titans in IPL 2025

He has a base of 50 lakh. Has played for RR and RCB in the past. RR start the bidding but RR are quickly in it. The two teams go head to head and the bids are raised past the 1 crore mark.
At 1.40 crore, it is RR with their paddles up. But Titans are at it, who have raised the bid to 1.70 crore. RR back out.
Will RCB exercise their RTM option? They do not. Lomror goes to GT for INR 1.70 crore.
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Vijay Shankar to CSK at 1.2 crore

The 'uncapped' Vijay Shankar is up next. He played for Titans previously. CSK start the bidding at 30 lakh and Titans quickly come in. The bids are quickly raised past the 1 crore mark.
Where will Vijay go? His home state franchise or the franchise he has previously played for?
The home state franchise wins. Vijay Shankar goes to CSK for INR 1.20 crore.
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Harpreet Brar to PBKS for INR 1.50 crore

Any opening bids for the allrounder at INR 30 lakh? PBKS? Nope, it is LSG who open the bid at 30 lakh. Who else coming in? Yes, PBKS come in at 35 lakh. The two teams are now at it.
The bids go past the 1 crore mark. The bid is with PBKS a 1.1 crore, and nope do they get him? Nope, Mumbai come in at the last second. But PBKS are not backing out. At INR 1.50 crore, the bid is with PBKS.
Brar goes to PBKS for INR 1.50 crore.
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Abdul Samad sold to LSG for INR 4.20 crore

He has a base price of INR 30 lakh. RCB and LSG are involved in a fierce bidding war and the bids have quickly reached the INR 1.5 crore mark. RCB back out but PBKS come in at INR 1.6 crore.
PBKS raise the bid to INR 2 crore but LSG are adamant. They aren't backing down. They raise the bid to INR 3 crore. Both of them are still going.
Samad was part of the SRH setup last season. He is a hard-hitting lower-order batter and an effective spinner.
LSG raise the bid to 4.20 crore and PBKS have asked for a second. They back out.
There is a RTM option. SRH do not want to exercise it and Samad goes to LSG for INR 4.20 crore.
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Naman Dhir goes to MI for INR 5.25 crore

He has a base price of 30 lakh. He played for MI last season and they bid for him immediately. RCB also enter the bid quickly. The two teams are involved in a bidding war. The bids go past the 1 crore mark.
RCB are out, but DC have entered the bidding war and raise their paddles up to 1.50 crore. Mumbai are not back out though. DC ask for a minute and go ahead with their bid at INR 1.7 crore. DC are still in it at 1.9 crore and MI are right back in it at 2 crore.
DC are out but Rajasthan have their paddles up at INR 2.20 crore. Mumbai still going though. RR raise their bid to INR 2.60 crore and Mumbai are out.
Naman Dhir will play for....oh wait. PBKS come in now but RR have raised their bid to INR 3 crore. PBKS and RR are at it.
RR have raised their bid to INR 3.40 crore and PBKS have asked for a second. The back out
Naman Dhir goes to RR for INR 3.40 crore. But MI have asked for a RTM. RR have raised their bid to INR 5.25 crore. MI accept the bid. Dhir will be going back to MI for INR 5.25 crore.
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Sameer Rizvi goes to DC for 95 lakh

The allrounder has a base price of INR 30 lakh. He had a huge payday in the last auction. Will CSK go for him again? Yes, they do. DC also have their paddle up. The bids move up quickly.
The bid is with DC at 95 lakh and they have him at that price.
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Nishant Sindhu goes to GT for 30 lakh

He has a base price of 30 lakh. Will Sindhu get any takers? Oh, he does. GT raise their paddle and have Nishant Sindhu for INR 30 lakh
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Next up, uncapped allrounders

Here are the players in the list
Harpreet Brar, Naman Dhir, Mahipal Lomror, Sameer Rizvi, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Ashutosh Sharma, Nishant Sindhu, Utkarsh Singh
Will 'uncapped' Vijay Shankar find any takers?
3.9K votes
Yep, seam-bowling allrounders are good in T20s
Sorry, not happening this time
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Abhinav Manohar goes to SRH for INR 3.20 crore

He has a base price of 30 lakh. He had a really good Maharaja T20 league as well. Was part of Gujarat Titans last season. RCB bid for him and CSK jump right in. The bids go up to 85 lakh with CSK, but RCB aren't backing down. The bids go past the 1 crore mark.
RCB have backed out but Titans come in for the player who has been part of their setup earlier. CSK though are not backing down. Titans holding strong at INR 1.8 crore, but CSK are back at INR 1.90 crore. Titans want a second...and they raise the bid to INR 2 crore.
CSK will raise the bid to INR 2.20 crore. Titans are out and Manohar will play for CSK. No, he won't, because SRH have come in at INR 2.40 crore. They raise it to INR 2.80 crore and CSK are out.
Abhinav Manohar goes to SRH for INR 2.80 crore. No, hang on. KKR had their paddles up late. And the bid goes to INR 3 crore. SRH take a minute and raise the bid to INR 3.20 crore. KKR are out.
SRH fetch Abhinav Manohar for INR 3.20 crore.
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Yash Dhull is unsold

Any bids at all for the uncapped batter? He has a base price of 30 lakh. No bids for him. Dhull is unsold for now.
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Karun Nair goes to DC for 50 lakh

He is uncapped now and has a base price of INR 30 lakh. Delhi Capitals raise their paddles for him. So do RCB. Nair was the highest run-scorer in the most recent Maharaja T20 league.
Karun Nair goes to DC for 50 lakh
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Angkrish Raghuvanshi is a Knight Rider again

He has a base price of INR 35 lakh. KKR, the team he played for last season jump in immediately. And so do CSK. The bids quickly go past the 1 crore mark. And past the 2 crore mark with CSK and KKR going at it.
KKR hold it at INR 2.60 crore but CSK go up to 2.80 crore. KKR go for INR 3 crore and CSK are done.
All done. Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes to KKR for INR 3 crore
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Nehal Wadhera goes to PBKS for 4.20 crore

Will he get any bidders? Has a base price of INR 30 lakh. CSK go up right away, so do LSG. A bit of a bidding war for Wadhera. He plays for Punjab in the domestic circuit and was part of Mumbai Indians last season.
The bids go past the 1 crore mark. CSK raise it to 1.40 crore, and LSG are out. But Punjab come in and raise the bids quickly. The bids are past the 2 crore mark with PBKS and CSK still going.
CSK are out, but Titans have joined in at INR 2.80 crore. SO it is PBKS and Titans going head to head. PBKS raise the bid to INR 3.80 crore. Gujarat want a minute and are out.
He goes to....no wait. Delhi come in at 4 crore. PBKS raise it to 4.20 crore and Delhi are done.
Nehal Wadhera goes to Punjab Kings at INR 4.20 crore. But there is an RTM option. Will MI take it. No they don't. The deal is done
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Anmolpreet Singh goes unsold

He has a base price of 30 lakh. No paddles going up for Anmolpreet. Yep, no takers for him, just yet.
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Atharva Taide sold to SRH for 30 lakh

A base price of INR 30 lakh. He was with PBKS last season. Any paddles going up? Nope...oh wait SRH want a second. And they have gone up at 30 lakh.
Taide goes to SRH for 30 lakh
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Who's left with what?

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What's next?

The Uncapped batters set 1. Here are the players who will be coming into this set.
  • Yash Dhull
  • Abhinav Manohar
  • Karun Nair
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi
  • Anmolpreet Singh
  • Atharva Taide
  • Nehal Wadhera
Which of these uncapped batters could be in high demand?
7.6K votes
Abhinav Manohar
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Nehal Wadhera
Yash Dhull
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Here's Venky Mysore on the Venky Iyer buy

"The auctions are this way only. At the end of the day, it is about the player you want and the type of player you want. It [the prices] surprises you all the time. When you have salary caps that keep going up, the prices will expand. For us, it was about keeping our core. We kept six players and have brought 2-3 players back from last year. That was the thinking. We definitely didn’t want to find ourselves in a situation where we would not want him back. But on an overall basis, it all balances out."
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Here's Ponting on the latest PBKS recruits

Punjab Kings had a busy start to their IPL 2025 auction with big names in Shreyas Iyer (26.75 cr), Arshdeep Singh (18 cr), and Yuzvednra Chahal (18 cr). Here’s what head coach Ricky Ponting had to say on the big acquisitions.
On Shreyas Iyer
“I think we knew Shreyas, Pant and KL Rahul were going to attract big money. I wanted to work with Shreyas. I've worked with him before and he is a great guy and a great player. He'll be a great leader for our team if we decide to go that way, which I'm pretty sure we probably will. And obviously, he was the championship-winning captain last year. So there are lots of great things about bringing him to Punjab.”
On Arshdeep Singh
“We had certain targets coming into the auction as every team does. Arshdeep was obviously the first one. He's been in our franchise for a number of years. I was really keen to get him back. Left-arm fast bowler, obviously, with a great skill set with the new ball and the old ball and, you know, one of India's leading wicket-takers in T20 cricket. So he was a perfect fit for us to come back into the Punjab Kings.”
On Yuzvendra Chahal
“Yuzi is the highest quality Indian spinner in the auction, so, we wanted to fill certain gaps with the best players we possibly could. And yes, we spent a bit of money to get there, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up and you can't do that without the best players. So, we felt so far that the auction's gone exactly the way we wanted. We've got a bit of work to do in the back half this afternoon, but that's the fun of it.”
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Waqar Salamkheil goes unsold

Has a base price of INR 75 lakh. He had decent stints in the CPL. But does not get any takers in this round. Can always come back later. For now Waqar Salamkheil is unsold.
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Noor Ahmad goes to CSK for INR 10 crore

Another Afghanistan spinner, Noor Ahmad comes in now. Mumbai have their paddles up right away, CSK are involved as well. Oh, there's a proper bidding war for the wristspinner.
The bid goes up to INR 5 crore, but Mumbai are out. CSK have got the services of Noor Ahmad for INR 5 crore. But Titans have the chance to RTM and they have taken the option.
CSK have asked INR 10 crore for Noor. Titans are not going for him. Noor goes to CSK for INR 10 crore. That's a big payday for the young left-arm wristspinner. Noor plays for the Super Kings in the MLC, too and had an excellent CPL 2024 with St Lucia Kings finishing at the highest wicket-taker.
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Wanindu Hasaranga goes to RR for 5.25 crore

He has a base price of INR 2 crore. Are any paddles up? RR do...followed by Mumbai Indians. A bit of a bidding war between the two teams. The bid swiftly moves up to INR 3.20 crore with RR. Mumbai take a minute. And they go ahead at INR 3.40 crore. They aren't backing down yet. The bids flow.
The bids have crossed the INR 5 crore mark. Mumbai back out.
Rajasthan Royals have snapped up Wanindu Hasaranga for INR 5.25 crore.
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Adam Zampa goes to SRH for 2.4 crore

He has a base price of INR 2 crore. SRH comes in at the base price. Anyone else coming in? Rajasthan do. SRH take a minute and come back at INR 2.40 crore. He has played for RPSG, RCB and RR in the past. RR back out.
SRH have picked up Adam Zampa for INR 2.40 crore.
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Rahul Chahar goes to SRH for 3.2 crore

He has a base price of INR 1 crore. SRH start the bidding for the legspinner. Mumbai Indians quickly jump in. The bids go up to INR 2 crore, with SRH right now. Chahar played for Punjab Kings last year. He has played for MI in the past.
Mumbai back out, but LSG enter the bid. SRH are not backing out. They raise the bid to 3.20 crore. LSG are out.
Rahul Chahar goes to SRH for INR 3.20 crore. There is an RTM option available with PBKS. They don't go for it.
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Maheesh Theekshana goes to RR for 4.40 crore

A base price of INR 2 crore. Rajasthan Royals start the bid at 2 cr. Any other takers? Radio silence in the room. Nah, wait, Mumbai Indians come in...the bids rise now. Up to INR 4.40 cr.
Rajasthan Royals it is who snap up Theekshana for INR 4.40 crore
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Next up the capped spin bowlers set

Here are the players coming up:
Noor Ahmad, Rahul Chahar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Waqar Salamkheil, Maheesh Theekshana, Adam Zampa
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Next set: capped spinners

Noor Ahmad, Rahul Chahar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Waqar Salamkheil, Maheesh Theekshana, Adam Zampa
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Trent Boult returns to MI in the IPL

Last fast bowler in this set: Trent Boult from NZ. RR start the bidding for their powerplay specialist. LSG jump into it.
RR keep the paddle it up for a bit. The bid has quickly moved past 4 crore. RR ahead at 6.25 crore.
MI jump in. Was waiting for them. Boult also plays for their teams in the SA20 and MLC. MI and RR slug it out for the NZ left-arm seamer.
The bid has zoomed up to 10 crore. It's with MI. RR come back in at 10.25 crore. MI pause for a moment and then jump back into the bidding for Boult.
Boult has given up his NZ contract but is still active in leagues around the world. He's currently at the ADT10.
RR drop out. MI in the lead at 12.5 crore and that's the winning bid.
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T Natarajan heads north to DC

T Natarajan, the India and TN left-arm quick, enters at 2 crore. Come on, SRH. Indeed, SRH open the bidding for Natarajan. They didn't get Arshdeep. They need Nattu.
Okay, RCB now bid for Natarajan. Steady raising of the paddles at the SRH and RCB tables. SRH take it up to 4 crore. RCB come back in at 4.2 crore. Bangalore isn't too far away from his hometown Salem.
Okay, DC now enter the bidding for Natarajan. Badani also rates Natarajan highly and has worked with him at SRH. DC and RCB battle it out for Natarajan.
RCB escalate the bid up to 7 crores. DC come back in at 7.25 crore. Natarajan is currently injured and is not playing the SMAT for TN but is set to recover in time for VHT.
The bid is creeping towards 10 crore. In an IPL where run rates shot through the roof last season, Natarajan stood out with his variations. DC ahead at 10.25 crore.
RCB jump back into it. DC bid again. RCB need a moment to recalculate. RCB pull out. Sold to DC for 10.75 crore
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Khaleel Ahmed to join CSK

India left-arm quick Khaleel Ahmed has set his base price at 2 crore. CSK open the bidding for Khaleel. LSG jump in and compete with CSK. Khaleel has some nifty variations in his repertoire, which could suit the Ekana as well as the Chepauk.
CSK in the lead at 4.8 crore. LSG have tapped out. Sold to CSK for 4.8 crore DC decide against using their RTM on Khaleel.
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RR fork out 12.5 crore for Archer

Jofra Archer, who was added back to the shortlist, in at 2 crore. LSG keep bidding for fast bowlers. They make the first move for Archer. MI compete with LSG.
This could well be a bidding war between MI and LSG. Indeed, the bid has crossed 6 crores. LSG take it up to 6.25 crore. MI also keep bidding for Archer.
Oh my, the bid has zoomed past 8 crore. RR come in at 8.5 crore. When he was with RR, he won the player of the tournament award in 2020-21.
MI come back in at 8.75 crore. MI and RR are now locked in a bidding war for their former player. Before I could even type the latest update, the bid has rocketed past 10 crore.
RR now in the lead at 11 crore. MI come back at 11.25 crore as the teams slug it out for Archer. RR ahead at 12 crore but not for long as MI come back at 12.25 crore. MI back out. Sold to RR for 12.5 crore
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Anrich Nortje to KKR

SA tearaway Anrich Nortje in at 2 crore. LSG open the bidding for Nortje too. They face competition from KKR.
Quick lifting of paddles as the bid passes 5 crore. Mysore lifts the paddle again and takes it to 6.5 crore. LSG suggest that they're out. Sold to KKR for 6.5 crore
DC don't want to exercise their RTM on Nortje. So, this is done
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Avesh Khan returns to LSG

India and MP fast bowler Avesh Khan in at 2 crore. LSG start the bidding for Avesh. They had traded him to RR previously but now they want Avesh back. PBKS jump in and tussle with LSG for the fast bowler who can also hit the deck and hit speeds north of 140kph.
LSG ahead at 3.2 crore. PBKS back in at 3.4 crore. The bid has touched 4 crore and it's with LSG.
PBKS need a moment to think and they come back straight at 4.2 crore. LSG also keep pushing for Avesh.
Okay, the bid has crossed 5 crore...and now 6 crore.
RR come in and mess with the plans of LSG. Avesh had played for Royals in IPL 2024. Royals had also missed out on Krishna, so they're pushing for Avesh.
RR raise the bid up to 9 crore. LSG are still in it. They've been very firm. Sold to LSG for 9.75 crore as RR drop out.
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Prasidh Krishna to GT

India fast bowler Prasidh Krishna enters at 2 crore. He was injured during the last IPL but is fit again and is back in the India Test set-up. RR open the bidding for Krishna. GT also jump in
Back and forth between RR and GT for Krishna. Another tall, hit-the-deck pacer. His height and release point could pose a threat to batters. These skills keep RR and GT locked in this bidding war for the Karnataka quick.
RR ahead at 7.25 crore but not for long as GT come back at 7.5 crore.
Steady lifting of paddles across the RR and GT tables. RR pause for a bit and revisit their plans. They come back to bid for Krishna. Stiff competition from GT.
As far as the IPL trends are concerned, Indian fast bowlers are always in demand. So, don't be surprised. RR tap out. GT in the lead at 9.5 crore. Sold to GT for 9.5 crore
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Josh Hazlewood sold to RCB for 12.5 crore

Josh Hazlewood asks for bids from INR 2 crore. LSG open the bidding and then KKR compete with them.
The bid has touched 5 crore as the two franchises keep lifting their paddles. Tall bowler, who can hit the deck and has some pace variations in his repertoire.
New bidder: RCB. Seems like KKR are out. LSG and RCB battle it out for Hazlewood. Hazlewood has done well for RCB in the past.
The bid has soared to 10 crore. RCB in the lead at 10 crore. MI come in at 10.25 crore. Hazlewood sparks interest from many teams.
Hazlewood and Bumrah are currently playing against each other in Perth. They could be team-mates at the Wankhede in the IPL...or not. MI pull out. RCB ahead at 12.5 crore.
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Next set: Capped fast bowlers

Khaleel, Ahmed, Trent Boult, Josh Hazlewood, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Anrich Nortje, Jofra Archer
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Jitesh Sharma sold to RCB for 11 crore

Jitesh has set his base price at 1 crore. CSK start the bidding for the Vidarbha player. LSG jump in and compete with CSK.
Quick raising of paddles at both tables. This is moving swiftly. CSK pull out. LSG ahead at 3.4 crore.
Hello, DC. They raise the bid up to 4.4 crore. RCB are the new bidders and drag it up to 4.6 crore. RCB and DC battle it out for the India keeper who can also slot in as a finisher.
CSK come back in at 5.75 crore. They're looking for Dhoni's successor. The bidding continues between CSK and RCB for Jitesh. Sold to RCB for 7 crore
PBKS have a RTM for Jitesh. Yes, they want to exercise their RTM for Jitesh. RCB hike it up to 11 crore. PBKS back out
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Ishan Kishan will add more power to SRH

Ishan Kishan will ask for bids from 2 crore. MI jump into the action straightaway. PBKS enter the bidding and compete with MI for Kishan.
Explosive keeper-batters are always in demand. Steady lifting of paddles across the MI and PBKS tables.
New-bidder alert: DC join. MI have pulled out for now. PBKS escalate the bid to 5 crore.
More back and forth. Jindal has a smile on his faces as he raises his paddle and raises the bid to 6.25 crore. Another fierce bidding war but not surprising.
The bid has reached 7.75 crore and it's with DC. PBKS need a moment to recalculate. They're back in at 8 crore. DC keep going, as do PBKS.
DC and PBKS slug it out for Kishan. DC eventually drop out. PBKS in the lead at 9.5 crore.
Oh, DC jump back into it and put in one more bid. PBKS raise it up to 10 crore.
Welcome, SRH. They come in at 10.25 crore. Kishan could add more firepower to their line-up. They love their powerplayers, don't they?
SRH keep bidding for Kishan. They're in the lead at 11.25 crore. That's the winning bid
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Gurbaz returns to KKR

Afghanistan keeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who had replaced Salt at the top at the fag end of IPL 2024, enters at 2 crore. KKR open the bidding for Gurbaz. They missed out on Salt, so they're now going for Gurbaz. Sold to KKR for his base price of 2 crore
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Bairstow goes unsold

Jonny Bairstow, the England keeper-batter, in at 2 crore. Played for PBKS in IPL 2024. No takers for YJB. Unsold
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Phil Salt heads to RCB

IPL winner and swashbuckling opener Phil Salt in at 2 crore. MI open the bidding for Salt. RCB are MI could be locked in a bidding war for Salt.
The bid has quickly crossed 4 crore. RCB hike it up to 4.2 crore.
Oh hello, KKR want their man back and come in at 4.4 crore. KKR and RCB in a bidding war for Salt.
He dashes out of the blocks in the powerplay, a skill which is valued in leagues around the world. RCB back in the lead at 6.50 crore.
RCB escalate the bid up to 8 crore. KKR come back in at 8.25 crore.
The bid has reached 9 crore and RCB are responsible for it. The bidding war continues between KKR and RCB. Can RCB separate Salt and Narine?
Salt continues to be in high demand as the bid zips past 10 crore. More activity at the RCB and KKR tables. RCB in the lead at 10.5 crore. KKR pause for a bit but they're right back into the bidding.
RCB back in the lead at 11.50 crore. Salt sold to RCB for 11.5 crore.
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Quinton de Kock moves to KKR

Quinton de Kock asks for bids from 2 crore. Can't see any paddles going up yet. Okay, here come SRH. They open the bidding for the South African keeper-batter. MI come in at 2.2 crore. How about Rohit and Qdk to open for MI?
SRH won't let them get it so easily. The bidding continues for de Kock. MI in the lead at 3 crore. Are we done? Nope, KKR ask for a moment and then lift their paddle for de Kock.
MI keep going for de Kock. KKR in the lead at 3.6 crore. MI drop out. Sold to KKR for 3.6 crore.
LSG have an RTM but they don't want to execute it
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Next set: Capped keeper-batters

YJB, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ishan Kishan, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma are up for grabs in the next set
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Andy Flower on Livingstone buy

"We are very happy to get Liam Livingstone. He is a very very dangerous player obviously huge power but very versatile as well, given that he bowls legspin and offspin. So having that spin addition to our attack is really nice to secure early in the auction. And the other thing I'd say about Livingston, and I've worked with him quite a lot before, certainly at the England Cricket Academy, what I see in him is a maturing player, and some of his international efforts recently shows that he's a maturing batsman who now can change gear up and down. And his ups very high, obviously, but he can also build innings and absorb pressure when he needs to. So that's been really nice to see recently. We're really happy to get him."
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Have your say

Which of these is more surprising?
15.4K votes
Warner finding no takers
Ashwin's homecoming to CSK
Bidding war for Venky Iyer
Find the list of top buys here
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Maxwell joins Stoinis, Ponting at PBKS

This could be fun. Another Aussie allrounder: Glenn Maxwell. He will invite bids from 2 crore. No paddles going up yet?
Come on guys, show me the money...GT make the first move for Maxwell. PBKS need a moment. While they take a moment, SRH open the bidding for Maxwell.
After a brief chat, PBKS raise their paddle and compete with SRH for Maxwell. How about Ponting, Stoinis and Maxi at PBKS?
Hang on, CSK enter the bidding. Another Melbourne Stars player sparking the interest of Fleming and co. PBKS are still in it. Seems like SRH have dropped out for now.
CSK raise the bid up to 3.6 crore. They've been more active in this set. CSK drag the bid up to 4 crore. PBKS pause the bidding for a bit and revisit their strategy. They come back at 4.2 crore.
Fleming and co. now need a second to recalculate. CSK tap out. Sold to PBKS for 4.2 crore. But, remember, RCB have an RTM. They don't want to exercise it
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Mitch Marsh heads to LSG

Another Aussie allrounder: Mitch Marsh in at 2 crore. SRH open the bidding for Marsh. He has played for them in the past. Having let go of Stoin, LSG now bid for Marsh.
LSG raise the bid up to 3 crore. SRH pause for a bit as Vettori chats to Kaviya. They come back in at 3.2 crore. LSG in the lead now at 3.4 crore. That's the winning bid
DC don't want to exercise the RTM for Mitch Marsh
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Marcus Stoinis to PBKS for 11 crore

Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis will invite bids from INR 2 crore. RCB want him back: they start the bidding for Stoin. CSK compete with RCB for Stoinis, who plays for them at Texas in the MLC.
This could turn into a bidding war. Steady lifting of paddles across the CSK and RCB tables.
CSK like familiarity. Stoinis has also worked with Fleming at Melbourne Stars in the BBL. The bid has crossed 5 crore...and now 7 crore.
RCB come back in at 7.25 crore. CSK keep at it, as do RCB. Stoinis is a dynamic player: can bat in the top, in the middle, and also bowl some nifty cutters into the pitch.
CSK are out. RCB in the lead at 8.25 crore.
CSK are not out yet, they come back in for one more push. But RCB still in the lead at 8.75 crore.
New bidder: PBKS. Ponting and Stoin, anyone? RCB seem quite firm and keep bidding for Stoinis. PBKS take the lead at 11 crore. Ponting+Stoin at PBKS. Are you happy, Punjab fans?
Hold on, LSG have an RTM. But they don't want to use it for Stoin
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Venkatesh Iyer returns to KKR, sold for 23.75 crore

MP allrounder Venkatesh Iyer enters at 2 crore. KKR open the bidding for him, LSG try to outbid them. He was one of KKR's stars in their run to the title last season.
Steady lifting of paddles at the LSG and KKR tables as the bidding continues. LSG raise the bid up to 6 crore. LSG are out. KKR in the lead at 7.75 crore. Will be a steal at 7.75 crore.
Hang on, KKR, there's a new bidder: RCB. KKR and RCB compete for Iyer. The bid has zoomed past 12 crore.
KKR take it up to 14 crore. RCB keep coming back. This is an intense bidding war for Venkatesh Iyer.
Wowza, the bid has now rocketed past 18 crore...and now 19 crore. KKR come back in at 19.25 crore.
Quick raising of paddles now as the bid jumps past 20 crore. KKR in the lead to 20.75 crore. RCB aren't backing out yet. Venkatesh is creating a stir at the auction. Will he enter the Pant-Shreyas territory?
The bid has touched 23.75 crore as Mysore raises the paddle again. RCB drop out for the moment. They drop out altogether. Sold to KKR for 23.75 crore. WHOPPER
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Homecoming for R Ashwin

R Ashwin enters at 2 crore. Big cheers in Jeddah. Homecoming for Ashwin? Could be. CSK start the bidding for the original Super King. But they need to stave off competition from LSG.
LSG and CSK fight it out for the veteran offspinner. Ashwin has been in good T20 form. He recently won the TNPL with Dindigul Dragons and reinvented himself as a batter. LSG are out but RCB jump in and compete with CSK.
RCB and CSK competing for Ashwin. Sounds familiar?
Okay, RCB drop out. Royals are in for Ashwin. CSK are also still in it as the bid reaches 6 crore. CSK come back in at 6.25 crore. They escalate it to 7.25 crore.
Royals say 'leave my man alone' and take it up to 7.50 crore and then 8 crore. CSK also keep going. There aren't too many experienced spinners in the market.
Royals and Super Kings slug it out for Ashwin. The bid has reached 9.75 crore, and it's with CSK. RR tap out. Special homecoming for Ashwin. He fetches his highest bid at an IPL auction. The original Super King returns home. Fleming and Kasi shake hands. Are you happy, CSK fans?
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Ravindra reunites with Conway at CSK

Rachin Ravindra: generational talent from NZ. Starts at 1.5 crore. CSK open the bidding for their man. PBKS also jump in. Ponting rates Ravindra highly - they worked together during Washington Freedom's run to the MLC title earlier this year.
CSK and PBKS tussle for the NZ allrounder. He can bat at the top, bat in the middle, and also bowl left-arm fingerspin. PBKS raise it up to 2.4 crore. PBKS keep going, as do CSK. PBKS in the lead at 3.2 crore.
CSK are out. Sold to PBKS at 3.2 crore. Hold on, CSK use their RTM for Ravindra. PBKS hike it up for 4 crore. CSK are cool with it. Sold to CSK for 4 crore.
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Next set: Capped allrounders

R Ashwin, Venkatesh Iyer, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Marcus Stoinis
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Harshal Patel to SRH

Allrounder Harshal Patel asks for bids from 2 crore. Slower-ball specialist. SRH make the first move for Harshal. GT join the bidding for Harshal, who is often in demand during auctions.
GT raise the paddle and raise the bid to 3 crore. Harshal's cutters and slowies will suit the bigger ground in Hyderabad. But they will have to stave off competition from GT to acquire Harshal.
The bid has touched 6 crore and it's with GT. SRH ask for a moment as Kaviya Maran and Dan Vettori revisit their plans. SRH are back in at 6.25 crore. SRH in the lead at 6.75 crore. GT have pulled out. But PBKS have an RTM.
PBKS need a moment to think about the RTM option. Yes, PBKS exercise their RTM and SRH hike the price up to 8 crore. PBKS aren't interested in Harshal. Sold to SRH for 8 crore
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Jake Fraser-McGurk returns to DC

Jake Fraser-McGurk in at 2 crore. This could get exciting. DC want their man back. JFM also plays for Dubai Capitals in the ILT20 - he works with Hemang Badani in the UAE's league. PBKS compete and take it up to 2.2 crore. Ponting also rates JFM highly.
New bidder: LSG. They continue to be active. LSG and PBKS battle it out for one of the most explosive T20 batters going around today.
Ponting wants JFM to be part of his 'Project Punjab'. They come in at 5 crore. LSG right back in it at 5.25 crore. PBKS take the bid up to 5.5 crore. Sold to PBKS for 5.5 crore.
DC want to exercise their RTM. PBKS' final bid for JFM is 9 crore. DC use their RTM to get JFM back. Smiles at the DC table. The reunion with Ponting will have to wait
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David Warner: Unsold

Australia and IPL stalwart David Warner enters at 2 crore. Awkward silence across tables. Unsold. We might bring him back later
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Rahul Tripathi to CSK

Maharashtra batter Rahul Tripathi in at 75 lakh. He recently returned from injury and CSK open the bidding for Tripathi. He has worked with Dhoni and Fleming at RPS. And works with Gaikwad at Maharashtra.
KKR in to compete with CSK. Tripathi has done well for KKR in the past. Can bat at the top as well in the middle.
The bid has slowly reached 2 crore. CSK hike it up to 2.2 crore. After a pause, KKR come in at 2.4 crore. CSK keep biding. Sold to CSK for 3.4 crore. Bargain buy.
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Devon Conway: Super King in IPL, MLC and SA20

NZ wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway enters at 2 crore. CSK, of course, open the bidding for their man. PBKS jump in and tussle with CSK. CSK bid again for Conway, they come in at 2.4 crore.
The bid has slowly reached 3 crore. PBKS in the lead. CSK need a moment to recalculate. Conway plays for them in the SA20 and MLC. They want him back in the IPL as well. Remember, Conway was the Player of the Match in the 2023 IPL final, which CSK won?
CSK raise the bid up to INR 4 crore. PBKS come back in at 4.2 crore. Righto, the bid has steadily passed 5 crore. PBKS keep going, as do Fleming and CSK.
PBKS finally back out. CSK in the lead at 6.25 crore. Sold to CSK for 6.25 crore
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Aiden Markram to LSG

SA allrounder and capt Aiden Markram enters at 2 crore. No takers for Markram LSG belatedly jump in. They've been very active. That's the winning bid
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Devdutt Padikkal goes unsold

Padikkal will invite bids from 2 crore. Bengaluru Huduga. RCB? Nah. Awkward silence across all tables. Unsold. First player to go unsold in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. He could come back in later, though
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Harry Brook returns to DC for 6.25 crore

England star Harry Brook enters at 2 crore. CSK open the bidding for Brook. PBKS jump in and compete with CSK. Steady raising of paddles at the CSK and PBKS tables.
Iirc, Joburg Super Kings picked Brook for the first season of the SA20, but Brook had to pull out of the tournament. Good player of spin. In the last auction, Ponting picked him for DC, but Brook withdrew from IPL 2024 for personal reasons. Seems like Ponting wants him back, this time at PBKS.
CSK need a moment to recalculate. They come back in at 4.8 crore. PBKS escalate it up to 5 crore.
Are CSK done? Not yet, they're back in it at 5.25 crore. PBKS in the lead at 5.50 crore. Fleming suggests that CSK are out. However, they change their minds at the last instant and hike the bid up to 5.75 crore.
Ponting and co. pause for a bit. They're in it at 6 crore. CSK are out but DC jump in at 6.25 crore. The battle is between Ponting's current franchise and former franchise. PBKS tap out. Brook goes to DC for 6.25 crore
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GT squad is 'starting to take shape'

Vikram Solanki, GT's director of cricket: "We’ve very happy with the team we’ve got. There’s a small number of players in these first two sets and we played our part, according to our plan. The team is starting to take shape but we still need to fill slots and be smart. Actually, a number of very good players come tomorrow as well."
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Pant, Iyer break IPL auction records

Sampath Bandarupalli: "Only twice the top three buys in an IPL auction were Indians - in 2011 and 2022. The top seven buys in 2011 were Indian players. The top four buys in the ongoing auction are Indians."
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Next set: Capped batters

  • Harry Brook
  • Devon Conway
  • Jake Fraser-McGurk
  • Aiden Markram
  • Devdutt Padikkal
  • David Warner
  • Rahul Tripathi
      • Which player from the capped batters set will fetch the most money?
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      Devon Conway
      Devdutt Padikkal
      Harry Brook
      Here's Nagraj Gollapudi: Among these players, JFM is the most interesting name to look forward to. Only 22, JFM, who broke ABD’s record to register the fastest List A century in 29 balls, announced himself last IPL with two 15-ball fifties. He might have played just nine matches for DC, but displayed some outrageous hitting in powerplay where his strike rate of 250.94 was the highest for any batter to have played two or more overs in that phase. He also had the best balls-per-boundary (2.04) and best balls-per-six (5.95) count in the first six overs. Expect some strong bidding including from Punjab Kings though I suspect DC might RTM him.
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      Reactions to marquee sets

      Ricky Ponting, Punjab Kings: I haven’t spoken to him (Shreyas Iyer about captaincy) yet, I tried to call him before the auction but he didn’t pick up. He’s been a successful captain in IPL before, I worked with him 3for -4 years in Delhi and he was the championship winner last season. I’m delighted to work with him again, if he can do that for us in the IPL I’ll be pretty happy.
      Shashwat Goenka, LSG: No matter how much you plan, things don’t always work out like that. This (getting Pant for 27 crore) was very well to our plan. It wasn’t really a magic number, we just wanted a number so that the RTM doesn’t get exercised.
      Parthiv Patel, Gujarat Titans: Very happy to have Jos Buttler in our side. He can bat anywhere, he can keep as well, he can help Shubman also. We wanted to buy our no. 1 bowler and no. 1 batter from the marquee set and we have both.
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      Shreyas speaks

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      Pant is a Super Giant

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      Big payday for Chahal

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      Recap of marquee set no.1

      Expectedly, PBKS splashed money during their marquee sets. GT and LSG were also active, as were SRH, but MI, KKR, RR, CSK all made no buys in the first two sets. Click here to see how the teams stack up and find the top buys of the auction here.
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      KL Rahul goes to DC for INR 14 crore

      A base price of INR 2 crore. KKR come in right away. RCB at INR 2.20 crore. There is a bidding war between the two teams. The bids have gone past the INR 5 crore mark.
      KL Rahul was the LSG captain last season, while he has also played for RCB in the past.
      Both KKR and RCB are going for Rahul. RCB have taken the bid up to INR 9 crore. But KKR are not backing down. The bids have gone past the INR 10 crore mark.
      KKR are at INR 10.75 crore, RCB are asking for a minute. They back out. Delhi Capitals come in at INR 11 crore. KKR are having a discussion. And they raise their paddle, with a quick retort from Capitals.
      Capitals holding on to Rahul for 12 crore. Haaaang on, CSK have entered the bid at INR 12.25 crore. Capitals not backing down. The bids have now reached INR 14 crore with Delhi and CSK are backing out.
      KL Rahul sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 14 crore. LSG not exercising their RTM. Rahul will play for DC in IPL 2025.
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      Livingstone sold to RCB for INR 8.75 crore

      He has a base price of INR 2 crore. RCB come in immediately, so do SRH. Livingstone played for Punjab Kings last season. RCB raise their bid to INR 3.60 crore. SRH take a minute and raise their paddle. RCB quickly back.
      Any other takers? Oh, Delhi come and now there is a bidding war between DC and RCB. The bids go past the INR 6 crore mark. RCB have the highest bid at INR 6.75 crore, but hang on...CSK come in at 7 crore.
      RCB are not backing down, and CSK raise their bids to 8 crore. RCB still going and have Livingstone for INR 8.75 crore. CSK are out and Punjab are not exercising their RTM.
      Righto, Liam Livingstone sold to RCB for INR 8.75 crore
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      Siraj to Titans for INR 12.25 crore

      A base price of INR 2 crore. Gujarat Titans come in at his base price. Any bidders? CSK come in. Both teams are going for Siraj. The bids have gone up to INR 8.25 crore with CSK finally backing out.
      Anyone else coming in, yes Rajasthan Royals come in at 8.50 crore. The bid has passed the 10 crore mark. Royals and Titans still at it. Titans have raised the bid to INR 12.25 crore, and Royals have backed out.
      Will RCB exercise their RTM? No they don't. Siraj goes to Titans for INR 12.25 crore.
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      Yuzvendra Chahal sold to Punjab Kings for 18 crore

      A base price of INR 2 crore. Gujarat Titans start the bid and CSK quickly jump in. A fierce bidding war between the two teams and bids are quickly raised to INR 5.75 crore
      Gujarat Titans have the bid at INR 5.75 crore, but Punjab Kings have now entered at INR 6 crore. Titans not backing out though. LSG now raise the bid to INR 7.25 crore and Titans pull out, but Punjab are keeping the bid going.
      The bid has now crossed INR 10 crore. Chahal was with the Rajasthan Royals last season and has been key to their success. He is the first bowler to pick 200 IPL wickets. LSG keep going, so do Punjab... The bid has gone up to 14 crore with Punjab.
      That's the final bid, or is it? RCB have asked for a minute and they have entered the bid at INR 14.25 crore. Punjab still going. RCB back out. Oh, hello, SRH have come in at INR 14.75 crore. But Punjab keep going. So do SRH. The bid has gone up to INR 17 crore which is with Punjab at the moment.
      But, SRH keep going with the bid at 17.75 crore. Punjab ask for a second. They have raised the paddle and raised the bid to INR 18 crore. That's that. Yuzvendra Chahal goes to Punjab Kings for INR 18 crore.
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      David Miller goes to LSG for 7.50 crore

      South Africa batter David Miller up next. He has a base price of INR 1.5 crore. He played for Gujarat Titans last season and they are the first to bid for him. RCB also have their paddle up for him. They raise it to INR 5 crore before Delhi Capitals come in. RCB are not backing out though.
      RCB at INR 7.25 crore and....hang on LSG have entered the bid at INR 7.50 crore.
      Will Gujarat Titans execute their RTM? They are deliberating. No, they are not and LSG have snapped up David Miller for INR 7.50 crore.
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      Mohammed Shami goes to SRH for INR 10 crore

      A base price of INR 2 crore. KKR bid for him first up. CSK come in at INR 2.20 crore and the two teams are now at it for the fast bowler.
      Shami has been under an injury cloud and has just returned to competitive action for Bengal at the Ranji Trophy and at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
      The bid has increased to INR 8.25 crore with KKR having the bid. Will that be the final bid? Nope, Lucknow Super Giants have come in at INR 8.50 crore. KKR aren't backing out yet, they raise the bid to INR 9.75 crore.
      KKR snap up Mohammed Shami for INR 9.75 crore. Oh, hang on, SRH have come in INR 10 crore. Will Gujarat Titans exercise their Right to Match. No, they don't and SRH have Shami at INR 10 crore.
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      Marquee Set No. 2 about to begin

      Here are the players who will be going up now.
      Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
      Where will KL Rahul go? Which team will buy Mohammed Shami? Will RCB get that RTM card out for Mohammed Siraj?
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      All LSG fans right now!

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      Pant smashes IPL record, sold to LSG for 27 crore

      Last player in marquee set 1. Of course, it's Rishabh Pant. Big cheers in Jeddah. They crowd is going crazy already. LSG make the first move for Pant. RCB jump in and tussle with LSG. Quick raising of paddles at both RCB and LSG tables.
      Another compelling package: captain, gun batter-keeper. The bid has zoomed past 5 crore. We could go on. It has soared up to 10 crore now. Will Pant surpass Iyer to become the most expensive player at an IPL auction?
      LSG take it up to 10.25 crore. RCB back in at 10.50 crore.
      RCB need a moment to contemplate. PBKS already have Iyer, so they're not going for Pant. SRH now start bidding for Pant and mess with LSG. Pant could add more firepower to SRH. Wow, that could be some line-up.
      SRH escalate it to 17 crore. LSG come back at 17.25. The battle continues for Pant in Jeddah. Blink and will you miss the bid zooming up to 20 crore. It's SRH who take it up to 20 crore.
      Dan Vettori has a chat with Kaviya Maran and they continue bidding for Pant. LSG keep competing with SRH. LSG scoop up Pant for 20.75 crore. Hold on...
      Do DC want to exercise their RTM for Pant? Yes, they raise the paddle. LSG hike it up to 27 crore. DC back out. Goenka pumps his fist. He's thrilled. Pant sold to LSG for 27 crore. RISHABH PANT BECOMES THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER AT AN IPL AUCTION. He breaks the record that Iyer had set earlier in this set. What a start to the IPL 2025 auction. Rishabh Pant: new LSG captain? LSG made the first move for Pant. They make the final move and get him on board.
      Pant+Pooran in the LSG middle order. Fun line-up. Good luck to the other teams. Meanwhile, you can track all our top buys here.
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      Mitchell Starc to DC for 11.75 crore

      Mitch Starc enters the auction at 2 crore. MI start the bidding for Starc. Starc+Bumrah sounds super exiting. But KKR want their man back.
      MI are also quite big on left-arm fast bowlers. They slug it out with KKR.
      The bid has touched 6 crore and it's with defending champions KKR. Who can forget his terrific spells in the playoffs for them in IPL 2024?
      New bidder: DC. KKR thought they had their man, but here come DC to mess with their plans. KKR escalate the bid up to 9 crore. DC are very much in it as the bid now quickly crosses 10 crore.
      Mysore has a chat with DJ Bravo and gestures he's out. It's now between DC and new-bidder RCB. Starc at the Chinnaswamy, anyone?
      DC now tap out. RCB in it with 11 crore and that's the winning bid. Okay DC jump back in at the last moment. They're in the lead at 11.75 crore. Sold to DC for 11.75 crore. That's some pay cut for Starc
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      Jos Buttler moves to GT

      England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler in at 2 crore. His previous team RR open the bidding for the England superstar. GT join the bidding and compete with RR. Buttler also plays for Paarl Royals in the SA20.
      GT are looking for a new wicketkeeper-batter and Buttler ticks most boxes. Back and forth between RR and GT. The bid has zipped past 8 crore. Buttler is now a millionaire as the a(u)ction continues.
      RR continue to bid aggressively for their man. GT won't give up easily. The bid has rocketed past 10 crore. GT in the lead at 12 crore.
      More steady lifting of paddles across the RR and GT tables. PBKS are also interested in Buttler. Will Buttler become a 25-crore buy as well?
      GT now face new competition for Lucknow Super Giants. Nehra chats with Solanki and they raise it up to 15.75 crore. LSG are done with the bidding for Buttler. Sold to GT for 15.75 crore
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      Iyer shatters IPL record, sold to PBKS for 26.75 crore

      Next up: Shreyas Iyer. IPL-winning captain. He will invite bids from 2 crore. KKR want their IPL-winning captain back and open the bidding for Iyer.
      PBKS enter the bidding now Iyer. Ponting has worked with Iyer at Capitals. The bid has quickly zoomed up to 5 crore. PBKS now in the lead at 6 crore.
      Steady lifting of paddles at the PBKS and KKR tables. PBKS pull out. KKR now in the lead at 7.25 crore.
      DC now bid for Iyer and compete with KKR. Aggressive bidding at both tables. KKR want their captain back. DJ Bravo has a chat with Venky Mysore. Mysore gestures that they're out.
      DC in the lead at 10 crore. PBKS are back to shake things up. Both DC and PBKS need captains.
      DC escalate the bid up to 13 crore. PBKS have deep pockets: they can pick Iyer as well as Pant. DC in the lead at 15 crore.
      DC and PBKS slug it out for Iyer. I suppose Iyer could touch 20 crore.
      More steady raising of paddles across both tables. Indeed, the bid for Iyer touches 20 crore. DC have escalated it to 20 crore. Some banks are being broken already.
      Iyer is a proven captain in the IPL. Can be a spin-basher in the middle order. Where will he head to: DC or PBKS. The bidding continues in Jeddah. Will he surpass Mitch Starc's bid?
      DC drag is up to 23 crore. Wow. Ponting chats with Ness Wadia and co. at the PBKS table. PBKS are still in it.
      Iyer is on the verge of breaking the IPL record. Current bid at 24.25 with PBKS. Delhi come back and take it up to 24.50 crore. Okay, the bid has hit 25 crore. DC have bid for him again. Shreyas Iyer shatters the IPL record. He becomes the most expensive player at an IPL auction.
      Hold onto your hats! We're not done yet. DC have Iyer for now at 26 crore. PBKS pause but jump back into the action again, raising the bid up to 26.25 crore. DC need a moment to recalculate and they outbid PBKS. PBKS come back with 26.75. DC finally tap out.
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      Kagiso Rabada to GT

      The SA quick asks for bids from INR 2 crore. RCB start the bidding for Rabada. Here comes GT to tussle with RCB.
      The bid quickly crosses 3 crores and 5 crores. MI enter the bidding and take it up to 5.25 crore. Worth noting that Rabada has played for MI Cape Town in the SA20 and MI NY in the MLC.
      MI keep bidding aggressively for Rabada. MI in the lead at 8.25 crore. But RCB are back in at 8.50 crore.
      Plenty of back and forth between RCB and GT now. Seems are MI are out for now.
      RCB tap out. GT acquire Rabada for 10.75 crore.
      PBKS have an option to RTM but they aren't interested this time for Rabada
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      Arshdeep Singh returns to PBKS

      Arshdeep Singh is the first player up for grabs. Awkward silence to start with. The India left-arm seamer has listed his base price at INR 2 crore. CSK make the first move. DC compete with CSK as the bid quickly escalates to 4 crore. CSK in the lead at 4 crore.
      Fleming raises the paddle once again as escalates the bid up to 6.25. CSK and DC slug it out for the T20 World Cup winner. DC in the lead at 7.5 crore. CSK tap out
      Oh hello: here's a new bidder: GT. DC face competition from GT. Nehra loves his left-arm quicks, doesn't he? The bid is zipping towards 10 crore. Arshdeep is a millionaire
      RCB enter the bidding and raise it up to 10 crore. GT and RCB now battle it out for Arshdeep. RCB need a moment to recalculate. GT in the lead at 10.75 crore.
      Welcome to the auction: Rajasthan Royals. Seems like RCB are out. But GT are still in it. Dravid has worked with Arshdeep both at Under-19s and India.
      Arshdeep now sparks interest from SRH. RR take the bid up to INR 13 crore and say 'leave my man alone'. SRH won't give up that easily. Back and forth between RR and SRH. Whopper. The bid has hit 15 crore.
      SRH in the lead at 15.75. Sold to SRH for 15.75. He could be particularly effective on the bigger ground in Hyderabad.
      Hang on, PBKS have the option to RTM Arshdeep. Auction dynamics at play straightaway at the IPL 2025 mega-auction.
      The price has been hiked to 18 crore by SRH. PBKS use their RTM to get back Arshdeep for 18 crore
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      Just moments away...

      IPL chairman Arun Dhumal is on the podium, welcoming everyone to the IPL 2025 mega-auction. He reminds us that 577 players could go under the hammer over the next two days. Mallika Sagar is the auctioneer for this auction as well. 'LET THE BIDDING BEGIN!'
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      Get ready for marquee set no: 1

      Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Mitch Starc all will be up for grabs. Two of the three released Indian captains on offer. Franchises will splash money for these marquee players.
      You can follow our live auction blog in Hindi here.
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      Auction analysis with Tom Moody, S Sriram

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      Get to know the bidding increments

      • Bids up to Rs. 1 Crore - increments of INR 5 lakh
      • Bids from Rs. 1 Crore up to Rs. 2 Crore - increments of INR 10 lakh
      • Bids from Rs. 2 Crore up to Rs. 3 Crore - increments of INR 20 lakh
      • Bids from Rs. 3 Crore - increments at the auctioneer's discretion, but not less than INR 20 lakh
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        More on the auction timings

        Sunday, November 24
        3.30pm to 5pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena
        5pm to 5.45pm – Lunch
        5.45 pm to 10.30pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena
        Monday, November 25
        3.30pm to 5pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena
        5pm to 5.45pm – Lunch
        5.45 pm to 10.30pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena
        *All timings in IST
        The player auction will commence with the Marquee Sets followed by a full round of Capped players by specialism - Batter, All-rounders, Wicket Keeper/Batter, Fast Bowlers and Spin Bowlers and then move into a full specialism round of Uncapped players.
        Subject to timings it is envisaged that the accelerated process will start after player no.117. The first accelerated process will cover all the players from 118 – 574. Franchises will be asked to nominate a set number of players from this group by 10pm on the evening of November 24. Once these players (118-574) have been presented, franchises will be requested to submit the names of players (unpresented / unsold) from all those on the full list of 574 for further accelerated presentation.
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        Have your say!

        Which player can get past Starc's record INR 24.75 crore bid?
        14.5K votes
        Rishabh Pant
        Jos Buttler
        Shreyas Iyer
        KL Rahul
        Someone else
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        Who's coming up in Marquee Set No. 1

        A lot of big names, who are likely to attract plenty of big bids. Here are the players who will kickstart the IPL 2025 auctions in the Marquee set 1.
        • Jos Buttler
        • Shreyas Iyer
        • Rishabh Pant
        • Kagiso Rabada
        • Arshdeep Singh
        • Mitchell Starc
        How much will Pant go for? Can Buttler break Starc's record of the highest bid? Which team will bid for Starc?
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        Ricky Ponting's 'Project Punjab'

        Punjab Kings will be the third IPL franchise where Ricky Ponting will be the head coach after MI and DC. He was in conversation with other franchises as well in the lead-up to IPL 2025, but eventually signed with PBKS. Nagraj Gollapudi spoke to Ponting in Nottingham in Setpember.
        Here's a snippet from the interview.
        Yes, I was talking to a few teams, but it was "Project Punjab" which attracted me. It is a team that hasn't had a lot of success over a long period of time, a team that's changed coaches a lot, so I saw it as a challenge. The other exciting part is that I saw some really exciting youngsters last year at Kings that hopefully we can attract back to the team for this season and put together a team that is going to be good enough to win the IPL. I mean, there's no doubting over the years that the Kings have had good players, have had good teams. They just haven't been able to win it yet. I have a longish-term deal there, and hopefully during that period of time we can win the IPL.
        More recently, Ponting spoke to Star Sports about the auction. “I think there are three most crucial things with a successful auction. One's definitely making sure you stick to your strategy and not getting off that early on. I think being really calm and clear at the auction table is also a really important thing. And then communication on the day because, you know, you're working with the analysts, you're working with your owners. Communication is vital,” Ponting told the broadcaster.
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        The biggest buys from each auction

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        What are CSK up to?

        AR Srikkanth, the former KKR and West Indies analyst, will sit on CSK's table. He has joined Super Kings' scouting team for the IPL (CSK), SA20 (JSK) and the MLC (TSK). He has a keen eye for talent and detail: for example, he scouted Kuldeep Yadav from the Buchi Babu pre-season tournament in Chennai in 2014 and recommended Kuldeep to Trevor Bayliss, who was KKR's coach at the time. Srikkanth has also coached in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). In the past, CSK's trends and patterns have been fairly predictable. Will the inclusion of Srikkanth buck that trend? Will be see some out-of-the-box picks from CSK in this auction?
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        In the spotlight: KL Rahul

        Serial No. 10. Marquee set 2. KL Rahul. A lot of the focus has been on him for the last few months, from his spot in India's Test side to news around retention. He was let go off by his former side LSG and here he is, now in the auction pool.
        There is intrigue around where Rahul could go in the auction. RCB would probably love to have the Bengaluru localite on board. I think there could be interest from CSK for a middle-order role, plus the fact that ke can keep wickets, which could enable CSK to think and prepare for the after-Dhoni years. A Rahul freed up from the burden of captaincy can be the batter to watch, as evidenced from his returns for India in the middle order a couple of years ago.
        And with that, I shall hand it over to Deiva for the next bit.
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        Auction in Jeddah? Why?

        It is the second IPL auction in a row that is being held outside India. Last year, Dubai played host to the mini auction. This time, the two-day mega auction will be held in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. What's with Saudi Arabia and venturing into cricket, which really is a fringe sport there?
        Matt Roller writes:

        Saudi Arabia has a stated aim for India to be its biggest source of tourists by 2030. Hosting the auction - which was watched by over 20 million viewers last year on Star Sports - will ensure at least two full days of publicity in India, in addition to the regular Visit Saudi plugs during TV coverage of last year's IPL.

        It only takes a glance at the wider landscape to realise the potential ramifications of Saudi investment. The kingdom has already been a major sporting disruptor: it now dominates the boxing landscape, with Riyadh hosting world heavyweight title fights between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The Saudi Pro League has signed leading footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema from European giants Manchester United and Real Madrid.
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        In focus: overseas stars

        A total of 411 overseas players have registered themselves for the auction for IPL 2025, including 31 from Associate nations. They will be vying for 70 possible slots. There's Jos Buttler, whom Rajasthan Royals released, among those and so too is Mitchell Starc, whom KKR got last auction for a record price. Then there is the hard-hitting Liam Livingstone, whose stocks are on the rise in the last couple of years and could be one of the most expensive buys. Kagiso Rabada may not feature in all of South Africa's T20Is but he is sure in demand in the franchise circuit. All of them are in the marquee lists that will kickstart the auction today.
        Nagraj Gollapudi compiles a list of players who could rake in the big bucks, but do watch the video to know his pick as one of the dark horses.
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        Have your say

        Which of these former players would you want back in the auction?
        5.0K votes
        AB de Villiers
        Chris Gayle
        Lasith Malinga
        Suresh Raina
        Kieron Pollard
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        Purse and slots remaining

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        Get acquainted with 13-year-old Suryavanshi

        At the other end of the age spectrum, there's Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who at 13 is the youngest player to be shortlisted for an IPL auction. He had made his Ranji debut when he was 12 and was more recently picked in the India Under-19s squad that played four-dayers against a visiting Australian side in Chennai. In the first four-dayer at Chepauk, he clattered a 58-ball hundred. Suryavanshi also scored a triple-century in the Randhir Verma Under-19 ODI tournament played in Bihar. Syed Hussain from ESPNcricinfo's Hindi team caught up with the teenager last month. Read Suryavanshi's story here (in Hindi).
        On that note, I'll hand the blog over to Sudarshanan.
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        Jimmy Anderson, anyone?

        Here's a snippet from Matt Roller's piece:
        It really ought to be a non-starter. James Anderson has not played a T20 match in the last decade and was struggling to keep up with the format even then, leaking 52 runs from four wicketless overs in the 2014 Blast final. He has not bowled with a white ball in a competitive match since 2019, and has not played in any format since his farewell Test in July.
        But there remains an outside chance that, at 42, Anderson will earn his first IPL deal this weekend, having entered the auction at a base price of INR 1.25 crore (£118,000). Moeen Ali was only half-joking when he suggested that he wanted to sign him in the Hundred last summer, and bowlers like Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have shown there can still be a role for a powerplay specialist in the IPL - even in the Impact Player era.
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        Will there be a 25-crore buy?

        Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc broke records in the previous auction. There's a good chance that a new record will be set in this mega-auction. Nagraj Gollapudi explains why
        There are two likely reasons this could happen. Firstly, Rishabh Pant. Pant is listed in the first set of marquee players that will ring in the auction on Sunday. He will be among the most sought-after players because several teams are on the lookout for an Indian captain-cum-wicketkeeper. Pant is the first big-name India player to come up in an auction in a long time, and the expectation is that the teams with the biggest purses - PBKS (INR 110.5 crore), RCB (INR 83 crore) and LSG (INR 69 crore) - will bid for him.
        Then there is DC (INR 73 crore), the franchise Pant played for since 2016 and led since 2021 until last season. Pant opted to head to the auction after retention talks with DC failed, which he recently clarified had nothing to do with money. DC still have the option to buy him back as they have two right-to-match (RTM) options available. And it is the modified RTM rule that might just escalate the bids.
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        Everything you need to know about the auction

        Will records be broken? Who are the players to watch? Who's got the most money? Who are the youngest and oldest players up for grabs? Will the the Impact Player rule impact this auction too? Here's your cheat sheet
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        Meet the new additions to the auction list

        Jofra Archer: The England fast bowler has been added back to the final list after his name didn't originally feature in the short list that had been sent to the franchises last weekend. He will now be part of the first set of fast bowlers (Set 6) which currently has seven quicks and will come up for bidding on the first day. ESPNcricinfo understands Archer and his representatives have been in discussions with the ECB and the BCCI this week, seeking clarification on the repercussions in the event that he was not part of the shortlist. The IPL has introduced new regulations for this auction cycle, stipulating that players who have previously appeared in the league but do not register for a mega-auction would be unable to register for the subsequent mini-auction. A separate regulation says that a player who is signed at an auction and then withdraws without a legitimate reason will face a two-year ban.
        Saurabh Netravalkar: The Mumbai-born left-arm seamer who is now living the American dream has also been added to the final list. He was among the heroes for USA during their home World Cup and in the game against India, he took out both Kohli and Rohit. It will be a special homecoming for him if he gets picked by Mumbai Indians. But, hey, Ponting, the new Punjab Kings coach, will also have an eye on him. Under Ponting, Netravalkar emerged as the highest wicket-taker in Washington Freedom's run to the MLC title earlier this year.
        Hardik Tamore: Tamore, 27, is an uncapped wicketkeeper-batter from Mumbai. Even ahead of the 2022 mega-auction, he was belatedly added to the list. He has played 11 T20s so far, scoring 65 runs at a strike rate of 101.56. In first-class cricket, he has hit three centuries and two fifties in 21 innings. He is currently with Mumbai's SMAT side in Hyderabad.
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        RTM card

        There was no Right-to-Match card at the previous mega-auction in 2022. How will it impact this auction?
        The IPL teams were allowed to retain up to six players this time - of which a maximum of five can be capped and a maximum of two can be uncapped. The six could either be retained outright ahead of the auction, or can be bought back using Right-to-Match (RTM) options at the auction, or a combination of both.
        So here's how the RTM options work: If a player has been bought by another franchise at the mega auction, the franchise that he was part of in IPL 2024 can step in at the end of the bidding process and buy back their player using the RTM option by matching the highest bid. After that, the franchise that made the winning bid will be given another opportunity to raise the bid to whatever amount they wish. In that case, the player's previous team will have to match the increased bid to buy back their player.
        Having retained just two players, PBKS have the most RTM options (four) at the auction. RCB, who retained three players, have three, while Delhi Capitals, who retained four players, have two. Five teams - MI, CSK, GT, SRH and LSG - retained five players each and have just one RTM option at the auction, while RR and KKR have no RTM options.
        There is of course no limit on the number of players a franchise can buy back if they place the highest bids for them during regular bidding at the auction.
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        IPL. Mega. Auction

        Hello. How you doin? The IPL mega-auction is almost upon us. We're about five hours away from the start, but I know you've been expecting us. Five-hundred-and-seventy-seven players are up for grabs in this two-day event in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah as the league ventures into new territories. There are also some new names in the market, with a number of leagues popping up every year, and of course there are some old, familiar names who have made the IPL what it is right now. The auction dynamics often make this event more intriguing than the competition itself. It sets up teams for years together.
        And, there's some perverse joy in knowing what others are earning, right? So, temme where’s Rishabh Pant heading to and for what price? I’m Deivarayan Muthu and I’ll soon be joined by S Sudarshanan and Ashish Pant to bring you a blow-by-blow account of the auction. We will also be having some of the best minds in T20 cricket, including Tom Moody and S Sriram, on our live show from 3pm IST. The a(u)ction will begin at 3.30pm IST. Stay locked in for our smorgasbord of auction content.
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