Teams take shape: Highlights and shocks from IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah

The IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah concluded with drama, surprises, and record-breaking signings, setting the stage for the 18th edition of cricket's most prestigious league.

Across two action-packed days, ten franchises spent a whopping $75.72 million to assemble formidable squads.

Pant smashes auction records

Day one saw Lucknow Super Giants shell out a staggering $3.2 million for Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, making him the most expensive IPL signing ever.

Shreyas Iyer followed closely, joining Punjab Kings for $3.17 million, while Venkatesh Iyer fetched $2.81 million after a fierce bidding war, landing with Kolkata Knight Riders.

The rise of Suryavanshi

Day two’s headline was 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who made history as the youngest-ever player sold in an IPL auction.

The left-handed all-rounder from Bihar was picked by Rajasthan Royals for $130,500. Suryavanshi, who debuted in the Ranji Trophy at just 12 and scored a triple century in an under-19 ODI, is poised for a meteoric rise.

Indian pacers in demand

Indian fast bowlers were in high demand, with Arshdeep Singh retained by Punjab Kings for $2.13 million using a right-to-match card.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for $1.27 million, while Deepak Chahar moved to Mumbai Indians for $1.09 million.

Delhi Capitals acquired Mukesh Kumar for $942,000, and Akash Deep was picked by Lucknow Super Giants for the same amount.

Among overseas pacers, South African left-arm seamer Marco Jansen was snapped up by Punjab Kings for $830,000, while Mumbai Indians brought back New Zealand's Trent Boult for $1.48 million.

Top overseas buys

England’s Jos Buttler ($1.87 million, Gujarat Titans) and Jofra Archer ($1.48 million, Rajasthan Royals) were among the highest overseas earners, with franchises eager to secure match-winning international stars.

Mumbai Indians added versatility by picking England’s all-rounder Will Jacks for $622,849 and 18-year-old Afghan spinner Allah Ghazanfar for $569,000.

Unsold stars

Australia's David Warner went unsold in the auction after he had no takers in the accelerated round as well.

England's Jonny Bairstow also missed out on finding an IPL team while 42-year-old quick bowler James Anderson, who retired from England duty in the summer, did not attract any teams after registering at a base price of $148,115.

New Zealand stars like Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Southee, Mark Chapman, and Finn Allen were similarly overlooked.

Final squads

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, R. Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Umran Malik.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Brydon Carse, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby.

Punjab Kings

Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey.

Delhi Capitals

Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, T. Natarajan, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.

Lucknow Super Giants

Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

Rajasthan Royals

Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Nitish Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma.

Mumbai Indians

Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur.

Gujarat Titans

Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Jos Buttler, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya.