All preparations are done for the IPL 2025 mega auction. Every three years, there is a mega auction in the IPL, where all the franchises come to prepare new squads because the teams are allowed to retain very few players. This time also all the teams have been able to retain a maximum of 6 players with them. In such a situation, now all the franchises are going to focus on including more than one player in their team. Like last time, this time also the fate of the players will be decided abroad, where many big names in the cricket world will be seen.
Indian Premier League, which is the full form of IPL, will conduct a Mega Auction on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Governing Council of IPL has released the IPL auction players list of 574 players who are going to be in the auction. Here are the names of all the players participating in the IPL 2025 mega auction, their category (batsman, bowler, wicketkeeper,r or all-rounder), and base price. Out of these 574 players, 366 are Indians and 208 are foreigners. These also include 3 players from associate countries. The auction will include 318 Indian uncapped players and 12 uncapped foreign players. IPL teams have 204 slots vacant. Out of these, 70 slots will be available for foreign players. The highest base price (reserve price) of the players is Rs 2 crore, 81 players have opted to stay in the highest bracket.
When and where will the IPL 2025 Mega Auction take place?
This time Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has been chosen as the venue for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Players will be auctioned on 24 and 25 November at Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah. This auction will start at 12.30 pm local time and 3.00 pm Indian time and will run for two days. You can watch the IPL auction live at Jio Cinema. At the same time, all the people participating in the auction will stay at Hotel Shangri-La, which is just 10 minutes away from this arena.
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How many players’ fate will be decided?
A total of 1,574 players had registered for this auction. Out of these, 574 players have been shortlisted by the IPL Governing Council. That is, bids will be placed on only 574 players in the auction, out of which 366 are Indian and 208 are foreign players. At the same time, a team can include a maximum of 25 players in its squad and it is also necessary to make a squad of at least 18 players. In such a situation, all the teams have already retained 46 players, due to which only 204 slots can be filled during the auction. It will be also interesting to see who will get the Most Expensive Player in their team.
Which team has the most money?
This time the purse of all the teams for the auction is Rs 120 crore, out of which the teams have also spent some money in retaining the players. In such a situation, they will now buy in the auction with the remaining purse. Punjab Kings has the biggest purse, because they have retained only 2 players. Talking about IPL Team Valuations 2025, They will come to the Ipl auction 2025 with Rs 110.5 crore. At the same time, Royal Challengers Bangalore has Rs 83 crore, Delhi Capitals has Rs 73 crore, Lucknow SuperGiants-Gujarat Titans have Rs 69-69 crore, Chennai Super Kings has Rs 55 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders have Rs 51 crore, Mumbai Indians-Sunrisers Hyderabad have Rs 45-45 crore and Rajasthan Royals has Rs 41 crore.
Which team has how many slots vacant?
Punjab Kings team currently has 23 slots vacant, from which it can buy 8 foreign players. Royal Challengers Bangalore will enter to fill 22 slots including 8 foreign players. Delhi Capitals have 21 slots (7 foreign), Lucknow Super Giants have 20 slots (7 foreign), Gujarat Titans have 20 slots (7 foreign), Chennai Super Kings have 20 slots (7 foreign), Kolkata Knight Riders have 19 slots (6 foreign), Mumbai Indians have 20 slots (8 foreign), Sunrisers Hyderabad have 20 slots (5 foreign) and Rajasthan Royals have 19 slots (7 foreign) vacant.
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Which players will start the IPL auction?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will start with the marquee player set. This time two marquee player sets have been created. The first set of marquee players includes Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Mitchell Starc. At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj have been placed in the second set.
Apart from this, international cricketers like Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway, Tim David, Rachin Ravindra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Sam Curran and Jonny Bairstow will also be seen in this auction. These players along with IPL winning captains list such as Dhoni and Rohit Sharma also get a lot of money if they win.
Squads of all teams before the mega auction
Here is the Retained Players List of all the teams Before the IPL 2025 mega auction:
Chennai Super Kings Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| MS Dhoni | 4 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 18 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 18 |
| Shivam Dubey | 12 |
| Mathisha Pathirana | 13 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Virat Kohli | 21 |
| Yash Dayal | 5 |
| Rajat Patidar | 11 |
Gujarat Titans Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Shubman Gill | 16.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 18 |
| B Sai Sudarshan | 8.5 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 4 |
| Shahrukh Khan | 4 |
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Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Sunil Narine | 12 |
| Rinku Singh | 13 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 |
| Andre Russell | 12 |
| Ramandeep Singh | 4 |
| Varun Chakraborty | 12 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 23 |
| Pat Cummins | 18 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 14 |
| Travis Head | 14 |
Delhi Capitals Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Axar Patel | 16.5 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 13.25 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 10 |
| Abhishek Porel | 4 |
Rajasthan Royals Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Sanju Samson | 18 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 18 |
| Riyan Parag | 14 |
| Dhruv Jurel | 14 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 11 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 |
Lucknow Super Giants Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Nicholas Pooran | 21 |
| Mayank Yadav | 11 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 11 |
| Mohsin Khan | 4 |
| Ayush Badoni | 4 |
Punjab Kings Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Shashank Singh | 5.5 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 4 |
Mumbai Indians Retained Players List
| Player | Price (INR Crores) |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 18 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 16.35 |
| Hardik Pandya | 16.35 |
| Rohit Sharma | 16.3 |
| Tilak Verma | 8 |
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IPL Mega Auction FAQs
1. Where is the IPL 2025 mega auction being held?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will reportedly be held at the Abadi Al Johar Arena (also known as the Benchmark Arena) in Jeddah.
2. When and at what time will the IPL 2025 mega auction be held?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will start on November 24 and 25 at 3:30 PM IST.
3. Which TV channel will broadcast the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The IPL 2025 auction will be telecast live on Star Sports from 3:30 PM IST.
4. Where to watch free live streaming of the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The live streaming of the IPL 2025 mega auction will be done on the JioCinema app and website. You can live stream for free.
