IPL 2025 Mega Auction 2025: The action in the two-day IPL 2025 mega auction came to an end on Monday with 10 franchises spending a whopping amount of INR 639.15 crore.
A total of 182 players were sold out of a pool of 577 cricketers, which included 367 Indians and 210 overseas players.
The minimum base price of a player at the IPL 2025 mega auction was INR 30 lakh while the maximum base price was INR 2 crore.
Lucknow Super Giants bought Rishabh Pant for INR 27 crore at the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player in IPL history to date.
Earlier, Punjab Kings spent a monumental amount of INR 26.75 crore for Shreyas Iyer, which saw him hold the record briefly.
Among those shortlisted for the auction, 38 were from England, including four uncapped cricketers Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Leus Du Plooy, Ben Howell and Michael Pepper.
However, a total of 12 England players managed to find teams in the two-day auction with Jos Buttler being the most expensive signing. He found a place in the Gujarat Titans squad for 15.75 crores.
On the other hand, there were 13 Australian players among the 182 players to be sold in the auction.
Senior pacer Josh Hazlewood earned the biggest amount among them as he was signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru again for INR 12.50 crore.
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc too bagged a good deal, after he was roped in by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 11.75 crore.
Full list of England players bought by teams in IPL 2025 Mega Auction:
Jos Buttler (Gujarat Titans) - Rs. 15.75 crores
Liam Livingstone (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) - 8.75 crores
Harry Brook (Delhi Capitals) - 6.25 crores
Phil Salt (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) - 11.50 crores
Sam Curran (Chennai Super Kings) - 2.40 crores
Moeen Ali (Kolkata Knight Riders) - 2 crores
Will Jacks (Mumbai Indians) - 5.25 crores
Reece Topley (Mumbai Indians) - 75 lakhs
Jacob Bethell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) - 2.60 crores
Brydon Carse (Sunrisers Hyderabad) - 1 crore
Jamie Overton (Chennai Super Kings) - 1.5 crores
Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals) - 12.50 crores
Full list of Australian players bought by teams in IPL 2025 mega auction:
Mitchell Starc - Delhi Capitals (Rs. 11.75 crore)
Jake Fraser-Mcgurk - Delhi Capitals (Rs. 9 crore) (RTM)
Mitchell Marsh - Lucknow Super Giants (Rs. 3.4 crore)
Glenn Maxwell - Punjab Kings (Rs. 4.2 crore)
Marcus Stoinis - Punjab Kings (Rs. 11 crore)
Josh Hazlewood - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Rs. 12.50 crore)
Adam Zampa - Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs. 2.4 crore)
Josh Inglis - Punjab Kings (Rs. 2.6 crore)
Tim David - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Rs. 3 crore)
Spencer Johnson - Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs. 2.8 crore)
Aaron Hardie - Punjab Kings (Rs. 1.25 crore)
Nathan Ellis - Chennai Super Kings (Rs. 2 crore)
Xavier Bartlett - Punjab Kings (Rs. 0.8 crore)