IPL 2025 Auction: Incremental bid amounts for teams in mega auction

With the revised base prices, doubts were raised about incremental bid amounts by the franchises during the pre-auction briefing.

General view during the IPL Player auction for the 2024 season. | Photo Credit: Ron Gaunt

The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2025 season is all set to take place in Jeddah on November 24 and 25. This time around, a whopping 577 players will be up for grabs.

In a significant development, the overall purse of each team has been increased to a staggering Rs 120 crore, marking a substantial hike of Rs 30 crore from the previous large auction held in 2022. This increased budget is expected to lead to some intense bidding wars among the teams.

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What is the bid increment amounts for the auction?

The incremental bids are the same as last year. Rs 5 lakh (up to Rs 1 cr), Rs 10 lakh (1 to 2 cr.), Rs 20 lakh (2 to 5 cr) and Rs 25 lakh (Rs 5 crore onward).

The BCCI clarified that while the incremental bids between Rs 1 crore and Rs 2 crore will be Rs 10 lakh, for a base price of Rs 1.25 crore, the second bid will be Rs 1.30 crore (rounded off to the first decimal).