IPL Auction 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Pant, Shreyas top picks on Day 1; Bhuvneshwar Kumar sold to RCB for Rs. 10.75 crore; Full squads list of 10 teams

That’s it from our live coverage for the IPL 2025 mega auction. You follow Sportstar for all IPL related news and updates. 

Until next time, see you!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, 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.

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.

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.

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.

That is curtains over the IPL 2025 mega auction. Record-breaking bids and some surprise picks, the auction had it all. We saw teams like LSG and PBKS flex their financial might and rope in the big names. Other teams like Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals had to wait for their moments.

But the teams are locked in for the upcoming season and Sportstar will keep you covered on how the playing XIs will shape up in IPL 2025.

Kunal Rathore - sold to RR for Rs. 30 lakh

Arjun Tendulkar - sold to MI for Rs. 30 lakh

Lizaad Williams - sold to MI for Rs. 75 lakh

Shivam Mavi - UNSOLD

Kulwant Khejroliya - sold to GT for Rs. 30 lakh

Ottniel Baartman - UNSOLD

Lungi Ngidi - sold to RCB for Rs. 1 crore

Abhinandan Singh - sold to RCB for Rs. 30 lakh

Raj Limbani - UNSOLD

Ashok Sharma - sold to RR for Rs. 30 lakh

Vignesh Puther - sold to MI for Rs. 30 lakh

Mohit Rathee - sold to RCB for Rs. 30 lakh

Mumbai Indians (5)

Gujarat Titans (2)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (6)

Rajasthan Royals (7)

The teams have been asked to select another couple of players who they want to bring back to the auction.

Four teams still remaining with a purse and slots to fill.

No takers at the base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

An opening bid of Rs. 30 lakh. MI enters the bidding now. DC ups the price to Rs. 40 lakh and signs the player.

DC bids at the base price of Rs. 30 lakh. That is enough to take the player.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

MI bids at the base price of Rs. 30 lakh. No other team shows interest and the Bevon Jacobs will play for MI.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. No bids!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. GT makes the first move. They have the player at the base price.

No bids at the base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

DC makes the bid at the base price worth Rs. 30 lakh and signs the player.

No bidders at the base price of Rs. 75 lakh. 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

DC with a bid worth the base price of Rs. 30 lakh. 

PBKS starts with a bid worth Rs. 30 lakh. That is enough to seal the deal. 

A base price of Rs. 50 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh and RR makes the bid. RCB thinks about raising the paddle and makes a bid of Rs. 80 lakh. RR takes it to Rs. 85 but RCB back in front at Rs. 90 lakh. RCB now with Rs. 1 crore bid. RR ups the price to Rs. 1.10 crore. RCB says Rs. 1.20 crore before raising another bid at Rs. 1.40 crore. RR offers Rs. 1.50 crore and signs the player.

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1.25 crore. UNSOLD!

No suitors at the base price of Rs. 2 crore.

No takers at the base price of Rs. 75 lakh.

LSG with the starting bid at Rs. 75 lakh. LSG signs the player.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

No takers at the base price of Rs. 30 lakh. 

LSG again with the opening bid and takes the player at the base price. 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh for Kotian. UNSOLD! 

LSG with the opening bid at Rs. 30 lakh. No other interest in the player. 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh and CSK opens the bidding. CSK has the player for the base price.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. SRH with the opening bid and the only bid. 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. KKR with the first bid. No other suitors and KKR takes the player.

He has a base price of Rs. 2 crore. KKR comes in with the first bid. No other bids on the floor. KKR signs Moeen Ali for base price.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. No bids. The player remains unsold.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

SRH with the bid at Rs. 30 lakh. CSK comes into the bidding. The two take the price past Rs. 50 lakh. CSK with the highest bid at Rs. 55 lakh.

KKR opens the bidding at Rs. 30 lakh. DC ups the bid to Rs. 35 lakh. KKR moves back to the top with Rs. 40 lakh. DC backs out and the player goes to Kolkata.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. RCB takes him for the base price.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh and DC opens the bidding. No more interest in the player and Delhi signs the player.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore KKR makes the first bid which is enough to secure the player’s services.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. GT with the first bid and that will be enough to take the Kiwi player.

The opening bid is required at Rs. 1 crore. No paddles up and he will stay UNSOLD.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. CSK with the opening bid. No other takers and CSK takes the player.

A base price of Rs. 50 lakh. UNSOLD!

KKR starts the bidding at Rs. 30 lakh. No other bids on the floor and the player will go to Kolkata.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. No takers again. He will stay unsold.

The opening price is Rs. 2 crore for David Warner. But still no team picking him.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore and RCB bids to open. No other teams bidding and RCB will get the player back.

We will have the unsold players from previous sets come back to the auction.

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Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi, IPL’s youngest crorepati - signed by Rajasthan Royals

Thirteen-year-old Bihar prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi was signed by RR for Rs. 1.10 crore in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction held at the Abady Al Johar Arena in Jeddah on Monday. 

All 10 teams will select between three to five players to come back into the auction.

We’ll be back after a short break.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs 30 lakh. SRH with the bid. RR ups it to Rs. 35 lakh. SRH makes it Rs. 40 lakh. RR raises the paddle once more but SRH follows it up with another bid. The two teams continue to push the price higher. RR with the bid at Rs. 1.10 crore before SRH makes it Rs. 1.20 crore.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. DC makes the opening bid. RR comes in at Rs. 35 lakh. DC back at Rs. 40 lakh. RR moves it up to Rs. 45 lakh. DC evens it to Rs. 50 lakh. The bids continue and the price is beyond Rs. 1 crore. RR with the bid at Rs. 1.10 crore and takes the player.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. MI bids first and takes the player at the base price.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. CSK takes the player at base price.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. PBKS bids and takes the player at base price.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1.25 crore. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. CSK bids for the player. No other bids for the player.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. LSG comes in with a bid and take the player at the base price.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1 crore. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. MI with the first bid before PBKS raises it to Rs. 80 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1..50 crore. CSK makes the opening bid and gets the player.

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. UNSOLD!

CSK - 6

MI - 7

KKR - 9

RCB - 8

SRH - 7

RR - 9

PBKS - 3

DC - 7

GT - 4

LSG - 5

CSK - Rs. 3.30 crore

MI - Rs. 2.15 crore

RCB - Rs. 4.65 crore

KKR - Rs. 5.00 crore

SRH - Rs. 1.70 crore

RR - Rs. 3.50 crore

PBKS - Rs. 1.75 crore

DC - Rs. 2.25 crore

GT - Rs. 3.95 crore

LSG - Rs. 1.75 crore

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. LSG makes the first bid and signs the player.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

PBKS signs the player for the base price.

PBKS signs Musheer Khan at base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs 30 lakh. MI bids and takes the player for the base price.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. SRH makes the opening bid. 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. MI makes the opening bid. No other bids coming in and MI takes the player. LSG enables the RTM. MI does not raise its bid and LSG takes the player.

A base price of Rs. 1.25 crore. CSK makes the opening bid before PBKS comes in at Rs. 1.30 crore. CSK ups the bid to Rs. 1.40 crore. PBKS uses the RTM. CSK raises the price to Rs. 2 crore and PBKS does not match it.

DC gets the player at the base price of Rs. 75 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. SRH makes a bid and gets the player at the base price.

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 1.25 crore. PBKS bids at the base price. No other takers and PBKS signs the player.

A base price of Rs. 1 crore. SRH makes the first bid and gets the player.

A base price of Rs. 1.25 crore. SRH starts the bidding before RCB enters in. The price moves past Rs. 2 crore now as RR comes into the fold. RCB with the bid at Rs. 2.20 crore. PBKS raises to Rs. 2.40 crore. But RCB gets him finally for Rs. 2.60 crore.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

Mumbai Indians gets the player for the base price of Rs. 30 lakh

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. DC starts with the bidding. MI comes in at Rs. 35 lakh. DC has the highest bid at Rs. 50 lakh. RR looks like it will come in with a bid but does not in the end. 

RCB gets the player at base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. DC makes the first move and MI raises it to Rs. 35 lakh. PBKS comes in at Rs. 45 lakh. DC at Rs. 50 lakh before PBKS raises it by another five lakh. The two teams continue to go higher, PBKS with the bid at Rs. 85 lakh. RCB comes in at Rs. 1 crore. PBKS raises to Rs. 1.50 crore. The price is now up to Rs 3 crore. RCB with the bid at Rs. 3.20 crore. PBKS up to Rs. 3.40 crore. PBKS ahead at Rs. 3.80 crore. 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. MI makes the opening bid and gets the player. RCB does not use its RTM option.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. CSK opens but PBKS has the highest bid at Rs. 80 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

RR gets the player for the base price of Rs. 2 crore.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. GT picks the player at base price.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. MI makes the first bid and gets the player.

A base price of Rs. 1.25 crore. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh and LSG makes the opening bid. CSK raises it to Rs. 35 lakh. The two teams bid aggressively for the pacer. GT enters the bidding now and has the bid at Rs. 2 crore. CSK ups it to Rs. 2.20 crore and takes the player.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. LSG gets the player at base price. CSK does not use its RTM.

Mumabi Indians gets the player at a base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD! 

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

Unsold at the base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. MI makes the first bid. RR with the second bid and takes the player.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. PBKS makes the first bid and signs him.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD! 

SRH gets the player at the base price of Rs. 1 crore.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

SRH makes the opening bid at Rs. 75 lakh. RCB comes in with the second bid. SRH pulls out at Rs. 1 crore. RR comes in at Rs. 1.10 crore. RR with another bid at Rs. 1.50 crore and RCB raises to 1.60 and gets the player.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. GT makes the first bid and signs the player.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. KKR makes the first bid. PBKS with the second bid. KKR raises it to Rs. 2.40 crore. PBKS gets it up again but KKR has the highest bid at Rs. 2.80 crore.

Unsold at the base price of Rs. 75 lakh.

RCB makes the opening bid at Rs. 1.50 crore and gets the player.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. SRH with the opening bid. PBKS comes in at Rs. 80 lakh. SRH raises the paddle again but PBKS with another bid at Rs. 90 lakh. GT to use its RTM option. PBKS raises the price to Rs. 2 crore and GT matches the price.

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. CSK and PBKS in the bidding so far. PBKS with the highest bid at Rs. 2.40 crore. They get the player as GT does not use RTM.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. MI with the first bid at Rs. 2 crore. PBKS with the second bid at Rs. 2.20 crore. MI with Rs. 2.40 crore. The two bid and take the price over Rs. 3 crore. The price is past Rs. 4 crore now. MI has the bid at Rs. 4.80, PBKS raises to Rs. 5 crore. MI has the final bid at Rs. 5.25 crore. RCB does not use the RTM option.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh and CSK makes the first bid. SRH raises the price. The two teams continue bidding at the price touches Rs. 1.50 crore. CSK with the final bid at Rs. 1.70 crore. LSG does not use its RTM option.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. SRH with the opening bid before RCB walks in with the second bid. RCB with the highest bid at Rs. 2.60 crore at the moment. SRH raises to Rs. 2.80. RCB offers Rs. 3 crore. SRH is out of the race. RCB gets the player at Rs. 3 crore.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD!

LSG makes the opening bid at Rs. 1 crore. DC comes in but backs out at Rs. 1.40 crore. SRH raises the price to Rs. 1.50 crore. LSG back at Rs. 1.60 crore. The price over Rs. 2 crore now. LSG has the final bid at Rs. 2.40 crore.

A base price of Rs. 1.50 crore. GT makes the opening bid. MI comes in at Rs. 1.60 crore. The price jumps past Rs. 2 crore. GT has the player at Rs. 2.60 crore.

KKR with the opening bid at Rs. 75 lakh and they take the player.

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD.

A base price of Rs. 75 lakh. UNSOLD!

A base price of Rs. 2 crore. UNSOLD.

A base price of Rs. 30 lakh. UNSOLD.

No takers at a base price of Rs. 30 lakh.

LSG with the opening bid at Rs. 30 lakh. No other bids and LSG gets the player.

SRH again with the opening bid at Rs. 30 lakh. LSG at Rs. 35 lakh. SRH bids Rs. 40 lakh but LSG raises it again. SRH backs out at Rs. 50 lakh. LSG with the bid at Rs. 55 lakh. DC raises to Rs. 60 lakh. LSG bids Rs. 75 lakh and gets the player.