A total of 1,574 cricketers, including 1,165 Indian players, have signed up for the IPL 2025 mega auction, which will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25.
When is the IPL 2025 Mega Auction?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25.
Where is the IPL 2025 Mega Auction Happening?
This year’s auction will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This marks the second consecutive year that the auction will be held overseas, following Dubai’s hosting of the IPL 2024 auction.
How Many Players Have Registered for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction?
A total of 1,574 cricketers have registered, comprising 1,165 Indian players and 409 international players. This list includes 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players, and 30 players from Associate Nations.
Which Players Have Been Retained Ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction?
As of now, 46 players have been retained by the 10 franchises, with a cumulative expenditure of ₹558.5 crore. Here’s a look at the players retained by each team:
- Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah (₹18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (₹16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (₹16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (₹16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (₹8 crore)
- Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (₹18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (₹18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (₹13 crore), Shivam Dube (₹12 crore), MS Dhoni (₹4 crore)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (₹21 crore), Rajat Patidar (₹11 crore), Yash Dayal (₹5 crore)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen (₹23 crore), Pat Cummins (₹18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (₹14 crore), Travis Head (₹14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (₹6 crore)
- Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (₹16.5 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (₹13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (₹10 crore), Abishek Porel (₹4 crore)
- Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran (₹21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 crore), Mayank Yadav (₹11 crore), Mohsin Khan (₹4 crore), Ayush Badoni (₹4 crore)
- Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan (₹18 crore), Shubman Gill (₹16.5 crore), Sai Sudharsan (₹8.5 crore), Rahul Tewatia (₹4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (₹4 crore)
- Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh (₹5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (₹4 crore)
- Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (₹18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (₹18 crore), Riyan Parag (₹14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (₹14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (₹11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (₹4 crore)
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What is the Permitted Squad Size for Each IPL Team?
Each IPL team can have a maximum of 25 players, with no more than 8 overseas players in the squad. The number of available slots varies per team:
- CSK: 20 slots (7 overseas)
- RCB: 22 slots (8 overseas)
- SRH: 20 slots (5 overseas)
- MI: 20 slots (8 overseas)
- DC: 21 slots (7 overseas)
- RR: 19 slots (7 overseas)
- PBKS: 23 slots (8 overseas)
- KKR: 19 slots (6 overseas)
- GT: 20 slots (7 overseas)
- LSG: 20 slots (7 overseas)
What Are the Key Player Retention and Auction Rules?
- Teams can retain a maximum of 6 players, consisting of up to 5 capped Indian or overseas players, and 2 uncapped Indian players.
- The 2 uncapped players must come from the IPL 2024 squad and are valued at ₹4 crore each.
Salary Slabs for Retained Players:
- Retained Player 1: ₹18 crore
- Retained Player 2: ₹14 crore
- Retained Player 3: ₹11 crore
- Retained Player 4: ₹18 crore
- Retained Player 5: ₹14 crore
The money spent on retention is deducted from a team’s auction purse, which is capped at ₹120 crore. For example, Mumbai Indians have ₹45 crore remaining to spend during the auction.
Right to Match (RTM) Card
- Teams that have retained 6 players will have no RTM cards available.
- Teams that have retained no players will have 6 RTM cards.
An RTM card allows a team to match the highest bid for one of their released players. For instance, if Mumbai Indians bids ₹25 crore for Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore can use their RTM card to match the bid and retain him. The bidding team can increase their offer, and RCB would need to match it to secure Kohli.
However, a new rule has been introduced for IPL 2025, allowing the bidding team to increase their offer once an RTM card is used, making the process more dynamic compared to previous seasons.
