Mumbai batter Ajinkya Rahane returned to Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore. KKR CEO Venky Mysore gave a thumbs up to express his delight after securing Rahane for IPL 2025
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction turned out to be a homecoming for uncapped pacer Arjun Tendulkar while Royal Challengers Bengaluru managed to bolster their bowling unit towards the end. Son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun came into the mega auction once again, and Mumbai Indians went on to acquire him at his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
The five-time champions then moved in swiftly for South Africa’s Lizaad Williams at his base price of Rs 75 lakh. MI also made a move for Vignesh Puthur and remained successful in their attempts by landing him for his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Rajasthan Royals added Kunal Rathore to their roster by acquiring him for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. The inaugural IPL title winners also added Ashok Sharma to their squad with a price tag of Rs 30 lakh.
Capped Indian player pacer Shivam Mavi, who featured for Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, failed to fetch a price tag for himself.
Left-arm quick Kulwant Khejroliya, who currently features for Madhya Pradesh, went to Gujarat Titans for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. South African pacer Ottneil Baartman didn’t see any bids being raised in his favour and remained unsold.
Right-arm medium-fast Abhinandan Singh was able to secure a move to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru swept him away for a price tag of Rs 30 lakh.
RCB then added another pacer to their roster by making a move for South Africa’s crafty pacer Lungi Ngidi for his base price of Rs 1 crore.
Under-19 pacer Raj Limbani, who recently made his debut in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, couldn’t find any bidders for himself. He went unsold and won’t be a part of the IPL 2025.
The final player of the IPL 2025 mega auction, Mohit Rathee, ended up earning a move to the RCB with a price tag of Rs 30 lakh.
While several Indian veteran stars failed to find themselves a franchise, some stars found reprieve after being re-introduced into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction on Monday. Devdutt Padikkal, who initially went unsold, reappeared in the mega auction and returned to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
However, no paddle went up for former Australia opener David Warner even this time, and he won’t be a part of the IPL 2025.
Bangalore boy Lunith Sisodia became a Knight Rider after being picked up by the defending champions for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. Anmolpreet Singh, veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, seasoned all-rounder Shardul Thakur and Bangalore boy Mayank Agarwal failed to get any bids for them and went in the list of unsold players.
Karnakata leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal secured a move to Chepauk after CSK bagged him for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. New Zealand’s versatile Glenn Phillips, who was called back in the mega auction, was picked up by Gujarat Titans for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
Mumbai batter Ajinkya Rahane returned to Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore. KKR CEO Venky Mysore gave a thumbs up to express his delight after securing Rahane for IPL 2025.
DC lifted the paddle for the explosive keeper-batter Donovan Ferreira, who can also bowl, to acquire him for Rs 75 lakh.
Swastik Chikkara, the top-scorer in the 2024 UPT20 league, moved from DC to RCB for Rs 30 lakh. DC camp suggested that they also raised the paddle, but the auctioneer said she didn’t see the paddle.
SRH opened the bid for Vansh Bedi from the Delhi Premier League, but CSK joined the action to compete with them. CSK managed to outbid SRH and secured Bedi for Rs 55 lakh.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar, uncapped stars Harvik Desai, Prince Choudhary and Prashant Solanki found no interest from franchises and remained unsold.
KKR moved in swiftly for Moeen Ali and Umran Malik and acquired them for Rs 2 crore and Rs 75 lakh, respectively.
SRH raised the paddle for Kerala seasoned star Sachin Baby and bagged his services for Rs 30 lakh.
Andre Siddarth, who went unsold initially, was picked up by CSK for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has talked about him on his YouTube channel as a player to watch out for.
