The ten IPL franchises spent Rs 467.95 crore on 72 players over the course of Day 1 of the IPL Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Stage is set for the IPL 2025 mega auction, where 577 players, including cricketing superstars like Rishabh Pant will go under the hammer.

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Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday shattered IPL auction records, fetching a historic Rs 27 crore from Lucknow Super Giants. Shreyas Iyer

The Mega Auctions will start off by putting the 12 Marquee Players, that are divided into two groups, under the hammer in Jeddah on Sunday.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 1 saw Rishabh Pant become the most expensive player ever in IPL, acquired by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crore. Shreyas Iyer also broke records with a ₹24.75 crore deal with Punjab Kings.

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player ever in Indian Premier League history at ₹27 crore. A total of 84 players went under the hammer, including 12 unsold names.

The opening day of the IPL auction in Jeddah saw the 10 teams spending a massive Rs 467.95 crore collectively, with Rishabh Pant fetching the highest bid of Rs 27 crore from Lucknow Super Giants. Punjab Kings emerged as the most aggressive buyer,

In a record-breaking IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday, Rishabh Pant emerged as the most expensive player in the tournament’s history, fetching a whopping Rs 27 crore from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Pant narrowly edged out Shreyas Iyer,