The auction was dominated by uncapped players, with 15 of 19 open slots secured by them, while only four capped players were bought by teams on Sunday
Indian star batter Smriti Mandhana holds the record for being the most expensive player in WPL history after RCB's record bid on her in 2023
With 19 slots and varying budgets, the WPL 2025 auction promises intense bidding wars as teams strategise to secure top talent on December 15
The WPL 2025 players' auction will begin at 3 PM IST on December 15. Jio Cinema will live stream the WPL 2025 auction in India.
WPL 2025 players' auction will begin at 3 PM IST on December 15. Jio Cinema will live stream WPL 2025 auction in India.
Ahead of the WPL 2025 mini auction on December 15, here are the complete lists of players and retained by each team ahead of the auction:
India's star badminton player PV Sindhu is set to tie the knot with Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai this month. Sai once managed an IPL team and is an executive director with Posidex Technologies
IPL franchise Delhi Capitals have partnered with former England cricketer Sajid Mahmood to launch two cricket academies at UK's Farringtons School and William Perkin CofE High School respectively. The name of the cricket centre is Delhi Capitals Saj Mahmood Cricket Academy. The aim of the association is to identify and nurture young players and help improve and enhance their cricketing skills. Delhi Capitals CEO Sunil Gupta said, "We are very excited to expand the Delhi Capitals footprint to the UK with this partnership with Saj and his academy. At Delhi Capitals, it is our aim to give budding cricketers the best possible platform and opportunities to help realise their dream of playing professional cricket at the highest level." Speaking on the partnership, Sajid Mahmood, owner and head coach of the academy, said, "we are thankful to the Delhi Capitals for joining hands with us and we look forward to creating a big talent pool. We will have the support of ECB-certified coaching st
While many conjectured that money was the main reason why DC let Rishabh go, Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal explained how and why the decision to let Rishabh Pant go was made.
Having bought former LSG skipper KL Rahul at a bargain fee of ₹14 crore provided them with a reliable option for the leadership role.
Jos Buttler came out as the most expensive overseas buy in the auction, going to Gujarat Titans at Rs 15.75 Crore. Check the top 10 most expensive overseas buys in the IPL 2025 auction here.
The emphasis on pacers seemed to be the agenda of many of the teams who had pacers among their top 4 or 5 buys at the end of the auction. Check the most costliest Indian fast bowlers in IPL auction.
Despite his strong performance, Royal Challengers Bengaluru chose not to retain him and declined to use the Right to Match (RTM).
IPL 2025 auction saw Rs 639.15 crore spent on 182 players in Jeddah. Rishabh Pant led with Rs 27 crore, followed by Shreyas Iyer at Rs 26.75 crore, as teams focused on top Indian talent.
RCB have acquired the services of Tim David while CSK get hold of Deepak Hooda for Rs 1.70 Crore.
Check DC's full players' list, players' salary, most costliest player, list of retained players ahead of IPL 2025 here
Check Delhi Capitals' full squad, players' salary, most expensive player, list of retained players ahead of IPL 2025 here
Check the remaining purse of all 10 IPL franchises at IPL 2025 mega auction
Star wicket-keeper most expensive player at Rs 27 cr; Shreyas, Venkatesh bag hefty pay cheques
David Warner and Devdutt Padikkal went unsold on Day 1 of IPL 2025 mega auction. Check full list of players bought at IPL auction and costliest buy list here