Donald also gave his take on having India's Dinesh Karthik as part of the SA20 in season three, hailing it as a masterstroke by SA20 management
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.
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RCB have acquired the services of Tim David while CSK get hold of Deepak Hooda for Rs 1.70 Crore.
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Following Pant closely, is his Indian teammate Shreyas Iyer who was bought for Rs 26.75 Crore in the auction by the Punjab Kings who came in with a hefty purse with them.
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
At Rs 27 crore, Rishabh Pant emerges as the costliest player in IPL history. Shreyas Iyer is the second costliest player in Indian Premier League
All the 10 franchisees are set to spend a total of Rs 641.5 crore during the IPL 2025 Mega auction which is scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah.
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As the IPL 2025 auction approaches, some big names are expected to attract substantial bids, sparking multiple bidding wars between franchises eager to sign their desired players.
The 2025 season will feature 74 matches, maintaining the format used in the previous three seasons
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With scouts from Gujarat Titans present at the stadium, his powerful knock will surely have raised expectations of another intense auction for the promising talent during IPL 2025 mega auction
Draca's registration at a base price of Rs 30 lakh in the all-rounders' category signals a significant step forward for Italian cricket on the global stage.
All eyes will be on marquee Indian players who have set their base price at Rs 2 crore, including heavyweights like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal
This is the second successive year the auction is being held overseas as Dubai hosted the previous one ahead of the IPL 2024. IPL 2025 mega auction will take place on Nov 24, 25 in Jeddah.
The likes of Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, among others, are ready to take the mega auction by storm this year. IPl 2025 mega auction is likely to take place in the last week of November
The stage is set for a high-profile mega auction in the end of November after all the 10 IPL franchisees released the list of their retained players on Thursday (October 31).
LSG are likely to retain Pooran as their top pick, alongside fast-bowling talent Mayank Yadav, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, and uncapped player Ayush Badoni for the upcoming IPL auction.