The 22-year-old uncapped pacer of Sri Lanka is currently playing in the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka T10 League for Hambantota Bangla Tigers
The Mumbai Indians camp knew it would be difficult to get Ishan Kishan back into the fold from the Indian Premier League mega auction due to his skill set, said captain Hardik Pandya here on Sunday. The India wicketkeeper-batter did not feature in MI's retention list as the five-time champions retained former skipper Rohit Sharma, incumbent leader Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah. Kishan was snapped up by last season's finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 11.25 crore as Mumbai Indians quit bidding on the player once it reached Rs 3.20 crore. Kishan had a base price of Rs 2 crore. "Ishan has been the freshness and the energy of the room," Pandya said in a video shared by Mumbai Indians. "When we could not retain him we always knew it was going to be difficult to get him back from the auction simply because we knew the kind of player and the kind of skill set he brings," he added. Pandya fondly recalled Kishan as MI's "pocket dynamo", whose six-year stint wit
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.
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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
As the fans and cricketers gear up for the IPL 2025 mega auction on Nov 24, and 25, check auction live timings, remaining purse, base price, live streaming and telecast here
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.