IPL Auction 2025: Full list of players bought, retained and released by all 10 teams, from CSK to RCB
IPL Auction 2025: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction was held at the grand Abadi Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over two days. This event was a crucial opportunity for the 10 IPL teams to refresh and strengthen their squads for the next three seasons.
Key Details of the IPL 2025 Auction:
| IPL 2025 auction dates | November 24 & November 25 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Abady Al-Johar Arena, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Total Slots | 204 (including 70 for foreign players) |
| Players Available | 577 (367 Indian players and 210 overseas players) |
| Budget | Rs 641.5 crore collectively for all 10 teams |
| Base Price Range | Rs 30 lakh to Rs 2 crore per player |
Day 1 Highlights of IPL 2025 Auction
On the first day of the auction, 72 players were sold, while 12 players went unsold. The Right-to-Match (RTM) card was used four times, allowing teams to retain some key players.
Lucknow Super Giants made history by signing Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore, making him the most expensive player in IPL history. The Punjab Kings also grabbed attention by securing Shreyas Iyer for ?26.75 crore.
IPL 2025 Complete Squad List of All 10 Teams
On the first day of intense bidding, the 10 franchises finalised their squads. Here is the detailed list of updated players and those retained and released.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni
New players bought by CSK:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Devon Conway | Rs 6.25 crore |
| Rahul Tripathi | Rs 3.4 crore |
| Rachin Ravindra | Rs 4 crore |
| R Ashwin | Rs 9.75 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Rs 4.8 crore |
| Noor Ahmed | Rs 10 crore |
| Vijay Shankar | Rs 1.2 crore |
CSK released players
Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Richard Gleeson, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Devon Conway
Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
New players bought by Mumbai Indians (MI):
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Trent Boult | Rs 12.5 crore |
| Naman Dhir | Rs 5.25 crore |
| Robin Minz | Rs 65 lakh |
| Karan Sharma | Rs 50 lakh |
MI released players:
Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Harvik Desai, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Gerald Coetzee, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
New players bought by RCB:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Liam Livingstone | Rs 8.75 crore |
| Phil Salt | Rs 11.50 crore |
| Jitesh Sharma | Rs 11 crore |
| Josh Hazlewood | Rs 12.5 crore |
| Rasikh Dar | Rs 6 crore |
| Suyash Sharma | Rs 2.6 crore |
RCB released players:
Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh
New players bought by KKR:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Venkatesh Iyer | Rs 23.75 Crore |
| Quinton De Kock | Rs 3.6 Crore |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Rs 2 Crore |
| Anrich Nortje | Rs 6.5 Crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Rs 3 Crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | Rs 1.8 Crore |
| Mayank Markande | Rs 30 lakh |
KKR released players:
Shreyas Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana, Sherfane Rutherford, Phil Salt, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain, Vaibhav Arora, Mitchell Starc, Chetan Sakariya
Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel
New players bought by RR:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | Rs 12.5 crore |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Rs 4.4 crore |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rs 5.25 crore |
| Akash Madhwal | Rs 1.2 crore |
| Kumar Kartikeya | Rs 30 lakh |
RR released players:
Jos Buttler, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tanush Kotian, Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nandre Burger
Punjab Kings (PBKS) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh
New players bought by PBKS:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | Rs?18 crore (RTM) |
| Shreyas Iyer | Rs 26.75 crore |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Rs 18 crore |
| Marcus Stoinis | Rs 11 crore |
| Glenn Maxwell | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Nehal Wadhera | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | Rs 1.5 crore |
| Vishnu Vinod | Rs 95 lakh |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | Rs 1.8 crore |
| Yash Thakur | Rs 1.8 crore |
PBKS released players:
Shikhar Dhawan (retired), Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajan, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel
Delhi Capitals (DC) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel.
New players bought by DC:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | Rs 11.75 crore |
| KL Rahul | Rs 14 crore |
| Harry Brook | Rs 6.25 crore |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Rs 9 crore |
| T Natarajan | Rs 10.75 crore |
| Karun Nair | Rs 50 lakh |
| Sameer Rizvi | Rs 95 lakh |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Rs 3.8 crore |
| Mohit Sharma | Rs 2.2 crore |
DC released players:
Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kumar Kushagra, Gulbadin Naib, Lizaad Williams.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players: Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy
New players bought by SRH:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | Rs 10 crore |
| Harshal Patel | Rs 8 crore |
| Ishan Kishan | Rs 11.25 crore |
| Rahul Chahar | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Adam Zampa | Rs 2.4 crore |
| Atharva Taide | Rs 30 lakh |
| Abhinav Manohar | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Simarjeet Singh | Rs 1.5 crore |
SRH released players:
Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Marco Jansen*, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Wanindu Hasaranga*, Akash Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi*, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Gujarat Titans (GT) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players:?
Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan
New players bought by GT:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | Rs 10.75 crore |
| Jos Buttler | Rs 15.75 crore |
| Mohammed Siraj | 12.25 crore |
| Prasidh Krishna | Rs 9.50 crore |
| Nishant Sindhu | Rs 30 lakh |
| Mahipal Lomror | Rs 1.7 crore |
| Kumar Kushagra | Rs 65 lakh |
| Anuj Rawat | Rs 30 lakh |
| Manav Suthar | Rs 30 lakh |
GT released players
?BR Sharath, Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, Gurnoor Brar, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) IPL 2025 Squad
Retained Players:
Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni
New players bought by LSG:
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Rishabh Pant | Rs 27 crore |
| Aiden Markram | Rs 2 crore |
| David Miller | Rs 7.5 crore |
| Mitchell Marsh | Rs 3.4 crore |
| Avesh Khan | Rs 9.75 crore |
| Abdul Samad | Rs 4.2 crore |
| Aryan Juyal | Rs 30 lakh |
LSG released players:
KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Quinton de Kock, Ashton Turner, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, David Willey, Shivam Mavi, Shamar Joseph, Matt Henry, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen ul Haq, M Siddharth
The IPL 2025 auction marked another thrilling chapter in the league's history. With teams spending big on marquee players and strategising their picks carefully, the excitement for IPL 2025 is already building. Fans can’t wait to see their favourite players shine in the updated squads as they gear up for another electrifying season.
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