IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Nortje to KKR, Archer to RR

Anrich Nortje is up next. LSG and KKR join the bidding war. KKR get the South African for ₹6.5 crore. Jofra Archer is next. Mumbai Indians and LSG fight for the Englishman. RR joins in at ₹8.50 cr. MI come back at ₹8.75 cr.  The bid reaches ₹12 crore. Archer goes to RR for ₹12.50 cr.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Prasidh Krishna goes to GT, Avesh to LSG

Prasidh Krishna is up next. Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals battle for the India pacer. Krishna goes to GT ₹9.50 cr. Avesh Khan is the next bowler out of the bag. Punjab Kings and LSG fight for the India pacer. RR join at ₹6.5 cr. He goes to LSG for ₹9.75 crore.

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Sanjiv Goenka on Rishabh Pant

LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka:  “This was part of our plan, he was on our list. We had kept about ₹26-crore for him. So, 27 was slightly up but we’re happy to have him. He’s an outstanding player, a team-man, a match-winner. All our fans should be very, very happy to have him as a member of LSG.”

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Josh Hazlewood goes to RCB

Next up is fast bowlers. Josh Hazlewood is up next. LSG and KKR start bidding war. RCB join in for the Australian before Mumbai Indians raise the paddle too. MI opt out. Josh goes to RCB ₹12.50 cr.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live: Shreyas Iyer to become PBKS captain

PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting: “I’ve worked with him in the past in Delhi (Capitals); he’s been a successful captain in the IPL before. Obviously, he’s a championship-winning captain from last season. We’ve got someone there who can do the job if that’s the way we decide to go. I’m delighted to have him back and work with him. He also got a good 57-ball 130 not out in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy yesterday. If he can do that for us in the IPL, I think we all will be happy.”

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Jitesh Sharma goes to RCB

Jitesh Sharma is next. Delhi Capitals, RCB, LSG start bidding war for the wicketkeeper. RCB lock Jitesh at ₹7 crore. PBKS decides to go for RTM. RCB raise the price to ₹11 crore. RCB get their man. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Gurbaz returns to KKR, Kishan goes to SRH

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is next. KKR raise the paddle and steal back the Afghan opener for ₹2 crore. Ishan Kishan is next. Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians start biding war. Delhi Capitals join in. The bid crosses ₹10 crore mark. SRH enter the fray at ₹10.25 cr. Kishan goes to SRH to ₹11.25 cr

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: QDK goes to KKR, Salt to RCB

Quinton de Kock is next and KKR fight with Mumbai Indians to eventually land the South African at ₹3.60 crore. Phil Salt is up next and RCB and MI fight for the Englishman. KKR join in at ₹4.20 cr. The bid crosses ₹10 cr mark. Salt goes to RCB for ₹11.50 crore. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Maxwell goes to PBKS, Marsh to SRH 

SRH steal Mitchell Marsh for a cheap price of ₹3.40 crore. His teammates Glenn Maxwell is up next and a bidding war starts between PBKS and CSK. PBKS secure Maxwell at ₹4.20 cr.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Stoinis goes to PBKS

Marcus Stoinis goes to Punjab Kings for ₹11 crore

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Venkatesh Iyer goes to KKR

Venkatesh Iyer is up next and KKR wastes no time in raising the paddle. LSG enter the war. LSG opt out. RCB join at ₹8 crore. What a bidding war for Iyer as he crosses ₹15 crore.  The bidding war reaches ₹20 crore. He returns to KKR for ₹23.75 crore.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Ashwin reunites with CSK 

Ravichandran Ashwin is next and CSK raise the paddle straightaway. LSG join the bidding war. RCB join at ₹3.80 crore. Rajasthan Royals join in. CKS are in no mood to let go Ashwin. But RR will not leave too as the bid crosses ₹9 crore mark. RR opt out. CSK get Ashwin at ₹9.75 crore.

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Rachin Ravindra back to CSK

Rachin Ravindra is up next. CSK start bidding for the Kiwi. Punjab Kings join the war. Rachin goes to Punjab Kings at ₹3.20 cr. CSK uses RTM. PBKS raise price to ₹4 crore. CSK accepts and takes back Ravindra. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Harshal Patel goes to SRH ₹8 crore

Harshal Patel is next. Gujarat Titans and SRH start bidding war for the Indian all-rounder. GT opt out. Harshal goes to SRH for ₹6.75 crore. Punjab Kings decide to use RTM for Harshal. SRH raise the price to ₹8 crore. Punjab Kings say NO. Harshal stays at SRH. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Jake Fraser-McGurk goes to DC 

Jake Fraser-McGurk is next. Delhi Capitals, LSG and Punjab Kings start bidding war. It’s a three-way battle for the Australian. Delhi Capitals want to use RTM for Fraser-McGurk. Punjab Kings raise price to ₹9 crore. DC uses RTM to get back the Australian opener. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Rahul Tripathi goes to CSK

Rahul Tripathi is up for auction now. CSK start biding while KKR joins the party. Tripathi finally goes to CSK for ₹3.40 cr. Back to back steals for them.  David Warner goes unsold.

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Conway returns to CSK

Devon Conway returns to CSK for 6.25 crore. The crowd cheers ‘CSK, CSK, CSK’.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Brook goes to DC, Padikkal unsold

The bidding war starts again. LSG get Aiden Markram for a cheap ₹2 crore, while Delhi Capitals sign Harry Brook for ₹6.25 crore. Devdutt Padikkal becomes first player to go unsold today. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Liam Livingstone speaks 

RCB have so far acquired the services of Liam Livingstone in IPL 2025 mega auction. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Remaining slots – Team wise

Delhi Capitals – 19 

Punjab Kings – 20

Sunrisers Hyderabad – 19

Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 21

Chennai Super Kings – 20

Mumbai Indians – 20

Gujarat Titans – 17

Lucknow Super Giants – 18

Rajasthan Royals – 19

Kolkata Knight Riders – 19

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates:: Marquee Set 2 buys

Mohammed Shami – Rs. 10 cr (SRH)

David Miller – Rs. 7.50 cr (LSG)

Yuzvendra Chahal – Rs. 18 cr (PBKS)

Mohammed Siraj – Rs. 12.25 cr (GT)

Liam Livingstone – Rs. 8.75 cr (RCB)

KL Rahul – Rs. 14 cr (DC)

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: What Pant brings at LSG?

With Rishabh Pant, LSG might appoint him the captain ahead of Nicolas Pooran. That means they have two captaincy options and two wicketkeepers in Pant and Pooran. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Marquee Set 1 buys

Arshdeep Singh – Rs. 18 cr (PBKS)

Kagiso Rabada – Rs. 10.75 cr (GT)

Shreyas Iyer – Rs. 26.75 cr (PBKS)

Jos Buttler – Rs. 15.75 cr (GT)

Mitchell Starc – Rs. 11.75 cr (DC)

Rishabh Pant – Rs. 27 cr (LSG)

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: KL Rahul goes to DC 

KL Rahul comes in next and KKR raises the paddle. RCB join in. The bid crosses ₹10 crore mark. KKR need a captain and they won’t let Rahul go. KKR tried for Shreyas Iyer but couldn’t get. Delhi Capitals join in at ₹11 crore.  KKR opt out as CSK enter fray. Rahul goes to Delhi Capitals at ₹14 crore.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates:: Livingstone goes to RCB

Liam Livingstone is up next as RCB and SRH enter the bidding war for the Englishman. Delhi Capitals join in. Livingstone goes to RCB for ₹8.75 crore. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Siraj goes to Gujarat Titans 

Mohammed Siraj is next as CSK and Gujarat Titans start the bidding war for India pacer. Rajasthan Royals join in. Siraj goes to Gujarat Titans for ₹12.25 crore.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Chahal goes to PBKS at ₹18 crore

Yuzvendra Chahal is up next. CSK and Gujarat Titans fight for the leggie. Punjab Kings and LSG have joined the bidding as GT and CSK opt out. RCB asks for a minute at ₹14 crore for Chahal. They join in at ₹14.25 crore. Chahal goes to PBKS at ₹18 crore.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Miller goes to LSG

David Miller goes to LSG for ₹7.50 crore. Gujarat Titans decide against using RTM.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Mohammed Shami goes to SRH 

Mohammed Shami is next. KKR goes for Shami. CSK soon joins in. LSG joins in at ₹8 crore. CSK opt out. KKR stay in hunt. SRH joins in at ₹10 crore. SRH takes Shami for ₹10 crore.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Rishabh Pant goes to LSG 

Rishabh Pant is next as LSG lifts the paddle up straightaway. RCB join in too along with SRH. RCB opt out as the bidding war goes on between SRH and LSG. Pant breaks ₹20 crore mark. LSG secure Pant for ₹20.75 crore. Delhi Capitals opt for RTM. LSG raise the price to ₹27 crore. DC say NO. Pant become the most expensive at ₹27 crore.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Mitchell Starc goes to DC

Mitchell Starc is next in line. KKR and Mumbai Indian straightaway go into a bidding war for the Australian. Delhi Capitals join in too. Starc crosses 10 crore mark. RCB join in the middle as KKR opt out. Starc finally goes to Delhi Capitals for ₹11.75 crore.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Jos Buttler to Gujarat Titans 

Jos Buttler is up next. Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans start bidding war for the England captain. LSG join in. Finally, Gujarat Titans lock in their second player in Buttler at ₹15.75 crore. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Shreyas Iyer goes to PBKS at ₹26.75 cr

Shreyas Iyer is the next player out. KKR straightaway opt for him. Punjab Kings joins in the bidding war. Delhi Capitals join in. KKR are out of the bidding war now. It’s between Delhi Capitals and PBKS now. Iyer has become the most expensive player in IPL history as he breaks ₹26 crore mark. Iyer surpasses Mitchell Starc’s record of ₹24.75 crore. Punjab Kings rope in at ₹26.75 crore. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Kagiso Rabada to GT for ₹10.75 crore

Kagiso Rabada is next as Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and RCB battle for the South African. Rabada is sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹10.75 crore

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Arshdeep Singh goes to PBKS for ₹18 crore

Arshdeep Singh is the first player at the auction. Chennai Super Kings ups the paddle at ₹2 crore. Delhi Capitals joins in the bidding war. Gujarat Titans joins in at ₹7:50 crore. Rajasthan Royals joins in at ₹11 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad joins in at 12:75 crore. Huge bidding war for India’s T20 World Cup hero. RR in no mood to let go Arshdeep as he touches 15 crore. He goes to SRH for ₹15.75 crore. Punjab Kings opt for RTM for Arshdeep. SRH raise the bid for Arshdeep to ₹18 crore. PBKS says yes. PBKS get Arshdeep Singh.      

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Auction begins in Jeddah

IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal delivers the welcome speech in Jeddah.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Bidding war to start soon

The fans have already taken place in the arena. We are just few seconds away from the live auction.  

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: ICYMI, remaining purse for all 10 teams

Chennai Super Kings – ₹55 crore

Mumbai Indians – ₹45 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders – ₹51 crore

Rajasthan Royals – ₹41 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad – ₹45 crore

Gujarat Titans – ₹69 crore

Royal Challengers Bengaluru – ₹83 crore

Delhi Capitals – ₹73 Crore

Punjab Kings – ₹110.5 crore

Lucknow Super Giants – ₹69 crore

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Auction to start soon

It’s stumps in Perth. That means, the IPL auction will start in few moments from now.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: India inch towards win in 1st Test

Meanwhile, at the other end of the world, India have already taken three Australian wickets as the hosts chase 534 in the fourth innings.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: KKR CEO speaks about captaincy

KKR CEO venky Mysore was asked about captaincy. He says, “it could be someone from the auction or someone from whom we have retained.”

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Mega auction to start around 3:30 PM IST

As things start, the IPL 2025 mega auction is to start after the third day’s play in IND vs AUS 1st Test. In all probability, it starts at 3:30 PM IST

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: It’s auction time in Jeddah 

The stage is all set for the two-day event to get underway in Jeddah. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Auction to start soon in Jeddah

The major news coming up from the venue is that, all the 10 teams are in the house for the mega event.  

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Virat Kohli smashes 80th int’l 100 in Perth

ICYMI, Virat Kohli has scored his 7th Test hundred in Australia and 80th across formats in Perth. India have declared at 487/6. Australia need 534 runs to win the game with little more than two days left. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Sourav Ganguly shares mind 

Sourav Ganguly speaks ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction about Delhi Capitals’ strategy.   

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Team composition for all franchises

A team will need to have a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 25 players, including 8 overseas. The Impact Player Rule stays while the RTM is modified. 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Lesson for PBKS from previous sessions

Punjab Kings have always overpaid players at the start of the auction and find themselves licking their fingers at the end. Will they make the same mistake again or they learn from their mistakes? 

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Where will go Mitchell Starc go?

Another factor is where will Mitchell Starc go? Will he go above his record price of ₹24.75 crore or less? Starc is still the costliest in history when KKR shelled out a hefty amount last year.    

IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: Auction dynamics 

Prices of players in auction also depends on the players listed in the final list of table players. Mind you, only 204 slots are up for grabs. The IPL 2025 mega auction is just less than 30 minutes left.