Explore the highlights of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, including the top 3 buys for each team, retained players, and the full squad list of all 10 teams.
The recently concluded IPL mega auction, held on November 24-25 in Jeddah, saw fierce bidding wars for 577 players as all 10 teams aimed to build star-studded, balanced lineups for the upcoming season. A record-breaking ₹639.15 crore was spent on 182 players, with Rishabh Pant setting a new auction record as the highest-paid player when Lucknow Super Giants bought him for ₹27 crore.
Shreyas Iyer followed closely, joining Punjab Kings for ₹26.75 crore. Thirteen-year-old, Bihar-born Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history as he became the youngest cricketer ever to be purchased in an IPL auction when Rajasthan Royals acquired him for ₹1.10 crore after an intense bidding war with MI.
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Complete Squad List
Here’s a comprehensive look at the IPL 2025 full squad list of all the teams post-auction:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Top 3 Buys: Ravichandran Ashwin (₹9.75 crore), Noor Ahmad (₹10 crore), Devon Conway (₹6.25 crore)
- Retained Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni
- Full Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Deepak Hooda, Mukesh Choudhary, Shaikh Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Shreyas Gopal, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Top 3 Buys: Trent Boult (₹12.50 crore), Deepak Chahar (₹9.25 crore), Naman Dhir (₹5.25 crore)
- Retained Players: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
- Full Squad: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Allah Ghazanfar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Angad Bawa, Shrijith Krishnan, Lizaad Williams, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevan Jacobs, VS Penmetsa, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Top 3 Buys: Jofra Archer (₹12.50 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (₹5.25 crore), Maheesh Theekshana (₹4.40 crore)
- Retained Players: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma
- Full Squad: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tushar Deshpande, Nitish Rana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Rathore, Kwena Maphaka, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Top 3 Buys: Jos Buttler (₹15.75 crore), Mohammed Siraj (₹12.25 crore), Kagiso Rabada (₹10.75 crore)
- Retained Players: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan
- Full Squad: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Jos Buttler, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Washington Sundar, Sherfane Rutherford, Gerald Coetzee, R Sai Kishore, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Nishant Sidhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Top 3 Buys: Venkatesh Iyer (₹23.75 crore), Anrich Nortje (₹6.50 crore), Quinton de Kock (₹3.60 crore)
- Retained Players: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh
- Full Squad: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Moeen Ali, Ajinkya Rahane, Umran Malik, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Top 3 Buys: KL Rahul (₹14 crore), Mitchell Starc (₹11.75 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (₹9 crore)
- Retained Players: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel
- Full Squad: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Harry Brook, T Natarajan, Faf du Plessis, Dushmantha Chameera, Vipraj Nigam, Darshan Nalkhende, Mukesh Kumar, Donovan Ferreira, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Ajay Mandal, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Top 3 Buys: Shreyas Iyer (₹26.75 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (₹18 crore), Arshdeep Singh (₹18 crore)
- Retained Players: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
- Full Squad: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Pyla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Top 3 Buys: Josh Hazlewood (₹12.50 crore), Phil Salt (₹11.50 crore), Jitesh Sharma (₹11 crore)
- Retained Players: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
- Full Squad: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Devdutt Padikkal, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Abhinanadan Singh, Swastik Chhikara.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Top 3 Buys: Ishan Kishan (₹11.25 crore), Mohammed Shami (₹10 crore), Harshal Patel (₹8 crore)
- Retained Players: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head
- Full Squad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar, Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Eshan Malinga, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma, Atharva Taide.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Top 3 Buys: Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore), Avesh Khan (₹9.75 crore), David Miller (₹7.50 crore)
- Retained Players: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni
- Full Squad: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, Avesh Khan, David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Akash Deep, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shamar Joseph, M Siddharth, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh, Digvesh Singh, Himmat Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal.
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The IPL 2025 season will begin on March 14 and run until the final match on May 25. This season, teams have made strategic buys and invested in emerging talent to strengthen their squads. The IPL 2025 will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network, with live streaming available on JioHotstar, ensuring comprehensive coverage for fans in India.
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