The first day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction was absorbing to say the least. The franchises secured the services of 72 players, including 24 overseas stars. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive Indian player, while Jos Buttler stole the limelight as the biggest foreign star in the event.
In a total list of 574 players, 84 went under the hammer on the first day. Day 2 will resume as usual from the 85th player (previously No. 84), Mayank Agarwal. However, the process will be carried out only until the 116th player (now 117), Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, before the auction is expedited. The prominent players like Faf du Plessis, Kane Williamson, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane make their presence in the list.
Thereafter, each franchise will need to submit a list of 25 players for fast-tracking the auction. Hence, only the players, who are likely to receive a bid from the teams will be going under the hammer in the Accelerated round.
Ahead of the auction, 204 slots were available to fill for the franchises, with 70 spots reserved for overseas players.
84. Mayank Agarwal – India – INR 1 Crore
85. Faf Du Plessis – South Africa – INR 2 Crore
86. Glenn Phillips – New Zealand – INR 2 Crore
87. Rovman Powell – West Indies – INR 1.5 Crore
88. Ajinkya Rahane – India – INR 1.5 Crore
89. Prithvi Shaw – India – INR 75 Lakh
90. Kane Williamson – New Zealand – INR 2 Crore
91. Sam Curran – England – INR 2 Crore
92. Marco Jansen – South Africa – INR 1.25 Crore
93. Daryl Mitchell – New Zealand – INR 2 Crore
94. Krunal Pandya – India – INR 2 Crore
95. Nitish Rana – India – INR 1.5 Crore
96. Washington Sundar – India – INR 2 Crore
97. Shardul Thakur – India – INR 2 Crore
98. K.S Bharat – India – INR 75 Lakh
99. Alex Carey – Australia – INR 1 Crore
100. Donovan Ferreira – South Africa – INR 75 Lakh
101. Shai Hope – West Indies – INR 1.25 Crore
102. Josh Inglis – Australia – INR 2 Crore
103. Ryan Rickelton – South Africa – INR 1 Crore
104. Deepak Chahar – India – INR 2 Crore
105. Gerald Coetzee – South Africa – INR 1.25 Crore
106. Akash Deep – India – INR 1 Crore
107. Tushar Deshpande – India – INR 1 Crore
108. Lockie Ferguson – New Zealand – INR 2 Crore
109. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – India – INR 2 Crore
110. Mukesh Kumar – India – INR 2 Crore
111. Allah Ghazanfar – Afghanistan – INR 75 Lakh
112. Akeal Hosein – West Indies – INR 1.5 Crore
113. Keshav Maharaj – South Africa – INR 75 Lakh
114. Mujeeb Ur Rahman – Afghanistan – INR 2 Crore
115. Adil Rashid – England – INR 2 Crore
116. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth – Sri Lanka – INR 75 Lakh
Purse remaining for all 10 franchises after Day 1 of IPL 2025 auction
Punjab Kings splurged the highest amount of money to purchase 10 players on Day 1, including top buys like Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh. After entering the auction with INR 110.5 crore purse, they are now left with INR 22.50 crore.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans secured services of nine players each, while Mumbai Indians will look to build a potent squad after purchasing only four players on Day 1.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the highest purse of INR 30.65 crore remaining, while Sunrisers Hyderabad have the least amount of INR 5.15 crore left.
Purse remaining of all teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs. 30.65 Cr
Mumbai Indians – Rs. 26.10 Cr
Punjab Kings – Rs. 22.50 Cr
Gujarat Titans – Rs. 17.50 Cr
Rajasthan Royals – Rs. 17.35 Cr
Chennai Super Kings – Rs. 15.60 Cr
Lucknow Super Giants – Rs. 14.85 Cr
Delhi Capitals – Rs. 13.80 Cr
Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs. 10.05 Cr
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs. 5.15 Cr
