Published: November 26, 2024
The IPL 2025 mega auction concluded with a staggering ₹639.15 crore spent across two days in Jeddah, as all ten franchises finalized their squads. With 182 players finding new homes, the auction was marked by record-breaking bids, strategic picks, and high-profile unsold players.
Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history, with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) securing his services for a whopping ₹27 crore, surpassing Delhi Capitals’ budget. Punjab Kings also made headlines, spending ₹26.75 crore on Shreyas Iyer, and adding Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal for ₹18 crore each.
While teams like LSG and Punjab splurged, franchises like Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) opted for smart, well-rounded squad-building, ensuring strong starting XIs with quality backups. Here’s a look at the strongest XI for each team:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra/Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad
- Impact Player: Deepak Hooda/Anshul Kamboj
Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Playing XI: Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (wk), Abishek Porel, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
- Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi/Mohit Sharma
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Playing XI: Jos Buttler (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford/Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
- Impact Player: Mahipal Lomror/Ishant Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Playing XI: Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Anrich Nortje
- Impact Player: Ajinkya Rahane/Manish Pandey/Mayank Markande
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (wk), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav
- Impact Player: Shahbaz/Akash Deep
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Robin Minz (wk), Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
- Impact Player: Mitchell Santner
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
- Impact Player: Vyshak Vijakumar/Vishnu Vinod
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Playing XI: Sanju Samson (c/wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana/Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
- Impact Player: Shubham Dubey/Akash Madhwal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Playing XI: Phil Salt (wk), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Swapnil Singh
- Impact Player: Suyash Sharma/Rasikh Salam/Devdutt Padikkal
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Simarjeet Singh, Mohammed Shami
- Impact Player: Atharva Taide
With the auction done and squads set, the 2025 IPL season promises to deliver thrilling cricketing action. Each team has crafted its lineup with a mix of youth, experience, and strategic buys.
Stay tuned to Board of Sports in India (BOSI) for more updates on IPL 2025 and beyond!
