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While the top buys have earned crores, there are dozens of players who have remained unsold in IPL 2025 auction
The IPL 2025 season will start from March 14 and end with the final match on May 25. Ahead of that, the IPL 2025 auctions have been successfully completed. A total of 10 teams will be participating in the 2025 IPL season. Let us take a look at which players were sold and unsold in IPL 2025 auction.
Top Buys – Top Sold Players in IPL 2025 Auction
1). Rishabh Pant – A wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant was the top sold player in IPL 2025 auction. The auction amount is a staggering Rs 27 crore. This bid amount was made by Lucknow Super Giants. Earlier, Rishabh Pant was with Delhi Capitals.
2). Shreyas Iyer – A batsman in the Indian cricket team, Shreyas Iyer has been auctioned for Rs 26.75 crore. Making him the second most valuable player in IPL 2025 auction. With this bid, Shreyas Iyer is now part of Punjab Kings. Earlier, Shreyas Iyer was with other IPL teams including Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals.
3). Venkatesh Iyer – Playing as a batsman in the Indian cricket team, Venkatesh Iyer has been auctioned for Rs 23.75 crore in the 2025 IPL auction. It makes him the third most valuable player in 2025 IPL season. He is now part of Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier, he had also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
4). Arshdeep Singh – A left-arm medium-fast bowler in the Indian national cricket team, Arshdeep Singh has been auctioned for Rs 18 crore. The winning bid was made by Punjab Kings. In domestic cricket, Arshdeep Singh plays for Punjab. He was part of the team that had emerged a winner in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
5). Yuzvendra Chahal – Playing as a leg spin bowler in the Indian cricket team, Yuzvendra Chahal has been auctioned for Rs 18 crore in the 2025 IPL auction. The winning bid was made by Punjab Kings. Earlier, Yuzvendra Chahal had been part of other IPL teams such as Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals.
Other top sold players in IPL 2025 Auction
In addition to the top five players with the highest bids, there are various other players who have received crores. Below is the list of other top buys in 2025 IPL auction.
- Jos Buttler (UK) – Rs 15.75 crore (Winning bid by Gujarat Titans)
- KL Rahul (India) – Rs 14 crore (Winning bid by Delhi Capitals)
- Trent Boult (New Zealand) – Rs 12.50 crore (Winning bid by Mumbai Indians)
- Jofra Archer (England) – Rs 12.50 crore (Winning bid by Rajasthan Royals)
- Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – Rs 12.50 lakh (Winning bid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Unsold players in 2025 IPL auction
A total of 145 players remained unsold in 2025 IPL auction. The base price for these players was in the range of Rs 75 lakh to Rs 2 crore. Here is a complete list of players who remained unsold in 2025 IPL auction.
- David Warner
- Jonny Bairstow
- Kane Williamson
- Daryl Mitchell
- Shardul Thakur
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Adil Rashid
- Finn Allen
- Ben Duckett
- Rilee Rossouw
- James Vince
- Tom Banton
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Naveen Ul Haq
- Umesh Yadav
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Evin Lewis
- Steve Smith
- Gus Atkinson
- Tom Curran
- Matt Henry
- Alzarri Joseph
- Rassie Van Der Dussen
- Sean Abbott
- Adam Milne
- Jason Holder
- Chris Jordan
- Tymal Mills
- Akeal Hosein
- Sam Billings
- Mark Chapman
- Mohammad Nabi
- Tom Latham
- Kyle Mayers
- Jason Behrendorff
- Jhye Richardson
- Michael Bracewell
- William O’Rourke
- Jimmy Neesham
- Daniel Sams
- Riley Meredith
- Daniel Worrall
- Matthew Potts
- Tim Southee
- John Turner
- Kyle Jamieson
- Shai Hope
- Jordan Cox
- Tim Seifert
- Nandre Burger
- Sikandar Raza
- Will Young
- Obed McCoy
- Lance Morris
- Ashton Agar
- James Anderson
- Dominic Drakes
- Matthew Forde
- Keemo Paul
- Mayank Agarawal
- Alex Carey
- Ashton Turner
- Krishnappa Gowtham
- Gulbadin Naib
- Taskin Ahmed
- Chris Green
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Benjamin Sears
- Dan Lawrence
- Nathan Smith
- David Payne
- Wayne Parnell
- Waqar Salamkheil
- Prithvi Shaw
- S Bharat
- Keshav Maharaj
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
- Dewald Brevis
- Ben McDermott
- Kusal Mendis
- Kusal Perera
- Josh Philippe
- Rishad Hossain
- Zahir Khan Pakten
- Nqabayomzi Peter
- Tanveer Sangha
- Jeffery Vandersay
- Sediqullah Atal
- Brandon King
- Pathum Nissanka
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Johnson Charles
- Litton Das
- Andre Fletcher
- Ollie Pope
- Kyle Verreynne
- Richard Gleeson
- Luke Wood
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mikyle Louis
- Harry Tector
- Najibullah Zadran
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Matthew Short
- Josh Little
- Shivam Mavi
- Navdeep Saini
- Qais Ahmad
- Charith Asalanka
- Gudakesh Motie
- Daniel Mousley
- Dunith Wellalage
- Ottneil Baartman
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Chetan Sakariya
- Sandeep Warrier
- Cooper Connolly
- Dushan Hemantha
- William Sutherland
- Ben Dwarshuis
- Olly Stone
- Zak Foulkes
- Wiaan Mulder
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Dasun Shanaka
- Shoriful Islam
- Blessing Muzarabani
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Roston Chase
- Junior Dala
- Mahedi Hasan
- Nangeyalia Kharote
- Hasan Mahmud
- Nahid Rana
- Alick Athanaze
- Hilton Cartwright
- Daryn Dupavillon
- Patrick Kruger
- Lahiru Kumara
- Michael Neser
- Richard Ngarava
- Odean Smith
- Andrew Tye
