IPL Auction Highlights: CSK, RCB, Mumbai Indians, SRH, KKR, LSG, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Titans Squad

KL Rahul was the next to come in. KKR and RCB came after him straightaway. Delhi Capitals and CSK joined later on. DC eventually bought him for 14 Crores.

RCB went after Liam Livingstone at 2 Crores. SRH joined the bid in the IPL auction 2025 too for the English finisher. CSK joined in at 7 Crores. RCB took the bid to 8.75 Crores and bought him.

Mohammed Siraj was net. Gujarat Titans went in at 2 Crores. CSK joined too. Rajasthan Royals joined the bid at 8.25 Crores. GT bought him at 12.25 Crores.

Yuzvendra Chahal went up next. Gujarat Titans CSK went behind the veteran leggie. LSG and PBKS joined too. RCB joined the bid at 14 crores. Punjab Kings got the leggie at 18 Crores.

David Miller was the next player to go up in the IPL Auction 2025. GT and RCB got the paddle up for him instantly. RCB and LSG entered a bidding war at 7.50 Crores. LSG bought Miller at 7.50 Crores.

Mohammed Shami was the 1st player to go up from the 2nd set. KKR joined the bid at 2 Crores. CSK joined in too. LSG joined later and SRH joined at 10 Crores and took Shami.

Rishabh Pant got RCB and LSG in a bidding war at the IPL auction 2025. His price quickly escalated to 10 Crores. SRH entered the bid too. However, LSG took him at 20.75 Crores. DC raised the RTM for Pant. LSG bid 27 Crores for Pant and flew away.

Mitchell Starc got the Mumbai Indians' attention straightaway. KKR also joined in. DC joined at 6.25 Crores. RCB joined the bid at 10 Crores and DC got Starc at 11.75 Crores.

Jos Buttler was the next player to go up. Rajasthan Royals immediately showed interest and Gujarat Titans followed them. PBKS and LSG also joined in for Buttler at the IPL auction 2025. GT got him at 15.75 Crores.

Shreyas Iyer's bid was initiated by KKR. PBKS entered the bid with Kolkata. Delhi Capitals entered the bid at 7.50 Crores in the IPL auction 2025. Punjab re-entered after KKR's exit at 10 Crores. The bid went up to 26.75 Crores and then DC took the exit and Punjab Kings got Shreyas Iyer.

Kagiso Rabada was bought by Gujarat Titans at INR 10.75 Crores.

Arshdeep Singh has been RTMd by Punjab Kings at INR 18 Crores.

The highly-awaited IPL Auction 2025 is just a handful of days away. While the BCCI is yet to announce the date of the auction, recent reports state that the much-awaited event is likely to be held in the final week of November. Reports also claimed that the IPL auction 2025 venue is set to Riyadh.

The cricketing fraternity is eagerly waiting for the auction to take place after all the 10 IPL franchises - Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Titans (GT), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Lucknow Supergiants (LSG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) - released the list of their retained players on Thursday (October 31).

Visit our blog IPL Retention 2025 Live Updates for all the IPL auction 2025 retention updates including the CSK retention list, DC retention list, GT retention list, KKR retention list, LSG retention list, MI retention list, PBKS retention list, RR retention list, RCB retention list and SRH retention list.

As expected, all the IPL teams sprung several big surprises. One of the big surprises was the Kolkata Knight Riders deciding against retaining their IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer. The reigning champions retained six players. However, they did not retain Iyer.

Just like KKR, Delhi Capitals also released their captain Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper-batsman was with the franchise for nine years before deciding to part ways. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians managed to retain the big Indian names in their squad.

While speculations were rife that Rohit Sharma might leave the franchise after his unceremonious sacking as the captain, the five-time IPL champions managed to retain him. Besides Rohit, Mumbai Indians have also retained the likes of Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma.

Chennai Super Kings have also managed to retain their former captain MS Dhoni although as an uncapped player. In addition to Dhoni, CSK have also retained captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shivam Dube.

Overall, the 10 franchises have retained a total of 46 players. Of the 10 teams, only two teams - KKR and Rajasthan Royals - have retained their full quota of six players. Punjab Kings have retained the least number of players - 2.

Meanwhile, South Africa superstar Heinrich Klaasen emerged as the highest-paid retention. Sunrisers Hyderabad secured his services for INR 23 crores ahead of the IPL auction 2025.

Punjab Kings will enter the auction with the biggest purse. After spending INR 9.5 crores to retain two uncapped players, Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, the Punjab-based outfit has a remaining purse of INR 110.5 crores. They are the only team to have a purse of 100 or more crores.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the second biggest purse remaining - INR 83 crores. The Bengaluru-based outfit has retained three players - Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal. With only INR 41 crores remaining, Rajasthan Royals will go into the IPL auction 2025 with the smallest purse.

IPL Auction 2025: Indian Premier League teams get the biggest Purse Value

For the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, all the Indian Premier League teams received a purse value of INR 120 Crores each. Before the IPL auction 2025, the BCCI had instructed all the franchises to submit their IPL Retention 2025 list by 31/10/2024 at 5:00 pm IST.

IPL 2025 Auction: Rules for Retention

Here we are taking a look at the IPL auction 2025 retention rules. If a franchise opts for all 5 retentions, they will have to shell out INR 75 Crores out of the INR 120 Crores Purse Value on the 5 players they decide to retain.

IPL Auction 2025: Team-Wise Final Player Retention List