IPL 2023 Auction will be one of the biggest moments before the calendar year ends as this will set everyone up for the next edition of the Indian Premier League, The auction will have the biggest and brightest names of the cricketing world along with a few domestic superstars who did well recently. Sam Curran and Cameron Green are touted to be the hot picks for the IPL 2023 Auction. Along with them, players like Shakib-Al-Hasan and Ben Stokes will be the players to watch out for in the auction. A total of 405 players will go under the hammer today. Check all the details of the IPL 2023 Auction in our LIVE Blog throughout the day.

When and how to watch the IPL 2023 Auction LIVE?

IPL 2023 Auction will start at 2.30 pm today and it will take place in Kochi. Start Sports Network and Jio Cinema will live stream the IPL 2023 Auction.

Top five players who can be the most expensive players of the IPL 2023 Auction

1. Sam Curran
2. Ben Stokes
3. Cameron Green
4. Adil Rashid
5. Rille Rossouw

These five players will be the hot favourites in the auction. Sam Curran, Ben Stokes and Cameron Green will surely be the highest-earning all-rounders in this auction. Chennai Super Kings will be adamant to keep their start all-rounder in the squad. Whereas, Rajasthan Royals will do anything to keep the England captain in their squad too. Green will be auctioned for the first time and surely be the one to watch out for.

Meanwhile, Adil Rashid can be one of the underdogs in the auction after his performances in the recently concluded ICC T2O World Cup 2022. Rille Rossouw of South Africa will be a key player for any team which is looking for a smasher at the top.

Squads for every team till now

Chennai Super Kings

Retained Players: MS Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana

Mumbai Indians

Retained Players: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Retained Players: Faf du Plessis (Captain), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Retained Players: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik

Rajasthan Royals

Retained Players: Sanju Samson (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa

Kolkata Knight Riders

Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh

Delhi Capitals

Retained Players: Rishabh Pant (Captain), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal

Punjab Kings

Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar

Gujarat Titans

Retained Players: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad

Lucknow Super Giants

Retained Players: KL Rahul (captain), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi

IPL 2023 Auction | Overseas slots left for every team

CSK: 2
MI: 3
RCB: 2
SRH: 4
RR: 4
KKR: 3
DC: 2
PBKS: 3
GT: 3
LSG: 4

Money left in the parse for every team | IPL 2023 Auction

Gujarat Titans: 19.25 Crore
Rajasthan Royals: 13.20 Crore
Delhi Capitals: 19.45 Crore
Mumbai Indians: 20.55 Crore
Kolkata Knight Riders: 7.05 Crore
Chennai Super Kings: 20.45 Crore
Lucknow Super Giants: 23.35 Crore
Sunrises Hyderabad: 42.25 Crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8.75 Crore
Punjab Kings: 32.20 Crore

IPL 2023 Auction LIVE Blog

Kane Williamson is sold to Gujarat Titans for 2cr.

Harry Brook sold to SRH for 13.25 cr

Sam Curran has been sold to a record-breaking 18.25 cr to Punjab Kings

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Sikander Raza is sold to Punjab Kings for 50 lakhs.

Odean Smith is sold to Gujarat Titans for 50 Lakhs.

Jason Holder is SOLD to Rajasthan Royals for INR 5.75 Crore

Cameron Green is sold to Mumbai Indians for 17.50 cr.

Ben Stokes is SOLD to CSK for INR 16.25

Nicholas Pooran is SOLD to LSG for INR 16 Crore.

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Heinrich Klaasen is sold to SRH for 5.25 crore.

Phil Salt is sold to Delhi Capitals for 2 cr.

Reece Topley is SOLD to RCB for INR 1.9 Crore

Jaydev Unadkat is SOLD to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 Lakh

Australia's Jhye Richardson is SOLD to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.5 Crore.

Ishant Sharma is sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 Lakh.

Adil Rashid is sold for Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2 Crore.

Shaik Rasheed is sold to CSK for 20 lakhs!

Vivrant Sharma is sold to SRH for 2.60 cr.

Samarth Vyas is sold to SRH for 20 lakhs.

Sanvir Singh is sold to SRH for INR 20 Lakh

Nishant Sindhu is sold to CSK for 60 lakhs.

N Jagadeesan is sold to KKR for 90 lakhs.

KS Bharat is sold to Gujarat Titans for 1.20 cr

Upendra Singh Yadav is sold to SRH for 25 lakhs

Vaibhav Arora goes to KKR for 60 lakhs.

Yash Thakur is sold to LSG for 45 lakhs.

Shivam Mavi is sold to Gujarat Titans for 6 cr!

Mukesh Kumar is sold to Delhi Capitals for 5.5 cr!

Himanshu Sharma is sold for 20 lakhs to RCB.

Manish Pandey is sold to Delhi Capitals for 2.4 cr

Will Jacks is sold to RCB for 3.2 cr!

Romario Shepherd is sold to LSG for 50 lakhs!

Daniel Sams is sold to LSG for 75 lakhs!

Piyush Chawla sold for 50 lakhs to Mumbai Indians

Spinner Amit Mishra is next and he is SOLD to LSG for INR 50 Lakh

Manoj Bhandage is SOLD to Royal Challengers Bangalore for a base price of INR 20 Lakh

Harpreet Bhatia is SOLD to Punjab Kings for INR 40 Lakh

Mayank Dagar is sold to SRH for 1.80 cr

Duan Jansen is SOLD to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 Lakh

Prerak Mankad is SOLD to LSG for INR 20 Lakh

Donovan Ferreira is SOLD to Rajasthan Royals for INR 50 Lakh

Urvil Patel is sold to Gujarat Titans for 20 lakhs!

Wicket-keeper Vishnu Vinod is SOLD to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 Lakh

Fast bowler Vidwath Kaverappa is SOLD to Punjab Kings for INR 20 Lakh

Fast bowler Rajan Kumar is next and SOLD to RCB for INR 70 Lakh

Suyash Sharma is SOLD for a base price of INR 20 Lakh

Joshua Little of Ireland gets picked by Gujarat Titans for 4.40 cr.

Fast bowler Mohit Sharma is SOLD to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 Lakh

Sams Mulani goes to Mumbai Indians for 20 lakhs.

Swapnil Singh is SOLD to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 Lakh

Namibia's David Wiese is SOLD to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1 Crore

Wicket-keeper Nitish Kumar Reddy is SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 Lakh

Avinash Singh is sold to RCB for INR 60 Lakh

Wicket-keeper Kunal Rathore is sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 Lakh

All-rounder Sonu Yadav is SOLD to RCB for INR 20 Lakh

Fast bowler Kulwant Khejroliya is SOLD to KKR for INR 20 Lakh

All-rounder Ajay Mandal is SOLD to CSK for INR 20 Lakh

All-rounder Mohit Rathee is SOLD to Punjab Kings for INR 20 Lakh

Nehal Wadhera is SOLD to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 Lakh

Bhagath Varma is SOLD to CSK for INR 20 Lakh

Shivam Singh is SOLD for INR 20 Lakh to Punjab Kings

South Africa's Rilee Rossouw goes to Delhi Capitals for INR 4.6 Crore

Litton Das has an opening bid which will be the closing bid with KKR for INR 50 Lakh

Akeal Hosein is SOLD to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1 Crore

Adam Zampa too is back in the Auction and he is SOLD to the Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.5 Crore

Anmolpreet Singh is SOLD to SRH for INR 20 Lakh

K.M. Asif is SOLD to Rajasthan Royals for INR 30 Lakh

Spinner Murugan Ashwin is SOLD to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 Lakh

Mandeep Singh is SOLD to KKR for INR 50 Lakh

Akash Vashisht is SOLD to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 Lakh

Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen UL Haq is SOLD to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 Lakh

Yudhvir Charak attracts a bid from LSG and is SOLD for INR 20 Lakh

Raghav Goyal is SOLD to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 Lakh

Abdul P A is SOLD to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 Lakh

Joe Root is sold to Rajasthan Royals for 1 cr.

Shakib-Al-Hasan is sold for a base price of 1.50 cr to KKR

The intensity of IPL playoffs brings out extraordinary performances. Several players have set the bar high with their fearless batting skills and bagging those victories for the teams.

With the IPL 2025 playoffs approaching, it is the best time to examine the highest individual scores by players in the IPL playoffs.

Check out the full list of the highest individual scores by players in the IPL playoffs.

1. Shubham Gill (129 runs) | GT

Shubham Gill shattered all the big batting records of IPL playoffs with his unbelievable knock of 129 runs off 60 balls against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 Qualifier 2.

His performance as an opening batsman took Gujarat Titans to a huge total of 233 runs, which they defended comfortably and booked their final berth.

This groundbreaking knock tops the chart for the highest individual scores by players in IPL playoffs.

Read Also: Most IPL Finals: Teams with most final appearances in IPL history

2. Virender Sehwag (122 runs) | PBKS

Virender Sehwag's 122 runs off 58 balls against CSK was the long-standing record of the highest individual score in playoffs for 9 years.

This sensational knock in Qualifier 2 helped Punjab Kings reach the IPL final for the first time.

3. Shane Watson (117* runs) | CSK

The Australian legend, Shane Watson, holds the third position with his 117* runs from 57 balls against SRH in the IPL 2018 Final.

His phenomenal performance led the Chennai Super Kings to their third IPL victory.

Watson smashed 11 fours and 8 sixes, with a strike rate above 200.

Read Also: Safest hands: Most catches in IPL history

4. Wriddhiman Saha (115* runs) | PBKS

An incredible season for the boy of Bengal, Wriddhiman Saha, who dominated till the very end against KKR in the IPL 2014 Final. He scored an unbeaten 115 runs from just 55 balls and helped PBKS reach a defendable total. Saha's ton was the first ton ever scored in an IPL final.

Even though Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a brilliant victory in that match, Saha's performance won the hearts of the fans!

5. Murali Vijay (113 runs) | CSK

Murali Vijay single-handedly took CSK to a humongous total in the Qualifier 2 of IPL 2012. His remarkable contribution of 113 runs from 58 balls made things easier for their team.

With this victory against Delhi Capitals, CSK headed towards the Final and Murali Vijay was rewarded player of the match.

Read Also: Most Sixes in an innings by an Indian in IPL

6. Rajat Patidar (112*) | RCB

Rajat Patidar has proven to be one of the impactful figures for Royal Challengers Bengaluru ever since his debut in 2021. He left a stellar lasting impression with his knock of 112* runs from 54 balls against LSG in IPL 2022 Eliminator.

His contribution was extremely crucial for the team as their batting line-up collapsed early in the first innings. However, RCB successfully defeated LSG to move ahead in the tournament, with credit to Patidar.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have announced ticket refunds for their IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which was called off without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain on Saturday.

Also Read: IPL 2025 updated squads and full replacement list of each team

RCB announced on their social media handle on X that they will provide a refund to the ticket holders for the cancelled IPL 2025 game against KKR at the Chinnaswamy.

🚨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐂𝐁 𝐯𝐬 𝐊𝐊𝐑 🎟️

As the game between RCB and KKR on 17th May 2025 was abandoned due to inclement weather, all valid ticket holders are eligible for a full refund.

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"As the game between RCB and KKR on 17th May 2025 was abandoned due to inclement weather, all valid ticket holders are eligible for a full refund," the franchise said in a statement.

"Digital ticket holders will receive their refunds within 10 working days to the original account used to book the tickets. In case you do not receive the refund by 31st May, kindly send an email to refund@ticketgenie.in with your booking details to escalate the matter."

Both teams awarded one point each

After Saturday's rain, both RCB and KKR were awarded one point each. RCB topped the IPL 2025 points table with 17 points from 12 matches and moved closer to sealing their place in the playoffs, while KKR were out of the race for the top four with 12 points from 13 matches.

Also Read: IPL 2025: Will Mitchell Starc have to pay the price for pulling out mid-way? Explained

RCB to seal their place in playoffs 

RCB will now host Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23 and then take on Lucknow Super Giants on May 27. RCB can seal their place in the last four even before playing their next match, as they will advance if either Punjab Kings or Delhi Capitals lose on Sunday.

As the much-awaited IPL 2025 is set to resume from May 17, after facing disruption for several days due to the India-Pakistan conflict. As a result, many overseas players, who had flown back to their respective countries, are facing trouble rejoining their IPL franchises.

Some have stated injury issues, while others have their international commitments ahead. Therefore, each team had to make certain changes and sign temporary replacements for the remaining matches.

Find the IPL 2025 updated squads and full replacement list of each team below.

List of replacement players and their reason for inclusion 

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Breakdown of updated squads for the remainder of IPL 2025

Here's the team-wise updated squad for the remainder of IPL 2025:

Gujarat Titans 

A sigh of relief for GT fans, as Jos Buttler will play the remaining 3 matches of league stage. He will fly out before playoffs for his national commitments.

Shubman Gill (c), Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, B. Sai Sudharshan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Mohmmad Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, R. Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

No official confirmation has been received yet regarding Josh Hazlewood rejoining RCB for the remainder of IPL 2025.

Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

Read Also: IPL 2025: Here are the overseas players who might not come for the remainder of the tournament

Punjab Kings 

Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Kyle Jamieson.

Mumbai Indians 

Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Raghu Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Corbin Bosch.

Delhi Capitals 

Mitchell Starc won't make a comeback for the remainder of IPL 2025 due to his national commitments. However, there is no announcement of his replacement yet.

Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Mustafizur Rahman, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.

Read Also: IPL 2025: Will Mitchell Starc have to pay the price for pulling out mid-way? Explained

Kolkata Knight Riders 

Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Chetan Sakariya, Moeen Ali.

Lucknow Super Giants 

Rishabh Pant (c), David Miller, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bisnoi, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ayush Badoni, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke, William O'Rourke, Shardul Thakur.

Sunrisers Hyderabad 

Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Harsh Dubey, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder.

Rajasthan Royals 

Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Wainindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Charak, Fazal Farooqi, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Kunal Rathore, Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger, Lhuan-dre Pretorius.

Chennai Super Kings 

MS Dhoni (c), Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Nathan Ellis, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Andre Siddarth.

The excitement of IPL 2025 is set to begin once again on May 17. However, the availability of foreign players has been a major challenge for many teams after the one-week postponement.

Many foreign players have returned to India for the remaining matches of IPL, but some have completely refused to come this season. One of them is the name of Australian legend Mitchell Starc. Starc was part of the Delhi Capitals team in IPL 2025.

Also Read: KKR Redefines Matchday Atmosphere with Unmatched Tifo Displays during IPL 2025

Starc returned due to India-Pakistan tension

However, Mitchell Starc returned to Australia due to tensions between India and Pakistan. Starc was also involved in the match when there was a sudden blackout in the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala.

Many foreign players who played in this match were in shock, but now the situation has become normal and the tournament is starting again. In such a situation, there are many foreign players who have returned.

There is talk of imposing a penalty on Starc

Mitchell Starc was an important player for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, but Starc may be in trouble due to his non-return in the remaining matches. Starc was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 11.75 crore in the mega auction.

In such a situation, it is believed that the Delhi Capitals team can deduct the auction fee if he does not return for the remaining matches of the season, for which the Australian bowler is also said to be ready.

According to the report, Mitchell Starc may face a penalty of 400000 Australian dollars i.e. Rs 3.92 crore if he does not return to IPL 2025. This amount will be deducted from his auction fee.

Also Read: IPL 2025: Here are the overseas players who might not come for the remainder of the tournament

Starc's performance in IPL 2025

Talking about Starc's performance in IPL 2025, he has taken 14 wickets in 11 matches for Delhi Capitals at an economy rate of 10.16. Starc bowled very economically this season. So, his return could prove to be a big loss for Delhi Capitals as the team is in dire need of wins to make it to the top four of the tournament. 

Delhi Capitals are currently fifth on the IPL 2025 Points Table and are among the four contenders for the playoffs’ spot. They have three matches remaining, and a win in at least two of them will take them closer to the qualification. Winning all three, will guarantee a top four finish.

The City of Joy lived up to its billing during the IPL 2025 season as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) turned Eden Gardens into a pulsating theatre of colour, creativity, and fandom.

The defending champions took fan experience to new heights by unveiling an unprecedented 14 different tifos across 7 home matches, setting a cultural benchmark not just in the IPL, but in Indian sport.

A ‘tifo’ often refers to a choreographed visual display, typically involving large banners, flags, or signs, performed by sports fans.

Read Also | IPL 2025: Here are the overseas players who might not come for the remainder of the tournament

From electrifying player-centric designs to moments to commemorate the ‘home of champions’, KKR delivered multiple tifos throughout the season, with the marquee clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Eden Gardens witnessing a staggering seven unique tifos being unfurled.

Each tifo was conceptualised and executed to reflect the ethos of the franchise, reflecting fearlessness, expressiveness, and a deep connection to its city and its supporters, while also carrying the famous ‘Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo’ motto.

The unveiling of multiple tifos throughout the season not only added to the matchday experience but also reiterated KKR's commitment to their fans and the atmosphere at Eden Gardens. The initiative not only celebrated the team but also paid tribute to the loyal Knight Riders’ fan base, who have consistently packed the stands and brought the fortress to life.