IPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates | Arshdeep Singh goes to PBKS, Rabada to GT

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's LIVE coverage of the IPL 2025 Auction as the excitement around the cricketing world reaches its peak. From intense bidding wars, and surprise player picks, to expert analysis, as teams strategize for the upcoming season we will bring you everything in this LIVE blog for you.

A total of 577 players are set to be featured in the Mega Auction.

Stay tuned as we dive into the auction room dynamics, track the biggest buys, and provide expert analysis on the decisions that could redefine the upcoming season. Refresh this page regularly for the latest updates, commentary, and insights from the action-packed event.

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When and where the IPL 2025 Auction will start?

The IPL 2025 auction will start at 3.30 pm IST on 24th and 25th November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Nov 24, 2024 15:58 IST
Player No. 2 | Kagiso Rabada
RCB, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans are fighting for the South African pacer. 

Gujarat Titans get the player at INR 10.75 cr. Punjab Kings refused to use the RTM for him.



Nov 24, 2024 15:48 IST
Player No. 1 | Arshdeep Singh
Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings are fighting for the Indian pacer.

CSK are out of the bidding war and it is Gujarat Titans who are fighting with DC for Arshdeep. 
 
Rajasthan Royals and Titans are fighting now. 
 
Sunrisers Hyderabad gets the final bid for Arhsdeep Singh at 15.75 cr. But, Punjab Kings want to use the RTM option for him. They have set a price of INR 18 cr. 
 
Punjab Kings get their player back at a price of INR 18. cr



Nov 24, 2024 15:45 IST
READY
HERE WE GO!

Get ready for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction!

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Nov 24, 2024 15:45 IST
Rehearsal before the show
IPL 2025 Retention Full List.

🟪 Kolkata Knight Riders

Rinku Singh
Varun Chakravarthy
Harshit Rana
Andre Russell
Sunil Narine
Ramandeep Singh#IPLRetention #IPLAuction #Kolkataknightriders pic.twitter.com/YVKvpVQ19Z
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Nov 24, 2024 15:37 IST
Only prayers before the auction
FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE IPL AUCTION NOW

Keep praying Ambani ji. We need the best players in 45 crores #IPLAuction #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/Ref15eH0PN
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) November 24, 2024



Nov 24, 2024 15:31 IST
HERE WE GO!




Nov 24, 2024 15:30 IST
Action starts soon
We are minutes away from the auction. 



Nov 24, 2024 15:17 IST
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Nov 24, 2024 14:31 IST
Most expensive players in every IPL auction
Year	Player	Price	Team
2008	MS Dhoni	1.5m USD	Chennai Super Kings
2009	Kevin Pietersen	1.55m USD	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2009	Andrew Flintoff	1.55m USD	Chennai Super Kings
2010	Shane Bond	750k USD	Kolkata Knight Riders
2010	Kieron Pollard	750k USD	Mumbai Indians
2011	Gautam Gambhir	2.4m USD	Kolkata Knight Riders
2012	Ravindra Jadeja	2m USD	Chennai Super Kings
2013	Glenn Maxwell	1m USD	Mumbai Indians
2014	Yuvraj Singh	14 crore	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015	Yuvraj Singh	16 crore	Delhi Daredevils
2016	Shane Watson	9.5 crore	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017	Ben Stokes	14.5 crore	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018	Ben Stokes	12.5 crore	Rajasthan Royals
2019	Jaydev Unadkat	8.4 crore	Rajasthan Royals
2019	Varun Chakravarthy	8.4 crore	Kings XI Punjab
2020	Pat Cummins	15.5 crore	Kolkata Knight Riders
2021	Chris Morris	16.25 crore	Rajasthan Royals
2022	Ishan Kishan	15.25 crore	Mumbai Indians
2023	Sam Curran	18.5 crore	Punjab Kings
2024	Mitchell Starc	24.75 crore	Kolkata Knight Riders



Nov 24, 2024 13:56 IST
Marquee List 2
1. Yuzvendra Chahal
2. Liam Livingstone
3. David Miller
4. KL Rahul
5. Mohammed Shami
6. Mohammed Siraj



Nov 24, 2024 13:53 IST
Marquee list 1
1. Jos Buttler 
2. Shreyas Iyer
3. Rishabh Pant
4. Kagiso Rabada
5. Arshdeep Singh
6. Mitchell Starc



Nov 24, 2024 13:52 IST
Full list of players going to the auction
Click here to get the full list of players in the IPL 2025 auction.



Nov 24, 2024 13:49 IST
Players details
Sr. No	Capped/Uncapped players	No. of players
1	Capped Indians	48
2	Capped Overseas	193
3	Associate	3
4	Uncapped Indian	318
5	Uncapped overseas	12
	Total	574



Nov 24, 2024 13:46 IST
Which is the highest base price in the auction?
The highest base price for the IPL 2025 auction is INR 2 cr. A total of 81 players have listed themselves in that bracket.



Nov 24, 2024 13:41 IST
Streaming details | Where you can watch the IPL 2025 auction?
Fans in India can watch IPL 2025 auction on Jio Cinema App and Website for free.



Nov 24, 2024 13:27 IST
How much money each team has left in their purse?
 
Franchise	Total Money Spent (Rs.)	Salary Cap Available (Rs.)
CSK	65	55
DC	47	73
GT	51	69
KKR	69	51
LSG	51	69
MI	75	45
PBKS	9.5	110.5
RCB	37	83
RR	79	41
SRH	75	45
 



Nov 24, 2024 13:13 IST
What is the total purse of each franchise?
Teams have a total purse of INR 120 cr to spend on 25 players including retentions and auctions. 



Nov 24, 2024 13:10 IST
Full list of retained players
• Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni
• Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel
• Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan
• Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep  Singh
• Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni
• Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma
• Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
• Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
• Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head



Nov 24, 2024 13:07 IST
How many players will be sold in IPL 2025 auction?
A total of 204 out of 574 registered players will be bought by franchises throughout the entire two days. 



Nov 24, 2024 13:05 IST
Jofra Archer in the auction as well

 
Jofra Archer, who was not on the primary list of players to be auctioned in the auction, was added to the list. 



Nov 24, 2024 12:49 IST
How many players will appear in the auction?
A total of 574 players will appear in the auction. Players till serial number 117 will go under the hammer on Day 1. On day 2 players from 118 serial numbers will appear in the accelerated auction where players recommended by franchises will go under the hammer. 
 
The franchises will have to give the names at the end of Day 1 for the accelerated auction. 



Nov 24, 2024 12:46 IST
When will the IPL 2025 auction start?
The IPL 2025 auction will start at 3.30 pm IST. To allow the end of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Perth Test match, the timing of the auction was changed. 



Nov 24, 2024 12:44 IST
Where the IPL 2025 Auction will take place?
The IPL 2025 auction will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 24th and 25th November, 2024.