Who is Mukesh Choudhary? Here's CSK's new star's journey from Bhilwara to IPL

The journey of Chennai Super King's new sensation pacer Mukesh Choudhary was very difficult. Let's re-visit his IPL journey from Bhilwara

Arijit Barua

May 6, 2022, 8:07 AM

Who is Mukesh Choudhary? Here's CSK's new star's journey from Bhilwara to IPL

On May 1, Gopal Choudhary and Prembai Choudhary traveled over 500 km from their home in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, to Pune to watch their son Mukesh play cricket live at a ground. It was their first time for them. They had offered premium seating, and generally being treated like royalty only added to it.

"It was an amazing feeling to watch him play live and do so well. I had only watched him live on the internet earlier. Before the Mushtaq Ali T20s in Lucknow , Mukesh called and asked us to subscribe to Hotstar to be able to watch him play . But this experience was something else."

Gopal Choudhary said

Gopal had recalled the time his younger son packed his bags as a 13-year-old and left Jaipur with his older brother to move to study at the Sinhagad Institute in Pune. "He always liked cricket, but he moved mainly to study," Gopal says.

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Mukesh Choudhary along with his teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad
Image - Cricket Telegraph

The family had no background in sports. Gopal, a stone crusher, moved near Yavatmal in Maharashtra in the mid-1980s for work but left his sons back in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, where they grew up in a hostel close to their maternal grandparents' home. Bhilwara back then had just one multi-purpose ground, which used to host carnivals more often than it did cricket matches.

Choudhary's cricket skills were spotted during his days in Pune. One of his friends, a club cricketer, saw him bowl at Pune's Law College grounds in a league game and suggested he train at the 22 Yards Cricket Academy, co-founded by former Maharashtra captain and national selector Surendra Bhave. There, he could hone his game on turf wickets instead of bowling on cement pitches.

At the academy, Choudhary caught the eye of several senior Maharashtra players who came to train there during the off-season, including Kedar Jadhav, Rahul Tripathi, Swapnil Gugale, and Ankeet Bawne, Maharashtra's current captain.

"This was around 2015 that he first came to our academy": Rajesh Mahurkar, 22 yards head coach

"This was around 2015 that he first came to our academy," 22 Yards head coach Rajesh Mahurkar remembers.

"He didn't have much space, but there was something we could work with. Along with him, there were two other left-arm pacers. We spoke to all three of them and told them that there is talent, and we could work with it if they're serious. That is how he started."

Rajesh Mahurkar said remembering those days

"We worked on his action, and pace, and got him up to speed with his fitness. What stood out was, rain or shine, he was very punctual. He wouldn't miss training."

"As we got him in shape to become a competent bowler, we had our next challenge. How do we get him to play more matches?"

"The academy wasn't eligible to field a team at the Maharashtra Cricket Association's invitational tournament. It featured the state's top club sides and was a key event for the state selectors picking teams across age groups and for first-class cricket."

In 2017, Choudhary was impressed with his pace and accuracy at the RedBull Campus Cricket tournament. He had played for the MMCC College. Among his teammates was an upcoming batter, Ruturaj Gaikwad, who would go on to recommend Choudhary as a net bowler to Chennai Super Kings in 2021.

By then Choudhary had already bowled in the nets in the IPL, for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. However, after fine-tuning his action during a two-year stint at the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai. There he trained under head coach M Senthil Nathan, who has been associated with the academy for over two decades. He has worked alongside Dennis Lillee and Glenn McGrath.

Harshal Pathak signed Choudhary for Cadence Academy, one of the top clubs in Pune

Harshal Pathak, the former Maharashtra cricketer who now coaches the Thailand women's national team, signed Choudhary for Cadence Academy, one of the top clubs in Pune, soon after he returned from his first stint at the MRF Academy. A year later, on Tripathi's recommendation, Choudhary moved to Deccan Gymkhana, the city's oldest and most prestigious club, to train under former Maharashtra cricketer Satyajit Sarabhai.

"He's at that stage where he isn't insecure anymore," Bawne says. "He knows he is a regular. He is a bowler to who a captain can throw the ball at any stage without thinking about whether he's ready or not. I remember a game against Odisha, which we needed to win outright. There was just one session left and we needed to pick up six wickets or so and then chase down a small total.

"He bowled ten to 12 overs on the trot, took four wickets, and we won the game."That attitude comes from within - the willingness to wheel away even on the most placid pitches.

It's no surprise CSK has backed him despite some tough games, where he has been hit for runs. He's a quick learner, persistent, and an honest trier."

"Everyone in the Pune circles describes Choudhary as shy, polite, and simple": Mahurkar

"Everyone in the Pune circles describes Choudhary as shy, polite, and simple". Mahurkar, who perhaps knows him better than most, speaks highly of his discipline and work ethic. "You will never see him gossiping about anyone. Hardly uses a mobile phone, max one to two hours a day. No WhatsApp, no Facebook. If he must communicate, he'll just prefer to call."

"He comes, quietly trains, does all his drills, he'll come up and talk to us about something he wants to work on in the coming week, and that's that. You won't see him idling. If he's happy with one aspect of his bowling, he will work on the next. Lately, over the past year or so, he's been working hard to improve his pace. He has identified what he needs to do to get there. He has tremendously improved his fitness and diet. That way he's very systematic."

Before this year's IPL auction - his first - Choudhary appeared confident about being picked up by a franchise. "He said MS Dhoni liked his bowling and has been encouraging him a lot, and possibly CSK could give him a call-up," Mahurkar says. "It's no surprise they actually bid for him and picked him up at the auction.

"Having watched Choudhary's evolution from close quarters, Mahurkar believes the next step in his journey is for him to become consistent across formats. "His strength is to bowl the ball across the right-hander, but lately he has developed the ball that moves into the right-hander, away from the left-hander.

"He mentions the dismissal of Mumbai Indians opener Ishan Kishan from earlier this season as an example. In a game-changing new-ball spell, Choudhary knocked out an off-balance Kishan's off stump with an outswinger and finished as Player of the Match with 3 for 19.

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Virat Kohli became the Test captain on this very day; a look at Kohli's legacy as Test captain

Virat Kohli could never win an ICC tournament as captain. However, when the discussion is about Test cricket, as a leader he appears miles ahead of both Dhoni and Rohit. On this day, let us know what heights he touched in red-ball cricket and why Kohli's legacy as Test captain remains an example even today.

Payal Debnath

Dec 9, 2024, 10:47 AM

Virat Kohli became the Test captain on this very day; a look at Kohli's legacy as Test captain - Sportzpoint.com

On this day, exactly 10 years ago, Virat Kohli was given the captaincy of the Indian Test team. He took over the responsibility of captaining the Indian Test team after Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kohli captained the Indian Test team for almost 8 years, and Rohit Sharma has been leading India in Test cricket since 2022.

Also Read: Virat Kohl's scores in last 10 Test innings

Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni are the captains who have won the ICC trophy for India. On the other side, Virat Kohli could never win an ICC tournament as captain. However, when the discussion is about Test cricket, as a leader he appears miles ahead of both Dhoni and Rohit.

On this day, let us know what heights he touched in red-ball cricket and why Kohli's legacy as Test captain remains an example even today.

India lost only 17 tests under Virat's captaincy

Under Kohli's captaincy, Team India played 68 Tests, out of which it won 40 and lost 17 matches. Whereas 11 tests ended in a draw. In this way, Virat Kohli's tenure as Test captain was very successful. Kohli has been the most successful Indian Test captain.

Kohli also performed brilliantly as a batsman, especially on the pitches of countries like Australia, South Africa, England, and New Zealand.

Kohli's legacy as Test captain on Indian soil

Virat Kohli took over the Test captaincy in late 2014 and led the team in 31 home Tests. Under his leadership, India emerged victorious in 24 matches, while suffering only 2 losses, one against Australia and another against England.

Matches Played Wins Draws Losses Win %
31 24 5 2 77.41%

India won the test series in Australia for the first time

In the year 2018-19, Team India had to go to Australia to play the Border Gavaskar Trophy, no one expected that the Team would do anything special on this tour. But, Virat had his eyes only on the trophy. 

Kohli led India to a 2-1 victory in this series with his attacking captaincy. In which the victories in Adelaide and Melbourne were historic, and Virat also became the first Indian and Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.

Also Read: Top 5 Records of Virat Kohli that might never be broken

Virat Kohli's records in Test cricket

Currently, Kohli is playing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. He has played 120 Test matches so far, in which he has scored 9163 runs in 205 innings at an average of 47.72. During this period he has also scored 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. His highest score in Test cricket has been 254* runs.

 

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IPL 2025: Squads of every IPL team after the auction

Here are the full squads of each Indian Premier League team after the mega IPL 2025 auction. CSK, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings are the teams to have a full quota of 25 players in their squad.

Koushik Biswas

Nov 25, 2024, 11:46 PM

CSK head coach Stephen Fleming raising the paddle during the auction. Image | BCCI

After the mega IPL 2025 auction on 24th and 25th November, every Indian Premier League franchise made their squad for the upcoming IPL season. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive player in the auction history with an INR 27 cr bid from Lucknow Super Giants. Meantime, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer also attracted huge bids from Punjab Kings and KKR respectively.

After the auction, only Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings (PBKS) were the teams to have a full quota of 25 players in their squad. Meantime, Surisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals were the teams with the least number of players in the squad. 

Before the mega auction, each team had the option to retain a maximum of six players including capped and uncapped players. Post the retentions, teams picked their squads in a bidding war for two days.

Squads of every IPL team after the IPL 2025 auction

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Batters:

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad
  • MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Devon Conway
  • Rahul Tripathi
  • Shaik Rasheed
  • Andre Siddarth

All-Rounders:

  • Rachin Ravindra
  • Ravichandran Ashwin (Bowling All-rounder)
  • Vijay Shankar
  • Sam Curran
  • Anshul Kamboj
  • Deepak Hooda (Bowling All-rounder)
  • Jamie Overton
  • Ramakrishna Ghosh
  • Ravindra Jadeja
  • Shivam Dube

Bowlers:

  • Khaleel Ahmed
  • Noor Ahmad
  • Mukesh Choudhary
  • Gurjapneet Singh
  • Nathan Ellis
  • Kamlesh Nagarkoti
  • Shreyas Gopal
  • Matheesha Pathirana

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Batters:

  • KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Harry Brook
  • Jake Fraser-McGurk
  • Sameer Rizvi
  • Faf du Plessis
  • Donovan Ferreira (Wicketkeeper)
  • Abishek Porel (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Tristan Stubbs (Wicketkeeper Batter)

All-Rounders:

  • Karun Nair
  • Ashutosh Sharma
  • Darshan Nalkande
  • Vipraj Nigam
  • Ajay Mandal
  • Manvanth Kumar L
  • Tripurana Vijay
  • Madhav Tiwari
  • Axar Patel

Bowlers:

  • Mitchell Starc
  • T Natarajan
  • Mohit Sharma
  • Mukesh Kumar
  • Dushmantha Chameera
  • Kuldeep Yadav

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Batters:

  • Shubman Gill
  • Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Kumar Kushagra (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Anuj Rawat (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Sherfane Rutherford
  • Glenn Phillips (Wicketkeeper Batter)

All-Rounders:

  • Nishant Sindhu
  • Mahipal Lomror
  • Washington Sundar
  • Gerald Coetzee
  • Mohd. Arshad Khan
  • Karim Janat
  • B. Sai Sudharsan
  • Shahrukh Khan

Bowlers:

  • Kagiso Rabada
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Prasidh Krishna
  • Manav Suthar
  • Gurnoor Singh Brar
  • Sai Kishore
  • Ishant Sharma
  • Jayant Yadav
  • Kulwant Khejroliya
  • Rahul Tewatia
  • Rashid Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Batters:

  • Rinku Singh
  • Quinton de Kock (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Rahmanullah Gurbaz
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi
  • Rovman Powell
  • Manish Pandey
  • Luvnith Sisodia
  • Ajinkya Rahane

All-Rounders:

  • Venkatesh Iyer
  • Anukul Roy
  • Moeen Ali
  • Ramandeep Singh
  • Andre Russell

Bowlers:

  • Anrich Nortje
  • Vaibhav Arora
  • Mayank Markande
  • Spencer Johnson
  • Umran Malik
  • Harshit Rana
  • Sunil Narine
  • Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Batters:

  • Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • David Miller
  • Aiden Markram
  • Abdul Samad
  • Aryan Juyal (Wicket Keeper)
  • Himmat Singh
  • Matthew Breetzke
  • Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper Batter)

All-Rounders:

  • Mitchell Marsh
  • Digvesh Singh
  • Yuvraj Chaudhary
  • Arshin Kulkarni
  • Ayush Badoni

Bowlers:

  • Avesh Khan
  • Akash Deep
  • M Siddharth
  • Shahbaz Ahmed
  • Akash Singh
  • Shamar Joseph
  • Prince Yadav
  • Rajvardhan Hangargekar
  • Mayank Yadav
  • Mohsin Khan
  • Ravi Bishnoi

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Batters:

  • Rohit Sharma
  • Suryakumar Yadav
  • Robin Minz
  • Ryan Rickelton
  • Will Jacks
  • Shrijith Krishnan
  • Bevan John Jacobs
  • N. Tilak Varma

All-Rounders:

  • Naman Dhir
  • Karn Sharma
  • Mitchell Santner
  • Raj Angad Bawa
  • Arjun Tendulkar
  • Vignesh Puthur
  • Hardik Pandya

Bowlers:

  • Trent Boult
  • Deepak Chahar
  • Allah Ghazanfar
  • Ashwani Kumar
  • Reece Topley
  • Venkata Satyanarayana Penmetsa
  • Lizaad Williams
  • Jasprit Bumrah

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Batters:

  • Shreyas Iyer
  • Vishnu Vinod
  • Josh Inglis
  • Harnoor Pannu
  • Suryansh Shedge
  • Pyla Avinash
  • Prabhsimran Singh
  • Shashank Singh

All-Rounders:

  • Marcus Stoinis
  • Glenn Maxwell
  • Nehal Wadhera
  • Marco Jansen
  • Azmatullah Omarzai
  • Priyansh Arya
  • Aaron Hardie
  • Musheer Khan

Bowlers:

  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Yuzvendra Chahal
  • Harpreet Brar
  • Vyshak Vijay Kumar
  • Yash Thakur
  • Lockie Ferguson
  • Kuldeep Sen
  • Xavier Bartlett
  • Pravin Dubey

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Batters:

  • Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Nitish Rana
  • Shubham Dubey
  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi
  • Kunal Rathore
  • Shimron Hetmyer
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal
  • Dhruv Jurel

All-Rounders:

  • Jofra Archer
  • Wanindu Hasaranga
  • Yudhvir Singh

Bowlers:

  • Maheesh Theekshana
  • Akash Madhwal
  • Kumar Kartikeya Singh
  • Tushar Deshpande
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi
  • Kwena Maphaka
  • Ashok Sharma
  • Sandeep Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Batters:

  • Rajat Patidar
  • Virat Kohli
  • Liam Livingstone
  • Phil Salt
  • Jitesh Sharma
  • Tim David
  • Devdutt Padikkal
  • Swastik Chhikara

All-Rounders:

  • Krunal Pandya
  • Swapnil Singh
  • Romario Shepherd
  • Manoj Bhandage
  • Jacob Bethell
  • Mohit Rathee

Bowlers:

  • Josh Hazlewood
  • Rasikh Dar
  • Suyash Sharma
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  • Nuwan Thushara
  • Lungi Ngidi
  • Abhinandan Singh
  • Yash Dayal

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Batters:

  • Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper Batter)
  • Aniket Verma
  • Sachin Baby
  • Heinrich Klaasen
  • Travis Head

All-Rounders:

  • Atharva Taide
  • Abhinav Manohar
  • Brydon Carse
  • Kamindu Mendis
  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy

Bowlers:

  • Mohammad Shami
  • Harshal Patel
  • Rahul Chahar
  • Adam Zampa
  • Simarjeet Singh
  • Zeeshan Ansari
  • Jaydev Unadkat
  • Eshan Malinga
  • Pat Cummins
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IPL 2025 Auction Highlights | Shreyas Iyer goes to PBKS for 26.75, Pant goes to LSG for 27 cr; David Warner goes unsold; Venkatesh Iyer goes to KKR for 23.75 cr

Catch all the action from the IPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates! Follow live coverage of the intense bidding wars, surprise player picks, and expert analysis as teams strategize for the upcoming season.

Koushik Biswas

Nov 24, 2024, 7:12 AM

IPL 2025 Auction Highlights | Shreyas Iyer goes to PBKS for 26.75, Pant goes to LSG for 27 cr;  David Warner goes unsold; Venkatesh Iyer goes to KKR for 23.75 cr

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.

Read Also | IPL 2025 Auction: 13 players from Bengal and their details

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.

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IPL Auction Details: Everything you need to know

The Mega Auction for IPL 2025 is around the corner as the 10 franchises will fight in the Mega Auction on and from tomorrow. Sportzpoint presents the Auction Details and everything you need to know.

IPL Auction Details: Everything you need to know

Q.
When and where is the auction taking place?
A.
The IPL 2025 Auction will start on 24 November 2024 and will conclude on 25 November 2024. The Mega Auction will begin at 2:30 PM IST. The Auction venue is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Q.
How many players will be auctioned?
A.
A total of 574 players have been named for the auction among which 366 are Indian and 208 are overseas, including 3 players from associate nations. A total of 330 uncapped players will go under the hammer in the auction and only 12 of them are overseas. 204 slots will be up for grabs while 70 overseas players will be able to take part in the IPL 2025. 81 players have listed themselves in the highest bracket of INR 2 Crore. Players like Mohammed Shami, Jos Buttler, Ishan Kishan, and last season's IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer are on that list. To see the full list of players, click here.
Q.
How much money do the teams have to shape up their squad?
A.
Each team has a total purse of INR 120 crore but some of that has already been spent on retaining players before the IPL 2025 auction. Punjab Kings have the biggest purse - INR 110.5 crore - to spend at the mega auction, followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have INR 83 crore, Delhi Capitals (INR 73 crore), Gujarat Titans (INR 69 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (INR 69 crore) Chennai Super Kings (INR 55 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (INR 51 crore), Mumbai Indians (INR 45 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 45 crore), and Rajasthan Royals (INR 41 crore).
Q.
How will the bidding work?
A.
The Mega auction will have 5 phases: 1. Marquee Players: Top players will be divided into 2 groups of 6 and auctioned. 2. Capped Players: Experienced players will be auctioned by specialization (batters, all-rounders, wicket-keeper batters, fast bowlers, spin bowlers). 3. Uncapped Players: New players will be auctioned by specialization. 4. Accelerated Phase 1: Players 117-574 will be auctioned quickly. 5. Accelerated Phase 2: Unsold players from the full list will be auctioned quickly.
Q.
What are the numbers of the remaining slots for players in each team?
A.
Every squad must have minimum 18 players and the maximum size of a squad is of 25 players. A total of 46 players have already been retained by the ten franchises which keeps 204 slots vacant for the franchises and the slots will be filled up in the Auction. On the other hand, every team can have 8 overseas players at maximum. CSK: 20 slots (7 overseas) RCB: 22 slots (8 overseas) SRH: 20 slots (5 overseas) MI: 20 slots (8 overseas) DC: 21 slots (7 overseas) RR: 19 slots (7 overseas) PBKS: 23 slots (8 overseas) KKR: 19 slots (6 overseas) GT: 20 slots (7 overseas) LSG: 20 slots (7 overseas)
Q.
Is there any Right-to-match option at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction? If yes then how will it work?
A.
The IPL teams had permit to retain six players at most– where 5 players at most can be capped and maximum of 2 can be uncapped. The six players could be bought by retaining ahead of the auction or the franchises can use the RTM option to buy the player. The RTM option will work like this: if a player is about to be bought by another franchise rather than the franchise he played for in IPL 2024, the player's previous franchise can join in the end of the bidding process and buy back the players using the RTM option, but they will need to match the highest bid. After that, the franchise that made the winning bid will be given another opportunity to raise the bid to whatever amount they wish. In that case, the player's previous team will have to match the increased bid to buy back their player. Here are the eligible RTM options for each team: CSK: 1 (One capped or uncapped) RCB: 3 (One uncapped and two capped/ three capped) SRH: 1 (One uncapped) MI: 1 (One uncapped) DC: (One capped and one uncapped/ two capped) RR: None available. PBKS: 4 (Four capped) KKR: None available. GT: 1 (One capped) LSG: 1 (One capped)
Q.
Who are the retained players by every franchise?
A.
Here are the retained players by the respective franchises: 1. Chennai Super Kings Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore 2. Delhi Capitals Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore) 3. Gujarat Titans Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore), Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (INR 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (INR 4 crore) 4. Kolkata Knight Riders Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore), Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore) 5. Lucknow Super Giants Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore) Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore) 6. Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore) 7. Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson (INR 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore), Riyan Parag (INR 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (INR 4 crore) 8. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore) 9. Sunrisers Hyderabad Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore) 10. Punjab Kings Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)

 


The Mega Auction for IPL 2025 will commence today and will last two days, where all the 10 IPL franchises will lock horns to snatch away great talents and big names to shape up their respective teams that will compete in the IPL 2025 for the final glory. 

Here are the FAQ and everything you need to know about the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. 

FAQ

Q.
When and where is the auction taking place?
A.
The IPL 2025 Auction will start on 24 November 2024 and will conclude on 25 November 2024. The Mega Auction will begin at 2:30 PM IST. The Auction venue is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Q.
How many players will be auctioned?
A.
A total of 574 players have been named for the auction among which 366 are Indian and 208 are overseas, including 3 players from associate nations. A total of 330 uncapped players will go under the hammer in the auction and only 12 of them are overseas. 204 slots will be up for grabs while 70 overseas players will be able to take part in the IPL 2025. 81 players have listed themselves in the highest bracket of INR 2 Crore. Players like Mohammed Shami, Jos Buttler, Ishan Kishan, and last season's IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer are on that list. To see the full list of players, click here.
Q.
How much money do the teams have to shape up their squad?
A.
Each team has a total purse of INR 120 crore but some of that has already been spent on retaining players before the IPL 2025 auction. Punjab Kings have the biggest purse - INR 110.5 crore - to spend at the mega auction, followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have INR 83 crore, Delhi Capitals (INR 73 crore), Gujarat Titans (INR 69 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (INR 69 crore) Chennai Super Kings (INR 55 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (INR 51 crore), Mumbai Indians (INR 45 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 45 crore), and Rajasthan Royals (INR 41 crore).
Q.
How will the bidding work?
A.
The Mega auction will have 5 phases: 1. Marquee Players: Top players will be divided into 2 groups of 6 and auctioned. 2. Capped Players: Experienced players will be auctioned by specialization (batters, all-rounders, wicket-keeper batters, fast bowlers, spin bowlers). 3. Uncapped Players: New players will be auctioned by specialization. 4. Accelerated Phase 1: Players 117-574 will be auctioned quickly. 5. Accelerated Phase 2: Unsold players from the full list will be auctioned quickly.
Q.
What are the numbers of the remaining slots for players in each team?
A.
Every squad must have minimum 18 players and the maximum size of a squad is of 25 players. A total of 46 players have already been retained by the ten franchises which keeps 204 slots vacant for the franchises and the slots will be filled up in the Auction. On the other hand, every team can have 8 overseas players at maximum. CSK: 20 slots (7 overseas) RCB: 22 slots (8 overseas) SRH: 20 slots (5 overseas) MI: 20 slots (8 overseas) DC: 21 slots (7 overseas) RR: 19 slots (7 overseas) PBKS: 23 slots (8 overseas) KKR: 19 slots (6 overseas) GT: 20 slots (7 overseas) LSG: 20 slots (7 overseas)
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Is there any Right-to-match option at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction? If yes then how will it work?
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The IPL teams had permit to retain six players at most– where 5 players at most can be capped and maximum of 2 can be uncapped. The six players could be bought by retaining ahead of the auction or the franchises can use the RTM option to buy the player. The RTM option will work like this: if a player is about to be bought by another franchise rather than the franchise he played for in IPL 2024, the player's previous franchise can join in the end of the bidding process and buy back the players using the RTM option, but they will need to match the highest bid. After that, the franchise that made the winning bid will be given another opportunity to raise the bid to whatever amount they wish. In that case, the player's previous team will have to match the increased bid to buy back their player. Here are the eligible RTM options for each team: CSK: 1 (One capped or uncapped) RCB: 3 (One uncapped and two capped/ three capped) SRH: 1 (One uncapped) MI: 1 (One uncapped) DC: (One capped and one uncapped/ two capped) RR: None available. PBKS: 4 (Four capped) KKR: None available. GT: 1 (One capped) LSG: 1 (One capped)
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Who are the retained players by every franchise?
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Here are the retained players by the respective franchises: 1. Chennai Super Kings Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore 2. Delhi Capitals Axar Patel (INR 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (INR 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (INR 10 crore), Abishek Porel (INR 4 crore) 3. Gujarat Titans Rashid Khan (INR 18 crore), Shubman Gill (INR 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (INR 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (INR 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (INR 4 crore) 4. Kolkata Knight Riders Rinku Singh (INR 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 12 crore), Sunil Narine (INR 12 crore), Andre Russell (INR 12 crore), Harshit Rana (INR 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (INR 4 crore) 5. Lucknow Super Giants Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (INR 11 crore) Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (INR 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore) 6. Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah (INR 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (INR 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (INR 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (INR 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (INR 8 crore) 7. Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson (INR 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (INR 18 crore), Riyan Parag (INR 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (INR 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (INR 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (INR 4 crore) 8. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore) 9. Sunrisers Hyderabad Heinrich Klaasen (INR 23 crore), Pat Cummins (INR 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (INR 14 crore), Travis Head (INR 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 6 crore) 10. Punjab Kings Shashank Singh (INR 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (INR 4 crore)

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AUS-A vs IND-A Unofficial 1st test: Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad gets out on golden duck

India-A captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got out on a golden duck in the AUS-A vs IND-A 1st unofficial test match at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Queensland. Jordan Buckingham got him out in the first ball of the second over.

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AUS-A vs IND-A Unofficial 1st test: Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad gets out on golden duck

India-A captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got out on a golden duck in the AUS-A vs IND-A 1st unofficial test match at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Queensland. Jordan Buckingham got him out in the first ball of the second over.

Ruturaj, who has been suffering with form, was unlucky this time. He tried to glance down a ball from Jordan Buckingam and got a faint edge to Josh Philippe on the lef side.

Jordan's ball was going down the leg side and Ruturaj could not resist himslef to go for a boundary in the first ball he faced. However, a briilaint catch from Josh Phillipe ended the inning for the India A captain on a duck.

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Josh Philippe took a great catch to dimiss Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Earlier, Australia A captain Nathan McSweeney won the toss and decided to bowl first on a wicket which suppose to have some help for the fast bowlers.

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Australia A vs India A, 1st Unofficial test squads

Australia A: Sam Konstas, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft, Nathan McSweeney (c), Beau Webster, Cooper Connolly, Josh Philippe (wk), Fergus O'Neill, Todd Murphy, Brendan Doggett, Jordan Buckingham

India A: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, B. Indrajith, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ntish Kumar Reddy, Manav Suthar, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar

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