IPL 2025 Mega Auction LIVE: That's the end of the IPL auction and the race for the IPL 2025 trophy has begun. Rishabh Pant emerged as the costliest pick of the mega-auction and he joined Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. Shreyas Iyer emerged as the second-costliest pick. He was bought by Punjab Kings. Both former Delhi Capitals' captains are likely to lead their respective IPL teams. One of the biggest news came from CSK as R Ashwin made his return to the Yellow Army after 10 years. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who hasn't played for India since 2022, joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 10.75 crore.
Sam Curran, who had a salary of Rs 18.50 crore in IPL 2023 and 2024, was bought by CSK for Rs 2.4 crore. Another shocking update coming from the auction was RCB not using their RTM card on Will Jacks. This saw MI's owner walking towards RCB's table and thank them for it. Arjun Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh.
There were many more big updates from the auction table that we will cover in the next few days. The IPL 2025 season is scheduled to be played from March 14 to May 25. Thank you for joining us for the IPL 2025 mega-auction.