Top 10 most expensive buys from the first day of the IPL 2025 mega auction

1. Rishabh Pant – INR 27 crore

The Indian wicketkeeper-batter fetched an enormous fee of INR 27 crore from the Lucknow Super Giants and became the most expensive buy in IPL history.

2. Shreyas Iyer – INR 26.75 crore

The Indian batter who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL title will be featuring for the Punjab Kings in the upcoming season after getting bought by the franchise for INR 26.75 crore.

3. Venkatesh Iyer – INR 23.75 crore

After a fierce bidding war between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it was the former franchise that would go on to eventually bag the player for an exorbitant fee.

4. Yuzvendra Chahal – INR 18 crore

The Indian spinner will be featuring for the Punjab Kings in the upcoming IPL season after getting sold for INR 18 crore to the Punjab-based franchise at the IPL mega auction.

5. Arshdeep Singh – INR 18 crore

The Indian pacer was retained by the Punjab Kings for a whopping fee of INR 18 crore. At first, it was the Sunrisers Hyderabad who had gotten the player’s services, however PBKS used their Right-to-Match card to get Arshdeep back into their team.

6. Jos Buttler – INR 15.75 crore

England’s wicketkeeper-batter ended up being the most expensive overseas player to be sold at the auction. Buttler will be featuring for the Gujarat Titans in the upcoming season.

7. KL Rahul – INR 14 crore

The Indian wicketkeeper-batter was roped in by the Delhi Capitals for a massive fee. Rahul may replace Pant as DC’s skipper in the next IPL season.

8. Josh Hazlewood – INR 12.5 crore

The Australian pacer was brought in for an enormous fee by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hazlewood is expected to lead RCB’s bowling attack in the upcoming season.

9. Jofra Archer – INR 12.5 crore

England pacer Jofra Archer will be featuring for the Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming season of the IPL. Archer has previously played with the Rajasthan-based franchise, and he picked quite a big number of wickets for them.

10. Trent Boult – INR 12.5 crore

The pacer from New Zealand was sold a massive fee to the Mumbai Indians. Boult will be siding up with Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming IPL season.

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