Live Updates | IPL Auction 2025: All 10 Teams Will Start Bidding From 3:30 PM IST, Will Rishabh Pant Breach 25-Crore Mark?

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: No Cameron Green

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, who was part of whopping INR 17.5 Crore trade from MI to RCB before this IPL 2024,. won't be a part of this auction. He recently underwent a lower spine surgery, and has a long recovery and lengthy rehabilitation ahead of him.

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Will James Anderson Get Any Bidder? 

The 42-year-old James Anderson is also available for the bidding in the IPL 2024 Auction. Since, Anderson hasn't played T20 cricket since 2014, it will be interesting to see whether he finds any buyer or not. 

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Jofra Archer's Late Entry 

England pacer Jofra Archer was not in the initial list of players that was finalised. However, he made a late entry in the list of players for the IPL 2025 mega auction. 

Archer is listed in set No. 6 for fast bowlers and will be up for grabs in the early stages of the auction. 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Team Wise Purse Balance

Punjab Kings has the biggest amount to spend at the IPL 2025 auction, with 110.5 Crore, while Rajasthan Royals have the least with 41 Crore.

PBKS: 110.5 CR

RCB: 83 Cr

DC: 73 Cr

LSG: 69 Cr

GT: 69 Cr

CSK: 55 Cr

KKR: 51 Cr

MI: 45 Cr

SRH: 45 Cr

RR: 41 Cr

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Raina Backs Pant To Breach 25 Cr Mark 

Former CSK player Suresh Raina has backed Rishabh Pant to breach 25 cr mark at IPL 2025 mega auction. 

"Punjab, Delhi, KKR, and RCB have the money. So, when he comes to the auction, expect him to go 4-5 crores higher than Rs 25 crore," Raina told PTI. 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Maximum Number Of Players Teams Can Buy 

The size of each franchise's squad is a maximum of 25 (minimum size is 18) and there are ten teams - so a maximum of 250 players in total. Forty-six players have already been retained by the teams, leaving a maximum of 204 slots to fill during the IPL 2025 auction. 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Number Of RTM Options For Teams 

Having retained just two players, PBKS have the most RTM options (four) at the IPL 2025 mega auction. RCB, who retained three players, have three, while Delhi Capitals, who retained four players, have two. 

Meanwhile, five teams - MI, CSK, GT, SRH and LSG - retained five players each and they have just one RTM option at the auction. On the other hand, RR and KKR have no RTM options.

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Marquee Set of Players 

There will be two marquee player sets right at the start of the IPL 2025 Auction. The first set of marquee players contains: Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Mitchell Starc. 

The second marquee set have players like Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj. 

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Gujarat Titans Retention List

Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: KKR Retention List 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep  Singh 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: LSG Retention List 

Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni 

 

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Mumbai Indians' Retention List 

Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma 

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: SRH's Retention List 

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen and Travis Head 

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Punjab Kings' Retention List 

Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh 

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Rajasthan Royals' Retention List 

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma  

 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: RCB's Retention List 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal 

 

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Delhi Capitals' Retention List

Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and  Abhishek Porel

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: CSK's Retention List

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Big Names

The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, and others will be available for grabs during the auction.

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: How To Watch The Auction Live On TV

Fans can watch the IPL 2025 mega auction live on TV via Star Sports as they are the official broadcasting partner for the Indian Premier League.

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Total Number Of Players

There will be a total of 577 players who will be entering the auction and all teams will look to fill 204 slots, 70 of which are for overseas players.

IPL Mega Auction 2025 Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Stay tuned for all the latest updates from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.