The Indian Premier League (IPL) is gearing up for its highly anticipated 2025 mega auction. Held every three years, the mega auction provides teams with an opportunity to overhaul their squads and build balanced lineups for the coming seasons. From marquee players to team budgets, here’s the ultimate guide to the IPL 2025 mega auction.
IPL 2025 Auction: Date, Time, and Venue
- Date: November 24 and 25, 2025
- Time: Starting at 1300 local time (1530 IST) on both days
- Venue: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
This marks only the second time the auction is being held overseas, following the 2024 edition in Dubai. The event will span two days and overlaps with the third and fourth days of the Australia vs India Test match in Perth.
Why Is IPL 2025 a Mega Auction?
Mega auctions occur once every three years in the IPL. These auctions allow franchises to reset their squads by retaining only a few core players and bidding afresh for most of their team. Key details:
- Retention Rules: A maximum of six players could be retained, with limits of five capped players and two uncapped players.
- Squad Size: Each team must build a squad of 18 to 25 players, including a maximum of eight overseas players.
- Accelerated Phases: After the initial marquee sets and capped player categories, the auction will move into an accelerated phase for quicker bidding.
Marquee Players in IPL 2025 Auction
The mega auction kicks off with two marquee sets featuring top international and Indian stars. These marquee players are expected to attract intense bidding wars.
Marquee Set 1:
- Jos Buttler (England)
- Shreyas Iyer (India)
- Rishabh Pant (India)
- Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
- Arshdeep Singh (India)
- Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Marquee Set 2:
- Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
- Liam Livingstone (England)
- David Miller (South Africa)
- KL Rahul (India)
- Mohammed Shami (India)
- Mohammed Siraj (India)
Final Player Pool for IPL 2025 Auction
From an initial registration of 1574 players, the final list has been trimmed to 577 players:
- Indian Players: 367
- Overseas Players: 210
Players are categorized into groups such as capped batters, all-rounders, bowlers, and wicketkeeper-batters, followed by uncapped players in similar categories.
Team Budgets for IPL 2025 Mega Auction
Each team starts with a purse of ₹120 crore. However, the amount remaining after player retentions varies across franchises. Here’s the breakdown:
| Team | Remaining Purse | Retained Players | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
| Punjab Kings | ₹110.5 crore | 2 | 23 | 8 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹83 crore | 3 | 22 | 8 |
| Delhi Capitals | ₹73 crore | 4 | 21 | 7 |
| Gujarat Titans | ₹69 crore | 5 | 20 | 7 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | ₹69 crore | 5 | 20 | 7 |
| Chennai Super Kings | ₹55 crore | 5 | 20 | 7 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹51 crore | 6 | 19 | 6 |
| Mumbai Indians | ₹45 crore | 5 | 20 | 8 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹45 crore | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| Rajasthan Royals | ₹41 crore | 6 | 19 | 7 |
Key Retentions and Right-to-Match (RTM) Options
Franchises have utilized their retention slots strategically, leaving room for using RTM options during the auction.
Mumbai Indians
- Retained Players: Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma
- RTM Options: 1 (eligible for uncapped players)
Chennai Super Kings
- Retained Players: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- RTM Options: 1 (eligible for capped or uncapped players)
Punjab Kings
- Retained Players: Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh
- RTM Options: 4
Other teams like RCB and Delhi Capitals have a mix of capped and uncapped RTM eligibility, while KKR and Rajasthan Royals have no RTM options left.
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Summary of IPL 2025 Mega Auction
- Auction Date: November 24 and 25, 2025
- Venue: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Marquee Players: Two sets featuring stars like Jos Buttler, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal
- Total Players: 577 (367 Indian, 210 overseas)
- Top Purse: Punjab Kings with ₹110.5 crore
- Team Strategy: Focused on marquee players and RTM options
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FAQs About IPL 2025 Auction- Date, Time & Venue
The IPL 2025 auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mega auctions allow teams to rebuild their squads from scratch, with only limited retentions allowed
The auction features 577 players, including 367 Indian and 210 overseas players.
Marquee players are the top-tier cricketers who are bid on first in the auction. Examples this year include Jos Buttler, KL Rahul, and Mitchell Starc.
Each team starts with ₹120 crore, but this amount reduces based on player retentions
Right-to-Match (RTM) options allow teams to buy back their retained players by matching the highest bid made by another franchise.
Punjab Kings have the largest purse at ₹110.5 crore, followed by RCB with ₹83 crore.