The IPL auction 2025, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24th and 25th was a spectacle of record-breaking bids and bold gambles. This years auction saw franchises spend aggressively, with a few deals labelled as potential overpays by fans and analysts alike.

Kolkata Knight Riders opted not to use their Right to Match card for Shreyas Iyer during the IPL 2025 auction due to prior retention decisions. Despit

Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to their title-winning campaign last season, will now play for the Punjab Kings in the upcoming edition of the tournament after being bought for INR 26.75 crore.

The IPL 2025 mega auction has seen teams splashing cash on some hot prospects of world cricket, as stars across the globe got sold for massive amounts. Rishabh Pant is currently the most expensive buy in the auction,

Shreyas Iyer would have been a multibagger stock by now. He has been bought by Punjab Kings for a solid Rs 26.75 crore. This was 118.36 per cent higher than Rs 12.25 crore offered by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) last auction.

Shreyas was released by the KKR despite leading the side to the IPL title last season, becoming the second captain to do so with the Kolkata-based outfit.

Mitchell Starc secured a rare feat in IPL history during the recent 2025 mega auction. The Aussie pacer was purchased for a fee of Rs 11.75 crore by the Delhi Capitals. It made him the 2nd cricketer to breach the 50-crore mark in IPL auctions.