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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live Updates Day 1: Three Names Added To 574-Player List
IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live Day 1: A total of 577 players are set to go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh are listed in the 1st set of marquee players.© BCCI
IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live Day 1: A total of 577 players are set to go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With top Indian stars like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer entering the auction, there is a possibility that the Rs 25-crore ceiling might be broken this time. Pant, Iyer, and Arshdeep listed in the first set of marquee players that will feature on Day 1 of the auction, while the second includes Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. Indian-capped stars make up seven of the 12 marquee names at the auction.
Here are the live updates from IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
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- 12:56 (IST)IPL Mega Auction Live: The Late AdditionsThe IPL 2025 mega auction initially had to see 574 players go under the hammer but three players were added later on. England bowler Jofra Archer, USA seamer Saurabh Netravalkar and Mumbai wicket-keeper Hardik Tamore have been put in the auction pool. Will all three of them find suitors in the 2-day event?
- 12:14 (IST)IPL 2025 Auction Live: Ricky Ponting On Rishabh Pant TargetPunjab Kings mentor and coach, Ricky Ponting, has spoken of the franchise's pursuit of Rishabh Pant in the upcoming auction. Here's what he said:"Oh look, we've spoken about lots of players in the auction. I mean, Rishabh is going to be a target for most teams, you'd think," Ponting told Star Sports."Certainly the ones that have kept a big enough purse. So we go into the auction with the biggest purse, but when you think about that, when you break it down, we've only kept the two players," he added."So by the time we've bought another three or four players, our purse is going to be back the same as everyone else's. So it's not that big of an advantage, only the fact that we probably should be able to lock away our top three or four picks going into the auction.""So yeah, look, we've spoken about Rishabh, we've spoken about lots of players, and now we have to make sure that we just stick to our strategy," Ponting explained.
- 11:27 (IST)IPL Auction Live: Rishabh Pant's Big Pre-Auction AuditionThough Rishabh Pant has already proved his class with his performances in the New Zealand series, the India wicket-keeper batter could help his stocks further with a solid show in the second innings of the Perth Test. He has already arrived on the pitch because of Yashasvi Jaiswal's dismissal.
- 10:50 (IST)IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: A Look At The Marquee SetsThere are a total of 2 marquee sets which will be brought up in the auction first. Here's a look at the two sets:
Marquee Set 1: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Jos Buttler, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, and Mitchell Starc.Marquee Set 2: consists of KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. - 10:30 (IST)IPL Auction Live: RTM ExplainedWhat Is RTM? How Can It Be Used?RTM or Right-To-Match is the power given to a franchise to sign an old player whom they had released in the auction pool. Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of 6 players, including one uncapped star. A franchise which has retained all 6 players, can't use RTM in the auction. A franchise which has retained only 2 players, has the option of using 6 RTMs.Example: Hypothetically, Punjab Kings spend Rs. 20 crore on Rishabh Pant. Yet, Delhi Capitals can buy him back using RTM. If DC decided to use RTM, PBKS will get the option of giving another bid (for instance Rs. 22 crore). If DC still have to buy Pant, they will have to match that fee.
- 10:15 (IST)IPL 2025 Auction Live: How Much Money Do Franchises Have Left?A look at the remaining purse balance of all 10 franchises. Will Punjab Kings bag Rishabh Pant because of a whopping purse?Punjab Kings - Rs 110.5 crore
Rajasthan Royals - Rs 41 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rs 83 crore
Delhi Capitals - Rs 73 crore
Lucknow Super Giants - Rs 69 crore
Gujarat Titans - Rs 69 crore
Chennai Super Kings - Rs 55 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders - Rs 51 crore
Mumbai Indians - Rs 45 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad - Rs 45 crore
- 10:03 (IST)IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: Rishabh Pant Has Date With DestinyHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Rishabh Pant, one of the first players to be drawn in the auction, is set to become the most-expensive player in the history of the game. The record is held by Mitchell Starc at present, who was bought for INR 24.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction last year.
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Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Delhi Capitals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Punjab Kings
Lucknow Super Giants
Gujarat Titans
Kolkata Knight Riders
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