A lot of money was also spent on these players.
The players were sold many times more than the base price.
IPL Mega Auction Day 2 Live (Today Society), Sports Desk: The player tender for IPL 2025 is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Today is the second day of this two-day mega auction. The bidding will begin at 2.30 pm Indian time. Early on Sunday, on the first day of the auction, as expected, a lot of money was showered on Indian and foreign players.
As expected, this time Rishabh Pant got the highest bid and Lucknow Super Joint spent Rs 27 crore to get him in their camp. With this, Rishabh Pant became the most expensive cricketer in IPL history.
Shreyas Iyer earned 26.75 crores
This time Shreyas Iyer became the second player the team included in their camp by paying the highest fee. Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 26.75 crore. Shreyas Iyer has had a brilliant career in IPL and played an important role in making Kolkata Knight Riders the champions. This time he can be seen captaining the Kings.
KL Rahul
This time, Delhi Capitals have spent Rs 14 crore to include experienced Indian player and Lucknow Super Joint captain KL Rahul. It is expected that KL will be seen captaining Delhi this time. Apart from this, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj also got many times more money than their base price.
The bidding for the remaining players will be held today.
Many famous players, including David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, failed to find buyers on the first day of the mega auction. Today it is expected that these players will also be sold because all the teams still have a lot of money left in their pockets and they will definitely buy the player of their choice among the remaining legends.
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A total of 1574 players had registered
As per the information provided by IPL, 1,574 players had registered for the mega auction till November 4. 1165 Indian and 409 international players were included. Among them were players from 30 allied nations. South African players had registered the maximum number for the IPL.
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