Which players did Rajasthan Royals buy in the IPL 2025 mega auction?Image Credit Source: PTI
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Rajasthan Royals also opened their account in the mega auction. Rajasthan, who had already entered the auction after retaining 6 players, bought their first player later. Rajasthan first bought Joffra Archer in the IPL auction. Rajasthan bought Archer at a whopping price of Rs 12.50 crore. Archer returned to the Rajasthan team after 2021. Rajasthan also bought spinner Mahish Tikshana. This roulette wheel received 4 million rupees, 40 lakh. The team sold leg-spinner Wanendu Hasaranga for Rs 5 crore, 25 lakh. Rajasthan bought Akash Madhwal for Rs 1.20 crore.
How much money does Rajasthan have?
This time, BCCI had given the option of 6 retentions or right to match to all the franchises and Rajasthan had already prepared the foundation of their team by retaining 6 players before the auction. Among these 6 players, only Shimron Hetmyer was retained as an overseas player, while medium pacer Sandeep Sharma, who was out of the Indian team for a long time, was retained as an uncapped player under the new rule. Overall, Rajasthan fully utilized the maximum budget of Rs 79 crore for its 6 retentions. After this, the franchise entered the auction with a purse of only Rs 41 million, in which it has to buy 19 players.
6 Rajasthan retentions
- Sanju Samson – 18 Crores
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 18 Crores
- Riyan Parag – 14 Crores
- Dhruv Trevally – 14 Crores
- Shimron Hetmyer – 11 crores
- Sandeep Sharma – 4 crores
new rajasthan players
Joffra Archer – Rs 12.50 crore Mahish Tikhsna – Rs 4.40 crore Hasaranga – Rs 5.25 crore Akash Madhwal – Rs 1.20 crore
