Delhi and Lucknow have exchanged captains.Image Credit Source: PTI
What was predicted happened in the mega auction that was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the IPL 2025 season. There were tremendous bids for some of the legendary players who participated in the auction and a huge amount of money was showered on them. The bidding for the first 12 players shook the budget of many teams, but during this time some teams also got the captain, for whom they had specially participated in this auction. Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants almost took turns in this matter.
On the first day of the mega auction, the bidding began with the star players, which included 12 important players. There were big players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Jos Buttler, for whom big offers were expected. Here is what happened, where Pant made the record of the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction. Lucknow Super Giants created history by bidding Rs 27 crore for him.
This mega auction was going to be very important for many teams and one of the reasons was the need for captains. Teams like Delhi, Bengaluru, Punjab, Kolkata and Lucknow needed a new captain and some teams solved their captain’s problem in the starting 12 players. The most interesting case was that of Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, who exchanged their captains.
Yes, Lucknow Super Giants made a record offer of Rs 27 crore for Rishabh Pant. It was also clear that Lucknow had made this offer considering him as a candidate for the captaincy. Pant captained Delhi last season. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals bought Indian batsman KL Rahul for almost half the price. Delhi spent only Rs 14 crore on it, which seemed much less than expected. Rahul was previously the captain of Lucknow. However, it is currently unclear whether Delhi will make him captain. Looking at Rahul’s experience, it seems like Delhi can take this step.
Apart from these two, Punjab Kings also got their captain. Punjab, which entered the auction with the highest budget of Rs 110 crore, spent a staggering amount of Rs 26.75 crore on Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer. This was also a clear indication that Punjab bid so high just to make Iyer captain. It was under Iyer’s captaincy that Kolkata won their third title last season.
