IPL 2025 auction highlights: Rs 467.95 crore spent on first day, 72 players got the team, this was the whole situation

Big highlights from the first day of the IPL mega auctionImage credit source: AFP

After many days of waiting, the action of the IPL 2025 mega auction was finally seen and what an exciting and amazing day the first day turned out to be. Since the retention several speculations have been made about the players, some turned out to be true and others surprisingly yielded completely different results. Indian star goalkeeper Rishabh Pant broke all the old records. Lucknow Super Giants made the highest bid of Rs 27 crore for him.

Apart from this, Punjab Kings, who entered the auction with the highest amount of money, also spent the highest amount. On the first day, what team you bought, how many players, how much you spent and how many players you bid on, we will tell you the full highlights.

Great highlights from the first day.

1. On the first day of the mega auction, a total of 84 players were bid, including starting, limited and non-limited players, of which 72 players were bought by different franchises. All franchisees managed to open their account on the first day. While 12 players did not find a buyer.
2. The 10 franchises came to the auction table with a total purse of Rs 641 million and Rs 467.95 million were spent on buying 72 players on the first day. Now on the second day, the remaining players will be bought with a budget of around Rs 133 crore.
3. On the first day, offers worth over Rs 20 crore were made for 3 players, of which Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore – LSG) turned out to be the most expensive. While Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 crore – Punjab Kings) and Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders) also collected a huge amount.
4. Punjab Kings bought left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for Rs 18 crore each. With this, both of them became the most expensive Indian bowlers in the history of IPL auctions.
5. On the first day no buyers were found for 12 players, of which 2 names were the most surprising: David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. These greats from Australia and England will be under surveillance for the next day.
6. Punjab Kings spent a maximum of Rs 88 crore on the first day. The franchise itself bought the maximum of 10 players. Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals also bought 9 players each.
7. While Mumbai Indians, who came in with just 45 crores, spent less on just 4 players and spent less on 18.90 crores. While Rajasthan, which had the smallest budget of Rs 41 crore, bought 5 players and spent Rs 23.65 crore.
8. The most expensive foreign player on the first day of the auction was England captain Jos Buttler, bought by the Gujarat Titans for Rs 15.75 crore.