IPL 2025 Auction, Rishabh Pant: The first hour of the IPL 2025 mega auction was very exciting. Initially, former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player. He was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore but this record was broken within some time. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive player of IPL.
Rishabh Pant has been bought by Lucknow Supergiants for Rs 27 crore. Delhi Capitals tried RTM, but Lucknow immediately increased their amount. Then Delhi raised its hands. In this way Lucknow bought Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore.
Shreyas Iyer got Rs 26.75 crore
Last year’s Kolkata champion Shreyas Iyer also got a big amount in the IPL 2025 auction. to Iyer punjab kings Bought for Rs 26.75 crore. Now Rishabh Pant Has become the most expensive player in the history of IPL. Shreyas Iyer is the second most expensive player.
Both these players have been released by their teams. Shreyas Iyer has been released by KKR while Rishabh Pant has been released by Delhi Capitals. Now Iyer has been bought by Punjab Kings for 26.75 crores and Rishabh Pant has been bought by Lucknow for 27 crores. It is believed that both these players can get the captaincy of the team.
Jos Buttler sold for Rs 15.75 crore
There was a race among many teams to buy England’s explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler. However, in the end Gujarat Titans bought this star opener for Rs 15.75 crore. Butler was a part of the Rajasthan Royals team till last season. Lucknow Super Giants has also made a big bid to buy Jos Buttler. There was a fierce war between Lucknow and Gujarat. However, in the end Gujarat was successful in buying Butler. Lucknow had bid up to Rs 15.25 crore for this player but it was clear that Gujarat Titans were already planning to buy this player.