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In the mega auction of IPL 2025 going on in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, all the records of the auction were broken on the very first day. Rishabh Pant has now become the most expensive player in IPL history. Pant has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. On the first day, 72 players were bought while 12 players remained unsold. In which a player has also won the IPL title for the team under his captaincy.
These 12 players remained unsold
The surprise for the fans on the first day of the mega auction was that former Australian explosive batsman David Warner, who led Sunrisers Hyderabad to the title, remained unsold. No franchise has shown interest in this legendary player. The base price of David Warner was Rs 2 crore. Apart from this, England’s Jonny Bairstow also did not find any buyer in the mega auction. Team India’s left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikal, who went on Australia tour, also remained unsold in the mega auction this time.
Full list of unsold players
David Warner, Devdutt Padikkal, Jonny Bairstow, Waqar Salamkhel, Anmolpreet Singh, Yash Dhull, Utkarsh Singh, Upendra Yadav, Lavneeth Sisodia, Kartik Tyagi, Piyush Chawla and Shreyas Gopal.
Money rains on Shreyas and Venkatesh
Shreyas Iyer has now become the second most expensive player in IPL history. Shreyas Iyer, who last time led KKR to the title under his captaincy, will be seen playing for Punjab Kings this time. Punjab Kings bought Shreyas for Rs 26.75 crore in the mega auction. Apart from this, KKR has again included Venkatesh Iyer in its team for Rs 23.75 crore.