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The date and venue of the mega auction to be held this year before IPL 2025 has been decided. This mega event will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 24th and 25th November, where cricketers from all over the world will be bidding. Last year, Kolkata Knight Riders created a sensation by buying Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc for Rs 24.75 crore. With this much money, Starc became the most expensive player in IPL history. This time the purse of all the teams has increased to Rs 120 crore, due to which Starc's record of the most expensive player can be broken. Let's take a look at those players who can break Starc's record in the mega auction this time.
Rishabh Pant
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant will be one of the most sought-after players in the mega auction this time. Punjab Kings can include Pant in their team by making the highest bid. There are two reasons behind this. First of all, this time Punjab has the biggest purse of Rs 110.5 crore. Another reason for Punjab to buy Pant is that this time the team has appointed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who was earlier the head coach of Delhi Capitals, as its head coach. In such a situation, the pair of Pant and Ponting can be seen together once again.
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan has been playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL for many years. However, this time the team has released him. Many people will be surprised to see this in the release list. Considering his age and future, many teams may consider him this time. Apart from this, he is an aggressive opener and wicketkeeper, which shows his ability. Kishan can definitely get a good price in this mega auction. It is also possible that under the right-to-match rule, Mumbai can include him again in their team.
jos buttler
This time Jos Buttler was dropped by Rajasthan Royals, which was the most shocking decision. England's T20 World Cup winning captain Butler is currently 34 years old and is capable of playing three roles simultaneously, which includes captaincy, wicketkeeping and opening. Even though he is not in his best form right now, Buttler's excellent figures are enough to strengthen his claim, he has scored 7 centuries in the IPL so far and has scored 3582 runs in 106 innings. So, no one should be surprised if teams spend big bucks on him.