IPL Auction 2025: The mega auction for IPL 2025 may take place in the last week of this month. According to media reports, the auction may take place on November 24 and 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Before this, all the 10 IPL franchises have announced the list of their retained players. Many top players have been retained by their current teams, but some players have decided not to remain with their teams and will now be seen in the mega auction. Here we are telling about those five Indian players who can be sold in the auction for more than Rs 20 crore.
Rishabh Pant-
Rishabh Pant was associated with Delhi Capitals since 2016, but now the Delhi-based franchise has not retained him. He will take part in the IPL auction. The 27-year-old Indian wicketkeeper-batsman is one of the biggest names to feature in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant is also a good option for captaincy and along with batting, he is also adept at wicket-keeping.
Arshdeep Singh-
Arshdeep Singh is one of the best T20 bowlers of current times. He has been able to perform well with the new ball and in the death overs. Arshdeep was the joint-highest wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup 2024. Many teams are eyeing him.
KL Rahul-
KL Rahul, the highest run-scorer in the history of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has not been retained by the Lucknow franchise and will now be included in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The 32-year-old top-order batsman has scored 4683 runs in 132 matches so far in the IPL. There will be demand regarding Rahul's captaincy also.
Shreyas Iyer-
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer won the IPL title in 2024, but still he was not retained by the Kolkata team. Iyer is the only captain who has led two IPL teams to the final. Earlier, under his captaincy, he had taken Delhi Capitals to the finals. Because of his captaincy, he will be in great demand. The right-handed batsman from Mumbai is also known for his excellent batting in the middle order.
Ishaan Kishan-
Mumbai Indians have released wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Kishan is also an aggressive top-order wicketkeeper-batsman who can change the course of a match in just a few balls. He was bought by Mumbai for Rs 15.25 crore in the mega auction of IPL 2022. There will be a competition among many teams to buy him.