This time, the BCCI has raised the minimum base price for marquee players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Ishan Kishan to ₹2 crore.

Day 1 of the IPL Mega Auction starts off with the players in the two Marquee Sets going under the hammer. Set 1 will be the first and this includes Rishabh Pant, Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Kagiso Rabada,

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction. He was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for a massive amount of Rs 27 crore. Shreyas Iyer's record in this aspect was broken in literally minutes as the IPL winning captain went to Punjab Kings for 26.

The IPL 2025 auction witnessed intense bidding wars for top players, with teams spending a total of Rs 70.5 crore to acquire six marquee players. Punjab Kings secured Yuzvendra Chahal for Rs 18 crore,

Sunrisers Hyderabad retained five key players, including Heinrich Klaasen and Pat Cummins, spending 75 crore ahead of IPL 2025. Scroll down to check complete squad of SRH

Most expensive players in IPL history: v Check below list of top 10 most expensive players in IPL history 1. Rishabh Pant holds the record of being the most expensive player in IPL history with Rs 27 crore bid from Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025 auction.

Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, marking a new chapter after his release by Delhi Capitals and a strong comeback in IPL 2024.

Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive buys in the history of Indian Premier League. LSG broke bank to grab him for a whopping Rs 27 crore.