Mega player auction

Indian Premier League: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and K.L Rahul, who captained their sides but were not retained by their respective franchises, along with England's white-ball captain Jos Buttler are among the players with the highest reserve price of INR 2 crore for the upcoming Mega Player Auction for the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

They will join South African pacer Kagiso Rabada, India's Arshdeep Singh, Australia's Mitchell Starc, Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, back-from-injury pacer Mohd Shami and his compatriot Mohd Siraj in the highest-price bracket for the auction and expected to trigger intense bidding war when the auction takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25, 2024.

On Friday, the Indian Premier League issued the highly-anticipated Player Auction List for the 2025 edition with a total of 574 players set to be featured in the Mega Auction in Saudi Arabia. Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals while Shreyas Iyer and K.L Rahul were let go by Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants, respectively.