IPL 2025: Which team bought which star?

The cricket season gives a different kind of joy to all sports fans. Similarly, the Indian IPL attracts people's hearts and gives them a lot of joy. It has been happening year after year with the same rules, but today I will share with you a small list of which team bought which cricket player in this 2025 IPL game.

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I hope you all can be informed about the main players in this game. I am a big cricket fan, who watches cricket a lot. It has become a little less than the last season, but looking at all the superstar cricketers who are in this season in this 2025 season, it seems like this game is a must-see.

Friends, you all already know that the mega auction of the 2025 IPL is being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The first day of the auction ended on Sunday (November 24). Today is the second day, but several big surprises have already been seen. On the first day, 72 players got teams, and the franchises spent a combined Rs 467.95 crore. The record for the most expensive player in the IPL was broken twice on the opening day of the auction.

First, Punjab Kings broke Mitchell Starc's record by buying Shreyas Iyer. He was bought for Rs 26.75 crore. However, a few minutes later, Lucknow Super Giants set a new record by buying Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore.

Let's see which players were bought by which team on the first day of the auction:

First, Punjab Kings broke Mitchell Starc's record by buying Shreyas Iyer. He was bought for Rs 26.75 crore. However, a few minutes later, Lucknow Super Giants set a new record by buying Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore.

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Let's see which players were bought by which team on the first day of the auction:

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings is a good and strong team this season and they spend good money as always for this IPL game. They always buy very good players in their team. Chennai Super Kings have added 7 players to the team on the first day of the auction.

• Rahul Tripathi: Rs 3.4 crore
• Devon Conway: Rs 6.25 crore
• Ravichandran Ashwin: Rs 9.75 crore
• Noor Ahmed (Afghan spinner): Rs 10 crore
• Vijay Shankar, Rachin Ravindra, and Khaleel Ahmed are also on their list.
  Chennai has retained Ruturaj Gaekwad, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, and Mathisha Pathirana among their old players.

Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals have picked 9 players on the first day. This is a pretty good start for Delhi Capitals.

• Kloekesh Rahul: Rs 14 crore
• Mitchell Starc: Rs 11.75 crore
• T. Natarajan: Rs 10.75 crore
• Jack Fraser-McGuirk (Aussie batsman): Rs 9 crore
• Harry Brook (English batsman): Rs 6.25 crore
  Among their old stars are Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Abhishek Porel.

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Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans have picked 9 players on the first day.

• Jos Buttler (English batsman): Rs 15.75 crore
• Stars like Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna are also on their team.
  Gujarat has retained players like Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Shahrukh Khan, and Rahul Teyatiya.

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Kolkata Knight Riders

Like always, this season too, Kolkata Knight Riders have taken some good players in their team, among which the most expensive player was taken by them for more than Rs 23 crore. We all know that last year's champion Kolkata Knight Riders, so Kolkata Knight Riders have taken 6 players in the team.

• Venkatesh Iyer: Rs 23.25 crore
• Proteas pacers Enrique Narkia, Quinton de Kock, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz are also on the team.
  They have retained old stars like Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Rinku Singh.

Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow has bought the most expensive player in the history of IPL, Rishabh Pant, for 27 crores.

• Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, and Aiden Markram are among the other stars on their list.
  Among the retained players are Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, and Ravi Vishnoi.

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians have bought the fewest players this season compared to other seasons, Mumbai Indians bought relatively fewer players on the first day.

• They have bought Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, and Robin Minz.
  Among the old players, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya are still in the team.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers have built a team with stars like Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami, and Adam Zampa.
They have retained Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen.

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Punjab Kings

Punjab has spent the most money on the first day.

• They have added Shreyas Iyer to the team for 26.75 crores.
• They have also bought Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, and Marcos Stoinis.

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Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan has brought in Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, and Mahesh Thikasana.
They have retained Shimron Hetmyer and Sanju Samson among the old stars.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Virat Kohli-led team has brought in Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt, and Liam Livingstone.
They have retained Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal.

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The 2025 IPL auction has been showing surprises since the beginning. On the first day, there was a record-breaking game in the prices of big stars. There may be some more surprises on the second day as well. This time, the entire cricket world is waiting to see how the franchises will build their teams.