IPL mega auction: Rishabh Pant becomes most expensive player of IPL, LSG buys him for Rs 27 crore
by Subadh Nayak · KalingaTVJeddah (Saudi Arabia): India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after he was bought by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 27 crores today. The former Delhi Capitals (DC) captain was sold to LSG during the ongoing IPL mega auction at Jeddah of Saudi Arabia.
During today’s IPL mega auction, Shreyas Iyer had become the most expensive player in the history of the league after Punjab Kings (PBKS) bought him for Rs 26.75 crores.
It is to be noted here that Australian pacer Mitchell Starc was held the record of the most expensive player of the league last year with a whooping bid of Rs 24.75 crores.
Check the full list of players sold at IPL 2025 Mega Auction today:
| Player Name | Auction price | IPL team |
| Rishabh Pant | Rs 27 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Shreyas Iyer | Rs 26.75 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Rs 23.75 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Arshdeep Singh | Rs 18 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Kagiso Rabada | Rs 10.75 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Jos Buttler | Rs 15.75 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Mitchell Starc | Rs 11.75 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Mohammed Shami | Rs 10 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| David Miller | Rs 7.5 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Rs 18 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Mohammed Siraj | Rs 12.25 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Liam Livingstone | Rs 8.75 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| KL Rahul | Rs 14 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Harry Brook | Rs 6.25 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Aiden Markram | Rs 2 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Devon Conway | Rs 6.25 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Rahul Tripathi | Rs 3.40 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Rs 9 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Harshal Patel | Rs 8 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rachin Ravindra | Rs 4 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| R Ashwin | Rs 9.75 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Marcus Stoinis | Rs 11 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Mitchell Marsh | Rs 3.40 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Glenn Maxwell | Rs 4.20 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Quinton de Kock | Rs 3.60 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Phil Salt | Rs 11.50 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Ramanullah Gurbaz | Rs 2 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Ishan Kishan | Rs 11.25 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Jitesh Sharma | Rs 11 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Josh Hazlewood | Rs 12.50 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Prasidh Krishna | Rs 9.50 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Avesh Khan | Rs 9.75 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Anrich Nortje | Rs 6.5 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Jofra Archer | Rs 12.5 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| T Natarajan | Rs 10.75 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Trent Boult | Rs 12.5 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Rs 4.4 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| Rahul Chahar | Rs 3.2 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Adam Zampa | Rs 2.4 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Rs 4.80 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rs 5.25 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| Noor Ahmad | Rs 10 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Atharva Taide (UC) | Rs 30 Lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Nehal Wadhera (UC) | Rs 4.2 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Angrish Raghuvanshi | Rs 3 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Karun Nair | Rs 50 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Abhinav Manohar | Rs 3.2 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Sameer Rizvi | Rs 95 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Nishant Sandhu | Rs 30 Lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Harpreet Brar | Rs 1.5 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Abdul Samad | Rs 4.2 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Naman Dhir | Rs 5.25 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Vijay Shankar | Rs 1.2 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Mahipal Lomror | Rs 1.7 crore | Gujarat Titans |