IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Which player has kept his base price the highest, who has kept it low, know the base value of all released players

Players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who were not retained by Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) respectively, have listed their base price at ₹2 crore for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, who have also been released by Rajasthan Royals, have also kept their base price the same. On Tuesday, the full list of 1574 players to be sold in the IPL 2025 mega auction was revealed.

Mohammed Shami, who has not played competitive cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final, was recently released by Gujarat Titans. He too has opted to list his base price at ₹2 crore for the upcoming mega auction. Other Indian players who have revealed their base price as ₹2 crore are Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed and Umesh Yadav. Umran Malik, who made a splash with his pace in IPL 2022, will start his bid at a base price of ₹75 lakh.

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc, for whom Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) broke the bank in last year's mini-auction, has revealed his base price as ₹2 crore. Everyone knows that Starc was bought by KKR last year for a whopping ₹24.50 crore, thus becoming the most expensive player in IPL history.

Overseas stars like Steve Smith, Jofra Archer, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Adam Zampa, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Kane Williamson, Kagiso Rabada have also kept a base price of ₹2 crore. David Warner, who has retired from international cricket, has also listed himself for auction at a base price of ₹2 crore. New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who Chennai Super Kings decided not to retain, kept his base price at ₹1.50 crore. Joe Root, not surprisingly, has opted out.

Ben Stokes missing from auction list; Italian cricketer signed
England Test captain Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction. On the other hand, James Anderson, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, has registered for the IPL auction at a base price of ₹1.25 crore. Anderson is currently working with the England team as a bowling coach. The veteran has never been a part of the IPL, and he last played a T20 match for England in 2014.

The long list of players who have signed up for the auction also includes Italian pacer Thomas Dreka. He was recently picked up by MI Emirates for the season of ILT20 in the UAE. The 24-year-old from Italy is ranked 325th in the long list of players who have signed up for the auction. The IPL Governing Council will now shortlist players from this long list after getting inputs from all the ten franchises.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that the IPL mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Each franchise can field a team of up to 25 players. This means that there are 204 slots available in the auction after retaining 46 players from the ten teams from last season.

Each franchise has a total purse of ₹120 crore to build their team. Punjab Kings have the highest purse of ₹110.50 crore in the auction. It is followed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (₹83 crore), Delhi Capitals (₹73 crore), Gujarat Titans (₹69 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (₹69 crore), Chennai Super Kings (₹55 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (₹51 crore), Mumbai Indians (₹45 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (₹45 crore), Rajasthan Royals (₹41 crore).