IPL 2025 Mega Auction Analysis: Team Review

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Well, finally the IPL 2025 Mega Auction is out, and now let's dig deeper into all this cricketing action of the IPL teams along with their strategies. Well, pretty much done by the teams, and if you understand this move, then you are going to be very well in the next season. Now, in this analysis, we are going to try to figure out how all the teams did it, which one did smartly and what is waiting ahead for all of them.

Chennai Super Kings


Starting from Chennai Super Kings, they have been known to make smart bids in the auctions. Major buys for CSK included Noor Ahmad, Sam Curran, Rahul Tripathi, and the return of Devon Conway via RTM. Looks well-rounded with balance experience and youth and consistent in auction strategy.

With Ruturaj Gaikwad as the skipper, sure shot opening along with Devon Conway and what a boost to middle order with Rahul Tripathi. Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni are bound to be a handful at this stage. The look of bowling line-up with the likes of Matisha Pathirana , khalil Ahmed and Ravi Chandra Ashwin is pretty good looking in spin-friendly conditions, however.

It is their strategy regarding the auction that has been good; they have balanced experience with some youth and are a team that would feature strongly in this upcoming season.

CSK IPL 2025 SQUAD

  1. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Retained)
  2. Shivam Dube (Retained)
  3. Ravindra Jadeja (Retained)
  4. Matheesha Pathirana (Retained)
  5. MS Dhoni (Retained)
  6. Devon Conway: 6.25 crore INR
  7. Rahul Tripathi: 3.4 crore INR
  8. Rachin Ravindra: 4 crore INR
  9. R Ashwin: 9.75 crore INR
  10. Khaleel Ahmed: 4.80 crore INR
  11. Noor Ahmed: 10 crore INR
  12. Vijay Shankar: 1.20 crore INR
  13. Sam Curran: 2.40 crore INR
  14. Shaik Rasheed: 30 lakh INR
  15. Anshul Kamboj: 3.40 Crore INR
  16. Mukesh Choudhary: 30 lakh INR
  17. Deepak Hooda: 1.70 crore INR
  18. Gurjapneet Singh: 2.20 crore INR
  19. Nathan Ellis: 2 Crore INR
  20. Jamie Overton: 1.50 Crore INR
  21. Kamlesh Nagarkoti: 30 Lakh INR
  22. Ramakrishna Ghosh: 30 Lakh INR
  23. Shreyas Gopal: 30 Lakh INR
  24. Vansh Bedi: 55 Lakh INR
  25. Andre Siddharth: 30 Lakh INR



Delhi Capitals


Next up would be Delhi Capitals. They had seen interest in them during the auctions, particularly with KL Rahul, who is sure to give a boost to their batting line up, besides whom they drafted in Jake Fraser-McGurk and retained quite a few others that strengthen the squad depth.

The batting lineup includes big names like Faf du Plessis or Harry Brook, subject to their fitness and form. Similar is the case with the bowling where Kuldeep Yadav and T. Natarajan have been the spearheads; the team also looks pretty solid. Delhi has been wise and ensured they pick their own in all the departments.

Delhi Capitals IPL 2025:


  1. Axar Patel (Retained)
  2. Kuldeep Yadav (Retained)
  3. Tristan Stubbs (Retained)
  4. Abhishek Porel (Retained)
  5. Mitchell Starc: 11.75 crore INR
  6. KL Rahul: 14 crore INR
  7. Harry Brook: 6.25 crore INR
  8. Jake Fraser- Mcgurk: 9 crore INR
  9. T Natrajan: 10.75 crore INR
  10. Karun Nair: 50lakh INR
  11. Sameer Rizvi: 95 lakh INR
  12. Ashutosh Sharma: 3.80 crore INR
  13. Mohit Sharma: 2.20 crore INR
  14. Mukesh Kumar: 8 crore INR
  15. Faf Du Plessis: 2 crore INR
  16. Darshan Markande: 30 lah INR
  17. Vipraj Nigam: 50 Lakh INR
  18. Dushmantha Chameera: 75 Lakh INR
  19. Donovan Ferreira: 75 Lakh INR
  20. Ajay Mandal: 30 Lakh INR
  21. Manvanth Kumar: 30 Lakh INR
  22. Tripurana Vijay: 30 Lakh INR
  23. Madhav Tiwari: 40 Lakh INR



Gujarat Titans


Gujarat Titans were not very vocal compared to other teams, but the players have some quality picks in store for them. With Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill leading from the front, one has some of the best bats at the top order. But middle-order may prove a challenge in case the top order is a failure.

They have invested so much in bowling, bringing quality players like Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada. Their strategy appears to be ensuring they have depth in their bowling attack, which might be vital for them in tight matches.

GT Full Squad 2025

  1. Rashid Khan (Retained)
  2. Shubman Gill (Retained)
  3. Sai Sudharsan (Retained)
  4. Rahul Tewatia (Retained)
  5. Shahrukh Khan (Retained)
  6. Kagiso Rabada: INR 10.75 crore
  7. Jos Buttler: INR 15.75 crore
  8. Mohammed Siraj: INR 12.25 crore
  9. Prasidh Krishna: INR 9.50 crore
  10. Ishant Sharma: 75 Lakh INR
  11. Nishant Sidhu: 30 lakh INR
  12. Mahipal Lomror: 1.70 crore INR
  13. Kumar Kushagra: 65 lakh INR
  14. Anuj Rawat: 30 lakh INR
  15. Manav Suthar: 30 lakh INR
  16. Washington Sundar: 3.20 crore INR
  17. Gerald Coetzee: 2.40 crore INR
  18. Arshad Khan: 1.30 crore INR
  19. Gurnoor Brar: 1.30 crore INR
  20. Sherfane Rutherford: 2.60 crore INR
  21. Ishant Sharma: 75 lakh INR
  22. Jayant Yadav: 75 lakh INR
  23. Glenn Phillips: 2 Crore INR
  24. Karim Jannat: 75 Lakh INR
  25. Kulwant Khejroliya: 30 Lakh INR



Kolkata Knight Riders


KKR  have taken quite bold moves in the auction, especially with Venkatesh Iyer with whom they have heavily invested. Spending more than 23 crores on him creates a question about their retention policy. They have also grabbed Quinton de Kock pretty cheaply; that would improve their batting depth.

It's sort of their auction strategy by trying to hold a strong core and some strategic buy. Experience balance with youngsters is visible but needs them to deliver, especially from big-ticket buys, to at least make up the difference at times.

Players bought by KKR in IPL 2025 Auction


  1. Rinku Singh (Retained)
  2. Varun Chakravarthy (Retained)
  3. Sunil Narine (Retained)
  4. Andre Russell (Retained)
  5. Harshit Rana (Retained)
  6. Ramandeep Singh (Retained)
  7. Venkatesh Iyer: 23.75 crore INR
  8. Quinton de Kock: 3.60 crore INR
  9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 2 crore INR
  10. Anrich Nortje: 6.5 crore INR
  11. Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 3 crore INR
  12. Vaibhav Arora: 1.80 crore INR
  13. Mayank Markande: 30 lakh INR
  14. Rovman Powell: 1.50 crore INR
  15. Manish Pandey: 75 lakh INR
  16. Spencer Johnson: 2.80 crore INR
  17. Luvnith Sisodia: 30 Lakh INR
  18. Ajinkya Rahane: 1.5 Crore INR
  19. Anukul Roy: 40 Lakh INR
  20. Moeen Ali: 2 Crore INR
  21. Umran Malik: 75 Lakh INR



Lucknow Super Giants


Among the most in-demand teams in this auction was Lucknow Super Giants. The reason is that there is first of all acquisition at a record price of Rishabh Pant and leadership along with batting skills, which will feature prominently in going-forward plans.

Along with Pant, they have made a very strong team with the presence of Ayush Badoni and Mitchell Marsh. Their left-handed batsmen in the side make it difficult for bowlers, and hence, their batting order becomes a nightmare for the opponent team.

Lucknow Super Giants team IPL 2025


  1. Nicholas Pooran (Retained)
  2. Ravi Bishnoi (Retained)
  3. Mayank Yadav (Retained)
  4. Ayush Badoni (Retained)
  5. Mohsin Khan (Retained)
  6. Rishabh Pant: 27 crore INR
  7. David Miller: 7.50 crore INR
  8. Aiden Markram: 2 crore INR
  9. Mitchell Marsh: 3.40 crore INR
  10. Avesh Khan: 9.75 crore INR
  11. Abdul Samad: 4.20 crore INR
  12. Aryan Juyal: 30 lakh INR
  13. Akash Deep: 8 crore INR
  14. Himmat Singh: 30 lakh INR
  15. M Siddharth: 75 lakh INR
  16. Digvesh Singh: 30 lakh INR
  17. Shahbaz Ahmed: 2.40 crore INR
  18. Akash Singh: 30 lakh INR
  19. Shamar Joseph: 75 lakh INR
  20. Prince Yadav: 30 Lakh INR
  21. Yuvraj Chaudhary: 30 Lakh INR
  22. Rajvardhan Hangargekar: 30 Lakh INR
  23. Arshin Kulkarni: 30 Lakh INR
  24. Matthew Breetzke: 75 Lakh 



Mumbai Indians


The Mumbai Indians have not lost their supremacy, as the planning behind their auction strategy was apt. They retained the core players and smartly bought back Trent Boult and Robin Uthappa. The balance in the squad is impressive with the batting line-up looking really strong and the bowling very reliable.

The batting depth of this side has been fantastic, in that it has ensured that those big batsmen perform coupled with the captain himself who is also a big batsman, Rohit Sharma. In their bowling also, they have come up with some serious power, especially with Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult leading the unit.


Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2025 

  1. Jasprit Bumrah (Retained)
  2. Suryakumar Yadav (Retained)
  3. Hardik Pandya (Retained)
  4. Rohit Sharma (Retained)
  5. Tilak Varma (Retained)
  6. Trent Boult: 12.50 crore INR
  7. Naman Dhir: 5.25 crore INR
  8. Robin Minz: 65 lakh INR
  9. Karan Sharma: 50 lakh INR
  10. Deepak Chahar: 9.25 crore INR
  11. Ryan Rickelton: 1 crore INR
  12. Allah Ghazanfar: 4.80 crore INR
  13. Will Jacks: 5.25 crore INR
  14. Ashwani Kumar: 30 lakh INR
  15. Mitchell Santner: 2 crore INR
  16. Reece Topley: 75 lakh INR
  17. KL Shrijith: 30 Lakh INR
  18. Raj Angad Bawa: 30 Lakh INR
  19. Bevon Jacobs: 30 Lakh INR
  20. Venkata Penmetsa: 30 Lakh INR
  21. Arjun Tendulkar: 30 Lakh INR
  22. Lizaad Williams: 75 Lakh INR
  23. Vingesh Puthur: 30 Lak


Punjab Kings



Punjab kings have been mixed bag in the auction. They spent good amounts of money on big names like Shreyas Iyer and Glenn Maxwell. While their strategy might seem aggressive, they still have to make sure these guys are deliverable throughout the season.

Iyer's batting order looks quite solid but if he doesn't perform well, it might get a little weak in the middle. But the bowling department looks solid and secure with Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.


PBKS IPL 2025 Full Player List


  1. Shashank Singh (Retained)
  2. Prabhsimran Singh (Retained)
  3. Arshdeep Singh : 18 crore INR
  4. Shreyas Iyer: 26.75 crore INR
  5. Yuzvendra Chahal: 18 crore INR
  6. Marcus Stoinis: 11 crore INR
  7. Glenn Maxwell: 4.20 crore INR
  8. Nehal Wadhera: 4.20 crore INR
  9. Harpreet Brar: 1.50 crore INR
  10. Vishnu Vinod: 95 lakh INR
  11. Vyshak Vijay Kumar: 1.80 crore INR
  12. Yash Thakur: 1.60 crore INR
  13. Josh Inglis: 2.60 crore INR
  14. Lockie Ferguson: 2.00 crore INR
  15. Marco Jansen: 7.00 crore INR
  16. Azmatullah Omarzai: 2.40 crore INR
  17. Sai Kishore: 2 Crore INR
  18. Harnoor Pannu: 30 Lakh INR
  19. Kuldeep Sen: 80 Lakh INR
  20. Priyansh Arya: 3.80 Crore INR
  21. Aaron Hardie: 1.25 Crore INR
  22. Musheer Khan: 30 Lakh INR
  23. Suryansh Shedge: 30 Lakh INR
  24. Pyla Avinash: 30 Lakh INR
  25. Pravin Dubey: 30 Lakh INR



Rajasthan Royals



Rajasthan Royals have always been an all-balanced team in their strategy. With Sanju Samson and the emergence of Yashasvi Jaiswal as key players, they would have an excellent batting setup. The backup options are an area of concern if any injuries take place.

They have a very promising batting lineup with Yuzvendra Chahal as a part of their bowling lineup, and they just need to make sure that they possess enough batting depth to compete against the other teams.

Rajasthan Royals (RR)  IPL 2025 


  1. Sanju Samson (Retained)
  2. Yashasvi Jaiswal (Retained)
  3. Riyan Parag (Retained)
  4. Dhruv Jurel (Retained)
  5. Shimron Hetmyer (Retained)
  6. Sandeep Sharma (Retained)
  7. Jofra Archer: 12.50 crore INR
  8. Maheesh Theekshana : 4.40 crore INR
  9. Wanindu Hasaranga: 5.25 crore INR
  10. Akash Madhwal: 1.20 crore INR
  11. Kumar Kartikeya: 30 lakh INR
  12. Tushar Deshpande: 6.50 crore INR
  13. Nitish Rana: 1.20 crore INR
  14. Shubham Dubey: 80 lakh INR
  15. Yudhvir Singh: 35 lakh INR
  16. Fazalhaq Farooqi: 2 Crore INR
  17. Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 1.10 Crore INR
  18. Kwena Maphaka: 1.50 Crore INR
  19. Kunal Rathore: 30 Lakh INR
  20. Ashok Sharma: 30 Lakh INR



Royal Challengers Bangalore



Royal Challengers Bangalore have made a few interesting choices during the auction. They seem to have focused on building up a strong Indian batting line-up, with players such as Phil Salt and Jitesh Sharma being significant additions.

But selection of releasing a few key players has a question mark on their strategy. Virat Kohli will most likely lead the team in this season and hopefully this season will turn things in their favor.


RCB IPL 2025 


  1. Virat Kohli (Retained)
  2. Rajat Patidar (Retained)
  3. Yash Dayal (Retained)
  4. Liam Livingstone: 8.75 crore INR
  5. Phil Salt: 11.50 crore INR
  6. Jitesh Sharma: 11 crore INR
  7. Josh Hazlewood: 12.50 crore INR
  8. Rasikh Dar: 6 crore INR
  9. Suyash Sharma: 2.60 crore INR
  10. Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 10.75 crore INR
  11. Krunal Pandya: 5.75 crore INR
  12. Swapnil Singh: 50 lakh INR
  13. Tim David: 3 crore INR
  14. Jacob Bethell: 2.6 Crore INR
  15. Romario Shepherd: 1.50 crore INR
  16. Nuwan Thushara: 1.60 crore INR
  17. Devdutt Padikal: 2 Crore INR
  18. Swastik Chikara: 30 Lakh INR
  19. Manoj Bhandage: 30 Lakh INR
  20. Lungi Ngidi: 1 Crore INR
  21. Abhinandan Singh: 30 Lakh INR
  22. Mohit Rathee: 30 Lakh INR



Sunrisers Hyderabad


Sunrisers Hyderabad have made a few good strategic picks, including Ishan Kishan, but the depth in batting looks good. They only have to see that their selected players perform.

The bowling department looks healthy with Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel, but they have to find out the perfect balance in their batting order to compete effectively.



Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) 2025 Squad
  1. Heinrich Klaasen (Retained)
  2. Travis Head (Retained)
  3. Abhishek Sharma (Retained)
  4. Nitish Kumar Reddy (Retained)
  5. Pat Cummins (Retained)
  6. Mohammed Shami: 10 crore INR
  7. Harshal Patel: 8 crore INR
  8. Ishan Kishan: 11.25 crore INR
  9. Rahul Chahar: 3.20 crore INR
  10. Adam Zampa: 2.40 crore INR
  11. Atharva Taide: 30 lakh INR
  12. Abhinav Manohar: 3.20 crore INR
  13. Simarjeet Singh: 1.5 crore INR
  14. Zeeshan Ansari: 40 lakh INR
  15. Jaydev Unadkat: 1 Crore INR
  16. Brydon Carse: 1 Crore INR
  17. Kamindu Mendis: 75 Lakh INR
  18. Aniket Verma: 30 Lakh INR
  19. Eshan Malinga: 1.20 Crore INR
  20. Sachin Baby: 30 Lakh INR


Closing Notes

The overall outcome of the IPL Mega Auction is setting up a promising season. Every team has taken decisions which clearly show what they want in the future. Some teams are coming out stronger, and some have much to address before the competition.

Well, before the tournaments, everybody wants to know how the teams are going to be when they reach the grounds. Which of these teams do you think was most effective in this auction? Please comment.



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