The IPL 2025 Mega Auction promises to be big in every way. Teams are bound to go big for the rebuilding task at hand for the next three years. Here’s a concise overview of the crucial information for each and the rules for the auction:
IPL 2025 Mega Auction Rules:
Retention Limit: Max 6 players per team (up to 5 capped and 2 uncapped).
RTM (Right to Match) Cards: Teams can use RTMs according to the number of players retained. Max is 6 minus the number of players retained.
Budget: Every team will begin with ₹120 crore, which will be decreased by the salaries of the retained players.
Squad Composition:
Minimum 18 players, maximum 25 players.
Max 8 overseas players in the squad.
Team Breakdown
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Retained Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (uncapped).
Auction Purse: ₹55 crore.
RTMs: 1 (capped/uncapped).
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel.
Auction Purse: ₹73 crores.
RTMs: 2 (capped or 1 capped & 1 uncapped).
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Retained Players: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharshan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan.
Auction Purse: ₹69 crores
RTMs: 1 (capped).
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Retained Players: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni.
Auction Purse: ₹69 crores
RTMs: 1 (capped).
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Retained Players: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh.
Auction Purse: ₹51 crore.
RTMs: 0
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma.
Auction Purse: ₹45 crore.
RTMs: 1 (uncapped).
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Retained Players: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
Auction Purse: ₹110.5 crore
RTMs: 4 (all capped).
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Retained Players: Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma
Auction Purse: ₹41 crore.
RTMs: 0.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Players Retained: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal.
Meagre amount remaining in the purse- ₹83 crores
RTMs: 3 (all capped or 2 capped, 1 uncapped).
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Players Retained: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head.
Remaining amount in purse- ₹45 crores
RTMs: 0.
With ₹577 players to be sold, the franchises have a tough time ahead for filling in the gaps with players within their budget constraint.
