Ipl Auction News
IPL 2025: Sanju Samson explains why Rajasthan Royals picked 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi; says, ‘seen his highlights’
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.1 crore on Day 2 in Jeddah, following which many eyebrows were raised on what the franchise's head coach, Rahul Dravid, wants to do with the explosive young player.
2 min read22 Dec 2024Vivek Kaul: Seven lessons in economics from the IPL auction
In a tranquil afternoon framed by Bob Dylan's melodies, Vivek Kaul's reflections meander from quiet streets to IPL auctions. Through market dynamics, bidding strategies, and superstar economics, the auction reveals lessons in scarcity, unpredictability, and value judgments.
16 min read4 Dec 2024IPL Auction 2025: Punjab Kings lose 19 players despite buying Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal
Out of ₹120 crore allotted to each franchise, the Punjab-based franchise, co-owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta and businessman Ness Wadia, had the highest purse of ₹110.15 crore.
1 min read28 Nov 2024Ex-IPL Governor Lalit Modi hits out at former BCCI chief again on ‘spot-fixing’, says, ‘Srinivasan wasn’t going to…’
Just after the auction, Lalit Modi explosively accused former BCCI President and CSK owner N Srinivasan of how the latter requested him to drop Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera to make room for the English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.
2 min read27 Nov 2024IPL Auction 2025: Ricky Ponting buys 8 overseas players for Punjab Kings, here's how Australian media reacts
Looking at details, PBKS spent ₹19.85 crore of their total purse of ₹110.5 crore on Australian players.
2 min read26 Nov 2024IPL Auction 2025: RCB’s director of cricket opens up on Virat Kohli captaincy, says ‘he dropped a few hot text message’
Apart from Virat Kohli, the RCB also retained , Rajat Patidar for ₹11 crore and Yash Dayal ₹5 crore.
1 min read25 Nov 2024IPL Auction 2025: Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes crorepati at just 13, Rajasthan Royals sign Bihar cricketer
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who plays domestic cricket for Bihar, has been snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.10 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Saudi Arabia.
2 min read26 Nov 2024IPL Auction 2025: Mumbai Indians buy Afghan spinner Allah Ghazanfar for ₹4.80 crore, here's who is he?
Allah Ghazanfar was signed by the 2024 IPL title winner Kolkata Knight Riders as an injury replacement for his teammate Mujeeb ur Rahman.
1 min read25 Nov 2024IPL 2025 Auction: Did Akash Ambani thank RCB for not exercising RTM card for Will Jacks?
IPL Auction 2025: Punjab Kings and MI got into a fierce bidding war for the England batter, pushing the bid up to ₹5 crore. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) had the chance to use their Right To Match (RTM) card but chose not to.
2 min read25 Nov 2024IPL Auction 2025 Day 2: Kane Williamson, Ajinkya Rahane unsold; list of capped players not opted by franchises
The capped players who were not opted by franchises for ₹2 crore include Adil Rashid, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, and Kane Williamson.
1 min read25 Nov 2024