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KKR exhausted its full quota of six player retentions ahead of the auction and the defending champion is left with a purse of Rs. 51 crore. The team will want to find an able opening partner for Sunil Narine, who paired up with Phil Salt at the top to provide the side with blistering starts in the PowerPlay earlier this year. It could target Buttler, Lewis, De Kock, or Jake Fraser-McGurk, or could even bring back Salt. With Shreyas Iyer gone, KKR will also be on the look-out for a skipper, and could eye Rishabh Pant or Rahul. In Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Ramandeep Singh, Knight Riders have a middle-order that can fire on all cylinders but will need a crisis man in the mould of Shreyas.

Having retained pacer Harshit Rana, KKR will need a new-ball bowler and could turn to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh or Boult, amongst others. However, with Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy in its ranks, KKR may not feel the need to break the bank on spinners.

RCB retained just three players - Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal - ahead of the auction and will need to build its squad from scratch. It will first look to find a captaincy candidate as Faf du Plessis, in the twilight of his career, is unlikely to return. RCB could target KL Rahul, who could also double up as wicketkeeper.

While Patidar will be the anchor in the middle-order, RCB will need power-hitters who will rally around him, and could target the likes of Liam Livingstone, or even use the RTM option to bring back Glenn Maxwell or Will Jacks. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj could be roped in again using the RTM card. RCB will want to get its auction strategy right, particularly with regards to its bowling line-up, as it is an area it has struggled to grapple with.

Having retained a strong Indian core, Mumbai Indians can only use its remaining RTM option on an uncapped player. It could eye uncapped Indian pacer Anshul Kamboj, who recently scripted history by claiming 10 wickets in an innings in the Ranji Trophy. It could also use its RTM card on pacer Akash Madhwal. With Jasprit Bumrah leading the attack, an overseas pacer, particularly one who operates in the middle-overs, will lend MI’s bowling more teeth.

However, it will first look to find an opening partner for former skipper Rohit Sharma, and it could look to buy back Ishan Kishan - albeit at a lower price than the left-hander fetched in 2022. Buttler, Quinton de Kock and Evin Lewis are some other options MI could explore.

MI has been light in the spin department in recent seasons and it will look to fill that gap by bringing in either Chahal or Ashwin, or even target an overseas tweaker such as Noor Ahmad or Wanindu Hasaranga.

Five-time champion CSK will have a significant amount of shopping to do at the auction. High on its priority list will be an opening partner for skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad. With one RTM option available, it could look to bag Devon Conway or Rachin Ravindra to fill that slot. Moreover, a couple of power-hitters in the middle-order could help set the stage for MS Dhoni and Shivam Dube’s finishing touches. CSK could thus eye Glenn Maxwell, Rishabh Pant or Liam Livingstone for that role.

Having retained death-overs specialist Matheesha Pathirana, CSK will need a new-ball bowler. Mohammed Siraj, Boult, Jofra Archer and Avesh Khan are some of the options Super Kings could explore.

With Ravindra Jadeja in its ranks, CSK will also need a specialist spinner could can operate on its spin-friendly tracks at Chepauk. Ashwin, Maheesh Theekshana and Chahal are some of the spinners CSK could target.

The Royals used their full quota of six player retentions ahead of the auction and will not be able to avail of the Right-to-Match (RTM) card. With just Rs. 41 crore in its purse, Rajasthan Royals could also find it tough to buy back some of its stars from previous seasons such as Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal.

In skipper Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal, RR may have found a solution for Buttler’s absence at the top. However, it could look to buy back New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, who has been a key wicket-taker in the PowerPlay. In fact, overseas fast-bowlers will be a commodity high on the priority list of the Royals.

In Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel, RR has a stable middle-order and will eye an all-rounder at the auction who lends further might to the batting line-up and a handy bowling option too. In the absence of Ashwin and Chahal, a spin-bowling all-rounder could be help RR paper over the cracks.

Mumbai Indians

Players retained: Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1 (uncapped)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Players retained: Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 crore), Pat Cummins (Rs 18 crore), Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 crore), Travis Head (Rs 14 crore), Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 6 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1 (uncapped)

Chennai Super Kings

Players retained: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1 (capped/uncapped)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Players retained: Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore), Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 3 (capped/uncapped)

Delhi Capitals

Players retained: Axar Patel (Rs 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), Abishek Porel (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 2 (capped/uncapped)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Players retained: Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore), Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: None

Rajasthan Royals

Players retained: Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore), Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore), Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore), Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore), Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: None

Gujarat Titans

Players retained: Rashid Khan (Rs 18 crore), Shubman Gill (Rs 16.50 crore), Sai Sudharsan (Rs 8.50 crore), Rahul Tewatia (Rs 4 crore), Shahrukh Khan (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1 (capped)

Lucknow Super Giants

Players retained: Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore), Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 1 (capped)

Punjab Kings

Players retained: Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore)

Right-to-match (RTM) options at auction: 4 (capped)

A team can use the RTM card to match the highest bid placed on a player who was part of its squad during the previous season. However, in this auction, the franchise that places the original bid will be allowed one more opportunity to raise the bid for the player after the RTM card is invoked.

If the team with the RTM option decides to match that final bid, it will retain the player in question. If not, the original bidder will secure the player’s services while the RTM card will be restored for the team that loses out.

What time will the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction start?

The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM IST.

Where can you watch the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction?

The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction telecast will be available on Star Sports. The live streaming will be available on the Jio Cinema app and website.

Mumbai Indians: Rs 55 crore

Punjab Kings: Rs 110.5 crore

Delhi Capitals: Rs 73 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs 45 crore

Rajasthan Royals: Rs 41 crore

Chennai Super Kings: Rs 55 crore

Lucknow Super Giants: Rs 69 crore

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rs 83 crore

Gujarat Titans: Rs 69 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs 51 crore

Chennai Super Kings: 20 (7)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 22 (8)

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 20 (5)

Mumbai Indians: 20 (8)

Delhi Capitals: 21 (7)

Rajasthan Royals: 19 (7)

Punjab Kings: 23 (8)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 19 (6)

Gujarat Titans: 20 (7)

Lucknow Super Giants: 20 (7)

(In bracket - Overseas slots)

The 2025 mega auction marks the first time the event moves to Saudi Arabia. The event will be held at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah. This is just the second time auction will take place outside India.