IPL Auction 2025 - Top-10 Highest Paid
The IPL auction is an annual event where franchises bid for players to build their squads for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. In 2025, each team was given a total budget of ₹120 crore to build a squad of between 18 and 25 players, with a maximum of eight overseas players allowed in each team.
The most expensive player at the IPL 2025 auction was Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore to LSG), with the most expensive overseas player Jos Buttler (₹15.75 crore to GT).
| # | Player | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishabh Pant | LSG | ₹27,00,00,000 |
| 2 | Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | ₹26,75,00,000 |
| 3 | Venkatesh Iyer | KKR | ₹23,75,00,000 |
| 4 | Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | ₹18,00,00,000 |
| 5 | Yuzvendra Chahal | PBKS | ₹18,00,00,000 |
| 6 | Jos Buttler | GT | ₹15,75,00,000 |
| 7 | KL Rahul | DC | ₹14,00,00,000 |
| 8 | Jofra Archer | RR | ₹12,50,00,000 |
| 9 | Trent Boult | MI | ₹12,50,00,000 |
| 10 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | ₹12,50,00,000 |
Notes:
- A crore (cr) is a unit in the Indian numbering system representing ten million (10,000,000), or 100 lakhs. 10 crore Indian rupees (₹) is about 1.1 million USD (in 2025).
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