The IPL 2025 season will feature several new opening pairs after the mega auction, except maybe for Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who retain last season's openers. Key changes include Jos Buttler partnering with Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans and Phil Salt with Virat Kohli for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

By Daisy Atino Earlier the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had asked all the IPL franchises to confirm their list of retained players by October 31

Check out the complete list of state-wise distribution of players sold at the IPL 2025 Auction, along with player names, states, and final auction prices, only on CricTracker.com.

Despite being the highest run-scorer thrice and winning it once as skipper, Warner found no takers for IPL 2025. Williamson is known to produce some lethal knocks at the top of the order in the IPL, but seems to have lost favour with different teams.

In the IPL 2025 mega auction, several veteran stars remained unsold, while others were picked for their base prices. Key highlights include Devdutt Padikkal's return to RCB and KKR's acquisition of Ajinkya Rahane.

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal disclosed that differences in operational philosophy led to the franchise not retaining Rishabh Pant after the IPL mega auction. Pant was subsequently sold to Lucknow Super Giants,

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a shy, cricket-mad boy aged just 13 will become the youngest player in Indian Premier League history after signing for the Rajasthan Royals. The left-handed batter and spinner, who could become the sport’s latest Twenty20 batting sensation,