IPL 2025 Auction: Rishabh, KL Rahul among 23 Indians with Rs 2 crore base price

IPL Auction: 23 Indian stars registered themselves in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore in the 2025 auction. Amongst the 23 were Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan, who were released recently from their respective franchises.

In Short

• 23 Indian players registered in the Rs 2 crore bracket
• Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer highlighted the list
• A total of 1165 Indian players registered for the IPL mega-auction

A total of 1165 Indian players registered for the Indian Premier League mega auction. India Today accessed the full document of player registration, which shows that 1574 players are set to go under the hammer in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.

Out of the 1165 stars, 23 Indian players registered themselves in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore. The IPL captains, who were released after the 2024 season - Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and 2024 title winner Shreyas Iyer have registered themselves at the Rs 2 crore category.

Indian Players With Rs 2 Crore Base Price

Khaleel Ahmed, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Krunal Pandya, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Mohammed Shami.

Indian batters with base price of Rs 2 crore are - Shreyas Iyer and Devdutt Padikkal.

Indian all rounders with base price of Rs 2 crore are - Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, and R Ashwin.

Indian wicketkeepers with base price of Rs 2 crore are - Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan.

Indian bowlers with base price of Rs 2 crore are - Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Umesh Yadav, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Shami.

IPL Auction: Number of players by nationality

IPL Auction Being Hosted By Jeddah

Saudi Arabian port city Jeddah has been locked in as the venue for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction on November 24 and 25. The auction was initially scheduled to be held in Riyadh, but it has now come to light that Abady Al Johar Arena will host the two-day auction after a last-minute change in venue.

India Today accessed an internal email addressed to the stakeholders of the IPL that confirmed the change in venue from Riyadh to Jeddah.

"The venue for the auction will be Abady Al Johar Arena (also known as Benchmark Arena) and the accommodation will be at the Hotel Shangri-la which is at a distance of 10 minutes from the auction venue. Our operations team will be in touch for the visa and logistics requirements," the email read.

The BCCI, on Tuesday, confirmed Jeddah as the venue. It also announced that 1574 players, including 320 capped players, 1224 uncapped players, and 30 players from Associate Nations, registered for the mega auction.

The IPL auction, one of the most anticipated events of the cricket calendar, will coincide with the first Test match of the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. The series opener will get underway in Perth on November 22. As reported earlier, Disney Star, which holds the broadcast rights for both the IPL and the India-Australia Test series, is keen to avoid a direct overlap between the events. Thankfully, due to the time difference with Australia, the auction, if held in the afternoon (IST), would likely avoid clashes with the match broadcast.