The IPL 2025 Mega Auction is just on the horizon. Thus all the teams will be ready to fight it hard against one another to acquire the top stars who will go under the hammer. With the stage set early for the marquee players, we take a look at 5 players who will be under an intense bidding war from every team.
Rishabh Pant
The India Cricket Team’s star will be drawing the most attention to himself in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. While Delhi Capitals do have the option of using their RTM, Pant’s sheer presence in the auction will see a frenzy. Each and every team will be desperate to get their hands on the southpaw.
It is reported that Rishabh Pant can draw a bid amounting from 25-30 crores which essentially will make him the highest-priced player in the history of the league. Teams will be keen to get their hands on the ace keeper-batter who will also be a perfect captain to lead the side.
Jos Buttler
Rajasthan Royals surprised everyone when they didn’t retain Jos Buttler. And now since RR has gone on to retain 6 players on IPL 2025 Retention Day, they don’t have a RTM left. This means the highest bidder will get the English star batter.
Jos Buttler has been in a rich vein of form for his country in recent times. This will greatly increase his stocks as teams will be desperate to buy the top-order batter from the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
KL Rahul
While his strike rate remains a concern, KL Rahul is a highly sought player leading to the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. KL Rahul and Lucknow Super Giants had a major fallout which saw LSG not retaining their captain on IPL 2025 Retention Day. As teams look to get a leader of the pack, they will be keen to spill their cash to get the services of KL Rahul.
Mitchell Starc
Last year in the auction, Kolkata Knight Riders broke the bank buying Mitchell Starc for a whopping price of 24.75 crores. That saw the Aussie pacer becoming the highest-priced player in the history of the league. But Starc didn’t have the outing that he wanted. He bagged 17 wickets from 14 wickets which eventually helped KKR lift the trophy.
Come IPL 2025 mega auction, Starc’s stocks have surely dropped but every team will be desperate to fight out in a bidding war to get their hands on the World Cup winner.
Kagiso Rabada
Punjab Kings didn’t retain Kagiso Rabada on IPL 2-25 Retention Day. This means the Proteas speedster will attract plenty of attention from other IPL teams. With a base price set at 2 Crores, Rabada is a marquee player will be keen to get their hands on the ace pacer who has already bagged 117 IPL scalps from just 80 games.
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