IPL 2025: Bowlers dominate auction with Rs 233 Cr despite batters attracting high bids

The big IPL 2025 auction happened with a lot of excitement over two days in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At the Abady Al-Johar Arena, teams carefully picked players from a huge group of 577 cricketers, which included 367 Indian and 210 foreign players. This auction is an important part of IPL, where teams aimed to build their perfect squads for the next three seasons. Each team came in with their own plans, choosing players who would match their dream team perfectly.

Who got more money: batters or bowlers?

The auction showed interesting spending patterns. A total of Rs 212.50 crore was spent on batters, out of which 53.75 crore spent alone of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Teams wanted players who could change the game with their batting power. On the other hand, mammoth of Rs. 232.90 crore was spent on bowlers, who are important for their ability to control the game with their skills. Punjab Kings secured the most expensive bowler on the name of Arshdeep Singh. The Indian pacer was bought by his same old franchise for 18 crore rupees. He becomes the most expensive bowler in this season.

Punjab Kings: Big spenders on batters

Punjab Kings spent a lot on batters, putting ₹39.40 crore into getting top batters. They spent the most on Shreyas Iyer for ₹26.75 crore, who became the most expensive player until Rishabh Pant overtook him. Punjab’s plan is to have a strong batting lineup that can score lots of runs, making it difficult for opponents. They also spent 18 crore rupees on bowler Arshdeep Singh, but majority of the money went to batters.

Rajasthan Royals: Strong focus on Bowlers

On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals focused more on bowlers, spending Rs 32.60 crore, which is the most among all teams for bowlers. By choosing star players like Jofra Archer and upcoming talents like Tushar Deshpande, they are now looking to have a strong bowling attack. Their plan focused mostly on bowlers.

Teams and their spending on batters and bowlers in IPL 2025

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Batters: ₹12.65 crore
Auction: Devon Conway (₹6.25 crore), Rahul Tripathi (₹3.40 crore), Shaik Rasheed (₹30 lakh), Deepak Hooda (₹1.70 crore), Vansh Bedi (₹55 lakh), C Andre Siddarth (₹30 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹25.80 crore
Auction: Ravichandran Ashwin (₹9.75 crore), Syed Khaleel Ahmed (₹4.80 crore), Noor Ahmad (₹10 crore), Mukesh Choudhary (₹30 lakh), Gurjapneet Singh (₹2.20 crore), Nathan Ellis (₹1.25 crore), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (₹30 lakh), Shreyas Gopal (₹30 lakh).

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Batters: ₹22.15 crore
Auction: KL Rahul (₹14 crore), Harry Brook (₹6.25 crore), Karun Nair (₹50 lakh), Faf du Plessis (₹2 crore), Donovan Ferreira (₹75 lakh).
RTM: Jake Fraser-Mcgurk (₹9 crore).
Bowlers: ₹41.45 crore
Auction: Mitchell Starc (₹11.75 crore), T Natarajan (₹10.75 crore), Mohit Sharma (₹2.20 crore), Dushmantha Chameera (₹75 lakh).
RTM: Mukesh Kumar (₹8 crore).

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Batters: ₹18.35 crore
Auction: Jos Buttler (₹15.75 crore), Mohammad Siraj (₹12.25 crore),
Kumar Kushagra (₹65 lakh), Anuj Rawat (₹30 lakh), Sherfane Rutherford (₹2.6 crore).
Bowlers: ₹28.85 crore
Auction: Kagiso Rabada (₹10.75 crore), Prasidh Krishna (₹9.50 crore), Manav Suthar (₹30 lakh), Gerald Coetzee (₹2.40 crore), Gurnoor Brar (₹1.30 crore), Ishant Sharma (₹75 lakh), Kulwant Khejroliya (₹30 lakh).

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Batters: ₹34.35 crore
Auction: Venkatesh Iyer (₹23.75 crore), Quinton de Kock (₹3.60 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (₹2 crore), Rovman Powell (₹1.50 crore), Manish Pandey (₹75 lakh), Luvnith Sisodia (₹30 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (₹1.5 crore).
Bowlers: ₹14.15 crore
Auction: Anrich Nortje (₹6.50 crore), Vaibhav Arora (₹1.80 crore), Mayank Markande (₹30 lakh), Spencer Johnson (₹2.80 crore), Umran Malik (₹75 lakh).

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Batters: ₹31.50 crore
Auction: Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore), David Miller (₹7.50 crore), Aiden Markram (₹2.00 crore), Aryan Juyal (₹30 lakh), Himmat Singh (₹30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (₹75 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹19.00 crore
Auction: Avesh Khan (₹9.75 crore), Akash Deep (₹8 crore), M Siddharth (₹75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (₹30 lakh), Akash Singh (₹30 lakh), Shamar Joseph (₹75 lakh), Prince Yadav (₹30 lakh).

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Batters: ₹14.00 crore
Auction: Ryan Rickelton (₹1 crore), Bevon Jacobs (₹30 lakh), Robin Minz (₹65 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹23.20 crore
Auction: Trent Boult (₹12.50 crore), Deepak Chahar (₹9.25 crore), Allah Ghazanfar (₹4.80 crore), Reece Topley (₹75 lakh), Karn Sharma (₹50 lakh), Ashwani Kumar (₹30 lakh), Shrijith Krishnan (₹30 lakh), Satyanarayana Raju (₹30 lakh), Arjun Tendulkar (₹30 lakh), Lizaad Williams (₹75 lakh).

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Batters: ₹39.40 crore
Auction: Shreyas Iyer (₹26.75 crore), Nehal Wadhera (₹4.20 crore), Josh Inglis (₹2.60 crore), Harnoor Pannu (₹30 lakh), Priyansh Arya (₹3.80 crore), Pyla Avinash (₹30 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹27.85 crore
Auction: Yuzvendra Chahal (₹18 crore), Vijaykumar Vyshak (₹1.80 crore), Yash Thakur (₹1.60 crore), Lockie Ferguson (₹2 crore), Xavier Bartlett (₹80 lakh).
RTM: Arshdeep Singh (₹18 crore).

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Batters: ₹2.75 crore
Auction: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (₹1.1 crore), Shubham Dubey (₹80 lakh), Kunal Singh Rathore (₹30 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹32.60 crore
Auction: Jofra Archer (₹12.50 crore), Mahesh Theekshana (₹4.40 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (₹5.25 crore), Akash Madhwal (₹1.20 crore), Kumar Kartikeya Singh (₹30 lakh), Tushar Deshpande (₹6.50 crore), Fazalhaq Farooqi (₹2 crore), Kwena Maphaka (₹75 lakh), Ashok Sharma (₹30 lakh).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Batters: ₹26.10 crore
Auction: Phil Salt (₹11.50 crore), Jitesh Sharma (₹11 crore), Devdutt Padikkal (₹2 crore), Swastik Chikara (₹30 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹28.65 crore
Auction: Josh Hazlewood (₹12.50 crore), Rasikh Dar (₹6 crore), Suyash Sharma (₹2.60 crore), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (₹10.75 crore), Nuwan Thushara (₹1.6 crore), Manoj Bhandage (₹30 lakh), Mohit Rathee (₹30 lakh), Abhinandan Singh (₹30 lakh), Lungi Ngidi (₹1 crore).

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Batters: ₹11.25 crore
Auction: Ishan Kishan (₹11.25 crore), Aniket Verma (₹30 lakh), Sachin Baby (₹30 lakh).
Bowlers: ₹18.10 crore
Auction: Mohammad Shami (₹10 crore), Rahul Chahar (₹3.2 crore), Adam Zampa (₹2.4 crore), Simarjeet Singh (₹1.5 crore), Zeeshan Ansari (₹40 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (₹1 crore), Eshan Malinga (₹1.20 crore).