The IPL 2025 auction threw up some unexpected results, with several seasoned players failing to secure bids. Here’s a detailed breakdown of unsold players across categories:
Batters
Some of the biggest surprises came from the batting department. Veterans like David Warner and Kane Williamson, along with rising stars like Prithvi Shaw, went unsold as franchises shifted focus to younger options.
- David Warner – ₹2 crore
- Anmolpreet Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Yash Dhull – ₹30 lakh
- Kane Williamson – ₹2 crore
- Mayank Agarwal – ₹1 crore
- Prithvi Shaw – ₹75 lakh
- Sarfaraz Khan – ₹75 lakh
- Madhav Kaushik – ₹30 lakh
- Pukhraj Mann – ₹30 lakh
- Finn Allen – ₹2 crore
- Dewald Brevis – ₹75 lakh
- Ben Duckett – ₹2 crore
- Brandon King – ₹75 lakh
- Pathum Nissanka – ₹75 lakh
- Steve Smith – ₹2 crore
- Sachin Dhas – ₹30 lakh
- Salman Nizar – ₹30 lakh
- Leus du Plooy – ₹50 lakh
- Shivalik Sharma – ₹30 lakh
Bowlers
Day 2 of the auction was primarily focused on bowlers, yet several top performers, including Piyush Chawla and Mustafizur Rahman, failed to attract bids.
- Waqar Salamkheil – ₹75 lakh
- Kartik Tyagi – ₹40 lakh
- Piyush Chawla – ₹50 lakh
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman – ₹2 crore
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth – ₹75 lakh
- Akeal Hosein – ₹1.50 crore
- Adil Rashid – ₹2 crore
- Keshav Maharaj – ₹75 lakh
- Sakib Hussain – ₹30 lakh
- Vidwath Kaverappa – ₹30 lakh
- Rajan Kumar – ₹30 lakh
- Prashant Solanki – ₹30 lakh
- Jhathaved Subramanyan – ₹30 lakh
- Mustafizur Rahman – ₹2 crore
- Naveen-ul-Haq – ₹2 crore
- Umesh Yadav – ₹2 crore
- Rishad Hossain – ₹75 lakh
- Raghav Goyal – ₹30 lakh
- Bailapudi Yeswanth – ₹30 lakh
- Richard Gleeson – ₹75 lakh
- Alzarri Joseph – ₹2 crore
- Luke Wood – ₹75 lakh
- Arpit Guleria – ₹30 lakh
- Jason Behrendorff – ₹1.50 crore
- Shivam Mavi – ₹75 lakh
- Navdeep Saini – ₹75 lakh
- Divesh Sharma – ₹30 lakh
- Naman Tiwari – ₹30 lakh
- Ottneil Baartman – ₹75 lakh
- Dilshan Madushanka – ₹75 lakh
- Adam Milne – ₹2 crore
- William O’Rourke – ₹1.50 crore
- Chetan Sakariya – ₹75 lakh
- Sandeep Warrier – ₹75 lakh
- Lance Morris – ₹1.25 crore
- Olly Stone – ₹75 lakh
- Anshuman Hooda – ₹30 lakh
- Blessing Muzarabani – ₹75 lakh
- Vijay Kumar – ₹30 lakh
- Kyle Jamieson – ₹1.50 crore
- Chris Jordan – ₹2 crore
- Avinash Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Prince Chaudhary – ₹30 lakh
All-Rounders
All-rounders, traditionally the backbone of IPL teams, faced reduced interest, possibly due to the Impact Player rule. Big names like Shardul Thakur and Daryl Mitchell went unsold.
- Utkarsh Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Shardul Thakur – ₹2 crore
- Daryl Mitchell – ₹2 crore
- Mayank Dagar – ₹30 lakh
- Rishi Dhawan – ₹30 lakh
- Shivam Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Gus Atkinson – ₹2 crore
- Sikandar Raza – ₹1.25 crore
- Kyle Mayers – ₹1.50 crore
- Matthew Short – ₹75 lakh
- Emanjot Chahal – ₹30 lakh
- Michael Bracewell – ₹1.50 crore
- Abdul Basith – ₹30 lakh
- Raj Limbani – ₹30 lakh
- Shiva Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Dwaine Pretorius – ₹75 lakh
- Brandon McMullen – ₹30 lakh
- Atit Sheth – ₹30 lakh
- Roston Chase – ₹75 lakh
- Nathan Smith – ₹1 crore
- Ripal Patel – ₹30 lakh
- Sanjay Yadav – ₹30 lakh
- Umang Kumar – ₹30 lakh
- Digvijay Desmukh – ₹30 lakh
- Yash Dabas – ₹30 lakh
- Tanush Kotian – ₹30 lakh
- Khrievitso Kense – ₹30 lakh
Wicketkeepers
Even among wicketkeepers, some high-profile players like Jonny Bairstow were surprisingly left unsold.
- Jonny Bairstow – ₹2 crore
- Upendra Yadav – ₹30 lakh
- Shai Hope – ₹1.25 crore
- KS Bharat – ₹75 lakh
- Alex Carey – ₹1 crore
- Avanish Aravelly – ₹30 lakh
- Harvik Desai – ₹30 lakh
- Josh Philippe – ₹75 lakh
- L. R. Chethan – ₹30 lakh
- Tejasvi Dahiya – ₹30 lakh
What’s Next?
While these players failed to find buyers at the auction, the door isn’t entirely closed. Injuries or pullouts during the IPL 2025 season might give these unsold stars another opportunity to shine. This year’s auction underscores the league’s evolving dynamics, where fresh talent increasingly takes precedence over past performances.
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