The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction ahead of the 2025 edition saw 182 players get picked across 10 teams, with Rishabh Pant becoming the most expensive player in the league’s history, at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The 10 teams build their squads through an auction. On Sunday, Rishabh Pant, India's swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter, became the most expensive player in the IPL’s 16-year history when the Lucknow Super Giants paid $3.2 million for his services. The auction price represents the player's salary.

With the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah done and dusted, here's how all the 10 teams look like ahead of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League.

In an intense bidding war, Pant was signed by LSG for an incredible sum of INR 27 crore at the auction going on in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. The record amount saw Pant become the highest paid player in IPL history. The Super Giants had parted ways with KL Rahul ahead of the auction but had kept some big names.

Here’s the list of top five costliest Indian players after two days of intense bidding wars at the IPL 2025 mega auction.

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

Pant was the subject of a bidding war between the Lucknow Super Giants and his former side, the Delhi Capitals

Royal Challengers Bangalore spent Rs 82.25 crore at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction to buy 19 players in addition to the 3 players they retained including Virat Kohli.