Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday made history at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, becoming the league’s most expensive player with a record-breaking Rs 27 crore bid from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

MI retained five players, all capped Indians, to hold on to their Indian core. Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma were the five players that the five-time champions retained ahead of the auction. With their core settled, MI looked for some quality bargain buys in the auction.

Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in IPL history as he was sold to Punjab Kings for an eye-popping Rs 26.75 crore in Jeddah on Sunday.

Rishabh Pant has made history in the IPL 2025 mega auction, becoming the most expensive player ever in the league.

Rasikh Dar fetches INR 6 crore in IPL 2025 mega auction, while Suyash Sharma becomes the top buy in the spinners' category.

Rishabh Pant made a stunning mark on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction, securing a record-breaking Rs 27 crore deal with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), making him the highest-priced player of the day.

Rishabh Pant etched his name in IPL history books, becoming the priciest player ever as Lucknow Super Giants splurged an unprecedented sum at the Jeddah auction. Leaving his long-time franchise Delhi Capitals,