Resurrected generational talent Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer to become the costliest buy in the IPL’s history with a Rs 27 crore winning bid from Lucknow Super Giants, while Venkatesh Iyer was the surprise showstopper as teams expectedly went the extra mile for marquee Indian players at the mega auction here on Sunday.

Shreyas Iyer was elated to join the Punjab Kings as he was bought by the Mohali franchise for Rs. 26.75 crore on Day 1 of the IPL 2025 Auction on Sunday, November 24. Shreyas went on to break the previous record held by Mitchell Starc for being the most expensive player in IPL auction history,

Rishabh Pant holds the record of being the most expensive player in IPL history with Rs 27 crore bid from Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025 auction.

Former IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer was bought by [Team Name] for a record-breaking Rs [Amount] at the IPL 2025 auction. Released by Kolkata Knight Riders despite leading them to victory in 2024,

Shreyas was the first one to surpass Mitchell Starc as the IPL's most expensive buy with cash-heavy Punjab Kings shelling out Rs 26.75 crore for their potential captain before Pant overtook the fellow

Rishabh Pant emerged as the highest-paid player in IPL auction history with Lucknow Super Giants' Rs 27 crore bid, surpassing Shreyas Iyer who went for Rs 26.75 crore to Punjab Kings. The auction saw intense bidding for top Indian talents,

The 10 IPL teams are looking to form their squads for the next three seasons. Over 500 cricketers will be auctioned during the mega event which is being hosted by Saudi's Jeedah over the course of two days.

Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League as he joins Lucknow Super Giants for 27 crore (£2.54m).

Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history as Lucknow Super Giants spent a record sum of Rs 27 crore to sign the wicketkeeper-batter on Day 1 of the two-day mega auction held in Jeddah,