Rishabh pant becomes the highest auctioned player of Indian Premier League (IPL) season of 2025. This season witnessed intense bidding wars, especially for top-tier batsmen. Franchises went crazy to prepare their line-up of batsman, leading to record-breaking contract size. Here are the top five highest auctioned batsman in IPL 2025:
List of top 5 highest bid batsman – IPL 2025
1. Rishabh Pant – ₹27 Crore bid won by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant shattered all records for the most expensive player in IPL history, fetching ₹27 crore from LSG. His match-winning capabilities with his aggressive batting style made him an asset which every IPL team would want to certainly get to their side thus he is the highest auctioned batsman as well for 2025 IPL.
2. Shreyas Iyer – ₹26.75 Crore bid won by Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer received the massive bid of ₹26.75 crore from PBKS just falling short of Rishabh Pant to secure second Highest Auctioned Batsman and player bid. Known for his aggressive approach on chasing totals, leadership qualities followed by consistency makes him worth every amount spend. Iyer’s acquisition is expected to strengthen PBKS’s batting lineup.
3. Venkatesh Iyer – ₹23.75 Crore bid by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
The all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer received the third highest bid bagged a massive ₹23.75 crore contract from KKR . His ability to contribute both with the bat and ball will add depth to the team. A huge contract will be a fuel which will fuel him to perform even better. Thus being in the top spot of highest auctioned batsman makes him highly trusted player by the franchise.
4. Jos Buttler – ₹15.75 Crore bid by Gujarat Titans (GT)
Explosive wicketkeeper-batsman from England Jos Butler got the 4th highest auctioned batsman to be bid and was welcomed to join the GT for ₹15.75 crore, making him the most expensive overseas player in the 2025 auction. His aggressive batting in the top order is anticipated would prove to give GT rapid start to make base for huge scores.
5. KL Rahul – ₹14 Crore bid by Delhi Capitals (DC)
Indian multi-order talented wicket keeper batsman KL Rahul was 5th in the list who is capable of playing at any order and beat the ball out of the park at his will was acquired by DC for ₹14 crore. His consistency in run-scoring ability and experience with Indian team as well as in IPL is expected to help DC’s batting order to put bigger scores at the board. So no doubt he is in top 5 of the highest auctioned batsman list.
This was the top 5 list of highest auctioned batsman of IPL 2025. These acquisitions gives a pump to the fans craze towards the sports. And highlights the huge potential of T20 Franchise games and investment done by franchise owners in the T20 IPL to secure huge batting talents. With franchises investing heavily to get these players into their side who can make significant impact in this upcoming season.