IPL 2025 Auction: Live Updates, Player & Team Lists

Next up: Shreyas Iyer. IPL winning captain. He will invite bids from 2 crore. KKR want their IPL-winning captain back and open the bidding for Iyer.

PBKS into bidding now Iyer. Ponting has worked with Iyer at Capitals. The bid has quickly zoomed up to 5 crore. PBKS now in the lead with 6 crore.

Constant lifting of paddles at the PBKS and KKR tables. PBKS is pulled out. KKR now in the lead with 7.25 crore.

DC is now bidding for Iyer, competing with KKR. Aggressive bidding at both tables. KKR want their captain back. DJ Bravo has a chat with Venky Mysore. Mysore gestures that they are out.

DC in the lead with 10 crore. PBKS is back to shake things up. Both DC and PBKS need captains.

DC escalates the bid up to 13 crore. PBKS have deep pockets: they can pick Iyer as well as Pant. DC in the lead with 15 crore.

DC and PBKS close it out for Iyer. I suspect Iyer could touch 20 crore.

More steady lifting of paddles across both tables. In fact, the bid for Iyer touches 20 crore. DC has escalated it to 20 crore. Some banks are already being broken.

Iyer is a proven captain in the IPL. Can be a spin basher in the middle order. Where will he go: DC or PBKS. Bidding continues in Jeddah. Will he surpass Mitch Starc’s bid?

DC draw is up to 23 crore. Wow. Ponting chats with Ness Wadia and co. at the PBKS table. PBKS is still in it.

Iyer is on the verge of breaking the IPL record. Current offer at 24.25 with PBKS. Delhi came back and take it up to 24.50 crore. Okay, The bid has reached DKK 25 million. DC has bid for him again. Shreyas Iyer smashes the IPL record. He becomes the most expensive player in an IPL auction.

Hold on to your hats! We’re not done yet. DC has Iyer for now at 26 crore. PBKS takes a break but jump back into the action again, raising the bid up to 26.25 crore. DC needs a moment to recalculate and they outbid PBKS. PBKS comes back with 26.75. DC finally tapped out.