The mega auction ahead of the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to take place in Riyadh, with the dates likely to be around November 24 and 25 according to a report in ANI. All the franchises announced their list of retained players on October 31 even as the likes of Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were released.
Apart from this, players like Heinrich Klaasen, Virat Kohli and Nicholas Pooran were among the most expensive retentions earning Rs 23 crore and 21 crore respectively. Now the focus has shifted to the mega auction and if the reports are to be believed, the event is set to take place on November 24 and 25.
It will be a two-day event with teams looking to build a squad of a maximum of 25 players. The auction will also clash with the first Test between India and Australia in Perth which will commence on November 22. Coming back to retentions, a total of 46 players – 36 Indian and 10 overseas – stayed with their respective teams and the franchises spent a whopping amount of Rs 558.5 crore.
