Tata IPL Auction 2025: An IPL auction is a bidding event that takes place annually where franchises bid for players to purchase them and add them to their T20 matches. IPL Auction is a process that has occurred every year since the Indian Premier League was established i.e. in 2008. BCCI conducts the IPL auction live.
The IPL auction time generally remains between November- January, however, the IPL auction 2025 date is November 24 & 25. You can catch IPL live auction streaming on Star Sports and JIO Cinema (a video streaming app). IPL auction 2025 is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and IPL auction time will be 12.30 PM (local time) and 3.00 PM IST.
IPL Auction 2025
Tata Group is sponsoring the IPL Auction 2025 and the player auction list is already announced. The highly anticipated IPL Auction 2025 is a mega auction where 574 players, unlike the IPL Auction 2024 players list which was 330. The IPL auction 2025 date is already announced and every cricket fan is eagerly waiting for the auction as it will include multiple prominent Indian players.
Out of 574 players, 208 players are from overseas and 336 are from India. The IPL 2025 auction date will see 12 uncapped overseas and 318 Indian uncapped players. There will be overall 204 slots to grab with 70 available slots for overseas players.
INR 2 Crore has been fixed as the highest reserve price with 81 players opting to be in the highest bracket. Heinrich Klaasen is currently the most expensive retained overseas player for a whooping ₹23 crore (US$2.8 million), and Virat Kohli is the most expensive retained Indian player for ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) before the IPL auction date of 2025 season, respectively.
The IPL governing council i.e. BBCI has decided to maintain the number of matches at 74 for this edition like the previous three seasons. This decision aims to help cricketers balance their workload. Each team will play 2 matches against the teams in their group, once against the team in the same row as the other group, and once against the remaining four teams from the other group. If you want to know, click here for the list of players registered for the IPL auction 2025 pdf.
Tata IPL Teams Purse size Details
Here is a detailed table of IPL Teams Purse size for Tata IPL Mega Auction 2025:
| Team | Total Purse size (₹) | Increase in purse from last season (₹) | No. of retained players | Remaining fund for IPL 2025 auction (₹) |
| Chennai Super Kings | 120 crores | 20 crore | 5 | 55 crore |
| Delhi Capitals | 120 crores | 20 crore | 4 | 76.25 crore |
| Gujarat Titans | 120 crores | 20 crore | 5 | 69 crore |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 120 crores | 20 crore | 6 | 51 crore |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 120 crores | 20 crore | 5 | 69 crore |
| Mumbai Indians | 120 crores | 20 crore | 5 | 45 crore |
| Punjab Kings | 120 crores | 20 crore | 2 | 110.5 crore |
| Rajasthan Royals | 120 crores | 20 crore | 6 | 41 crore |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 120 crores | 20 crore | 3 | 83 crore |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 120 crores | 20 crore | 5 | 45 crore |
How will bidding take place?
IPL 2025 auction is a mega auction, and it’s because every three years, the IPL franchises undergo a reset of sorts. They can retain a small number of players- max six players- and rebuild their squads during the mega auction. This is where bidding comes to help these franchises in making the strongest playing XI and bench strength.
So, here is the bidding process for IPL 2025-
The marquee players (top Indian and overseas names) will be considered first for bidding, separated into two groups of six each. Then in the next round, capped players will be divided into sets based on their playing abilities: bowlers, batters, allrounders, fast bowlers, wicketkeeper-batters, and spin bowlers. After this round, the bidding will take place for uncapped players based on their specialisation. After player No. 116 (subject to timings), the bidding will go up, covering all players from 117 to 574. Once it is done, franchises will be asked to put the names of unsold players from the full list who will go up for auction once more in another accelerated phase.
How many players can the teams buy at theTata IPL auction 2025?
Whether it’s CSK or MI, there are maximum and minimum squad sizes for each franchise. A franchise can have a maximum of 25 and a minimum of 18 players, so there is a maximum of overall 250 players. Across all 10 franchises, forty-six players (46) have already been retained, leaving a maximum of 204 placed to fill during the IPL 2025 auction. From 70 overseas slots, each franchise can have a maximum of eight (8) overseas players.
- DC: 21 slots (7 overseas)
- RR: 19 slots (7 overseas)
- PBKS: 23 slots (8 overseas)
- KKR: 19 slots (6 overseas)
- GT: 20 slots (7 overseas)
- LSG: 20 slots (7 overseas)
- CSK: 20 slots (7 overseas)
- RCB: 22 slots (8 overseas)
- SRH: 20 slots (5 overseas)
- MI: 20 slots (8 overseas)
What is the Right to Match (RTM) Option in Tata IPL 2025 Auction?
BCCI allowed IPL franchises to retain up to six (6) players this time- of which a maximum of five (5) capped players and a maximum of two (2) can be uncapped players. Those six (6) players either be retained before the auction, can be bought using RTM (Right-to-Match) options at the bidding, or a mix of both.
So here is the complete RTM process-
If a player has been acquired by another franchise during the mega auction, the franchise that the player originally belonged to in IPL 2024 can intervene at the end of the bidding process. They have the option to buy back their player using the Right to Match (RTM) option by matching the highest bid. Post that, the IPL team that got the winning bid will be provided another opportunity to raise the auction to whatever amount they want. If it happens, the player’s previous team will need to match the raised price to buy back the player.
PBKS has retained only two players, giving them the most options for Right to Match (RTM) at the auction with four available. RCB, which retained three players, has three RTM options. On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals, who retained four players, have two RTM options. Five teams—MI, CSK, GT, SRH, and LSG—each retained five players and had just one RTM option available at the auction. Meanwhile, RR and KKR have no RTM options.
Of course, a franchise can buy back as many players as it wants if it places the highest bid for them during regular bidding at the auction.
History of IPL
IPL was started in 2008 where 8 teams participated, and since then this league has been a major cricket event in India and across the world. Till IPL 2024, the league has had 17 editions, and there have been multiple auctions throughout, and IPL Auction 2024 was one of them.
IPL Auction 2024
The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) held the IPL auction 2024 in Dubai. The board set the IPL auction 2024 date as November 19, 2023, and the IPL auction 2024 time at 5 PM IST. The BCCI asked all franchises to announce their lists of players to be retained and released before the auction.
Tata IPL Auction FAQs
Q. 1: How many players can be retained in IPL 2025?
Ans. As per the new rule of the IPL Auction 2025, a franchise can retain a maximum of six players.
Q. 2: Will IPL 2025 have 12 teams?
Ans. No, the IPL 2025 includes 10 teams like IPL 2024.
Q. 3: How does the IPL 2025 auction date work?
Ans. Spread over several days, the IPL 2025 auction date pools players together and sells them to the highest bidder by IPL rules and regulations.
Q. 4: What is the budget of IPL 2025?
Ans. The budget of each franchise in the IPL 2025 is Rs. 120 crore. There is a 20% increase from the previous year.