The IPL 2025 season will feature several new opening pairs after the mega auction, except maybe for Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who retain last season's openers. Key changes include Jos Buttler partnering with Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans and Phil Salt with Virat Kohli for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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By Daisy Atino Earlier the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had asked all the IPL franchises to confirm their list of retained players by October 31

The IPL 2025 mega auction unfolded in Jeddah over two days on November 24 and 25, with teams picking from a shortlist of 577 players. Lucknow Super Giants made history, securing Rishabh Pant for a record-breaking bid of Rs 27 crore.

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The IPL auction 2025, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24th and 25th was a spectacle of record-breaking bids and bold gambles. This years auction saw franchises spend aggressively, with a few deals labelled as potential overpays by fans and analysts alike.

The IPL 2025 auction saw unprecedented spending with Rishabh Pant becoming the most expensive player ever, signing a Rs 27 crore deal with Lucknow Super Giants. Shreyas Iyer fetched Rs 26.75 crore with Punjab Kings,

Let's take a look at five 'underpaid' players, who fetched a much lesser fee than expected at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.