We already know that IPL auctions have reached its completion, which happened to be on Monday, 25th of November 2024. Auctions for IPL 2025 happened in Abadi AI Johar Arena in Jeddah which is in Saudi Arabia. All the 10 teams happened to put all of their efforts into bringing out the best in their teams which led to exciting Mega Auctions for IPL 2025.
In total 182 players were sold to the 10 IPL teams or Franchises, the total estimate made by the bidding and selling process was 639.15 crores of Indian Rupees. This IPL Auction for 2025 saw a few very interesting things and patterns and attracted a lot of attention as few were –
The very first attraction for this season was a question which is, who is the youngest player of IPL 2025? The answer to this question is Vaibhav Suryavanshi a 13-year-old boy from Bihar became the youngest player to be sold in this season of IPL 2025. He was sold for 1.1 crore rupees to Rajasthan Royals.
Next center of attraction was another question that is very common and arises every year, is, who is the most expensive player for IPL 2025? Here Rishabh Pant secured the position this time as he was sold for 27 crores and his fellow mates who followed him were Shreyas Iyer who bagged 26.75 crores and Venkatesh Iyer who was sold for rupees 23.75 crores.
Another highlight for this season was a few very famous players who were left unsold in this season of IPL 2025. The famous players who were not sold this season are David Warner, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, and Jonny Bairstow.
With this last but not least, the highlight of the IPL Auction is the most expensive Indian Spinner for IPL 2025. So Yuzvendra Chahal became the most expensive Indian Spinner for IPL 2025 and was sold for 18 crores to Punjab Kings.
Now in this article, we will be providing you with insights into the top and most famous teams, we will help you with clearing the doubts and confusions you have in your mind. You will have the stacking information of these teams and information like the number of players, important bids, impact players, first 12 players, and the squads including, batters, wicketkeepers, allrounders, spinners, and fast bowlers.
Mumbai Indians
Starting with one of the most important and famous teams of IPL, Mumbai Indians has stacked up a total of 23 players out of 25 players and 8 of these players are from overseas.
Mumbai Indians have put a lot of hard work, money, and mind into grabbing and stacking up the best players from India but they might face problems in the field as they might have made wrong decisions in picking the players from overseas. Most of the players from overseas are quite inexperienced for IPL and this might be a real problem for the team. At the same time, some players have not played in the league at all so this could turn out as a hot take for the team.
Impact players of the Team
Now coming to the impact players of the team Mumbai Indians, these are also the players whom you will most probably be seeing on the field as they will be the possible 12 for the team. The possible 12 and also the Impact players for Mumbai Indians are –
- Rohit Sharma 2) Ryan Rickelton 3) Tilak Varma 4) Suryakumar Yadav 5) Will Stacks 6) Hardik Pandeya 7) Naman Dhir/Robin Minz 8) Deepak Chahar 9) Allah Ghazanfar/Mitchell Santner 10) Karn Sharma 11) Jasprit Bumrah 12) Trent Boult
Squad
Now we will be discussing about the main squad for the team which will include Batters, Wicketkeepers, all-rounders, spinners, and fast bowlers
Batters – We have three retained batters in the team who are Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, and Tilak Varma whereas Bevan John Jacobs is another bought player as a batter in the team.
Wicketkeepers – For wicketkeepers the team has players like Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, and Krishnan Shrijith.
All-Rounders – Coming to the most awaited part the all-rounders, they are Hardik Pandya (pace; retained), Naman Dhir (spin; RTM), Will Jacks (spin), Raj Angad Bawa (pace), and Vignesh Puthur (spin).
Spinners – The spinners for the team are – Allah Ghazanfar, Karn Sharma, and Mitchell Santner.
Fast Bowlers – They are the team’s pillar so the pillars of the team are – Jasprit Bumrah (retained), Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Satyanarayana Raju, Arjun Tendulkar, and Lizaad Williams.
Now since we are done with the main and basic information for the team we will now move forward with a few things that might grab your interest, so the first thing we will be talking about is the probable playing 11.
Top Order: The top order player for the team will be Rohit Sharma and with him, the opener will be most probably an Overseas player who could be either Jos Buttler or Phil Salt.
Middle Order: The middle order will be supported by players like Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya.
Allrounders – The key players who act as anchorage at times of tough situations are the all-rounders, and the all-rounders for Mumbai Indians are- Mitchell Santner and Wanindu Hasaranga or Washington Sundar with his flexibility.
Bowling – Mumbai Indians will be supported by its brilliant bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, and potentially Arshdeep Singh.
With that, as Mumbai Indians have released Ishan Kishan they might face a problem with their wicket-keeping.
FAQs
Ques – Is Arjun Tendulkar in IPL 2025?
Ans – Yes Arjun Tendulkar is in IPL 2025 and bought by Mumbai Indians for 30 Lakhs.
Ques – Who is the expensive player in IPL 2025?
Ans – Rishab Pant is the most expensive player in IPL and was bought by Lucknow Super Giants.
Ques – Is Virat Kohli playing IPL 2025?
Ans – Yes Virat Kohli was retained by RCB for 21 crores and hence will be playing in IPL 2025.
Ques – Is MI strong in IPL 2025?
Ans – With the retention of the best players of MI it has become one of the strongest teams and not forgetting the world’s fastest bowler Jasprit Bumrah is also in the team.
