Sports Desk. Today is the second day of IPL 2025 mega auction. The franchisees spent a lot of money on the first day. Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player while Shreyas Iyer also got a lot of money. Kolkata opened its coffers for (player) Venkatesh Iyer. Same thing is expected tomorrow also.
On the second day, players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kane Williamson, Faf du Plessis, Daryl Mitchell, Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran, Marco Yansen, Krunal Pandya were in focus. The base price of West Indies’ Akil Hussain was Rs 1.50 crore. No franchise showed interest in buying him. In such a situation he remained unsold. No franchise bet on Sri Lankan bowler Vijayakanth. In such a situation he remained unsold. His base price was Rs 75 lakh.
No franchise bid on Afghan spinner Mujibur Rahman. In such a situation he remained unsold. His base price was Rs 2 crore. Donovan Ferreira found no buyer. His base price was Rs 75 lakh. Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey did not find any buyer. In such a situation he remained unsold. His base price was Rs 1 crore.
The base price of Indian bowler Akashdeep was Rs 1 crore. Initially, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai ran behind Akash. After this Punjab Kings also entered. Then Punjab and Lucknow kept fighting to buy them. In the end Lucknow won. Lucknow signed him for Rs 8 crore. The base price of fast bowler Deepak Chahar was Rs 2 crore. Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings fought for him. Chennai Super Kings also entered the fray at Rs 8 crore.
