IPL 2025 mega auction took place in Jeddah on November 24 and 25 with 577 players going under the hammer. Almost 640 crore was spent by all the 10 franchises in the two-day event as the teams looked to build their respective squads.
Lucknow Super Giants had released KL Rahul before the auction. LSG had earlier retained Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni before the auction.
LSG bagged the services of Rishabh Pant for a whopping amount of INR 27 crore, making him the most expensive player in IPL auction history. The Lucknow franchise bought 19 players during the two-day event.
LSG grabbed the services of Rishabh Pant (Rs. 27 crore), David Miller (Rs. 7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Aryan Juyal (Rs. 30 lakh), Akash Deep (Rs. 8 crore), Himmat Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs. 2.40 crore), Akash Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shamar Joseph (Rs. 75 lakh), Prince Yadav (Rs. 30 lakh), Yuvraj Chaudhary (Rs. 30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Rs. 30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (Rs. 75 lakh).
LSG squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Aryan Juyal
Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran
All-rounders: Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Yuvraj Choudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Aiden Markram.
Fast bowlers: Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav.
Spinners: Ravi Bishnoi, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh.
LSG PREDICTED PLAYING XI – IPL 2025
Rishabh Pant (WK), Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Moshin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan.
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