Indian Premier League (IPL) side Punjab Kings retained two players, Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, going into the IPL 2025 mega auction.

In these collection of pictures, we take a look at the most expensive cricketers in the last nine Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions, ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auction. From Mitchell Starc to Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan from India.

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) After his breakout season in the Indian Premier League (PKL) with Punjab Kings in 2024, Madhya Pradesh allrounder Ashutosh Sharma is excited about the upcoming mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is eyeing to continue his Stellar run with the new franchise.

Punjab Kings have retained only Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, releasing star player Arshdeep Singh. With a remaining purse of Rs 110.5 crore, the largest among all franchises,

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders retained six players, including Rinku Singh and Andre Russell, ahead of the 2025 IPL auction, spending Rs 57 crore from their Rs 120 crore purse. Key players released include Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer.