The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to be held from 21st March 2025. The first game will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The final match is likely to take place on 25th May 2025.
This year, IPL will see 74 matches being played and two new venues Baroda and Lucknow have been added.
The IPL 2025 auction broke all the old records with a Rs 641.5 crore purse across ten franchises. All the teams are prepared to bring next-level cricketing excitement and game. For this IPL, Rishab Pant has become the most expensive player of IPL 2025. He has signed with Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. The team has also got seasoned stars like Virat Kool and new talent like Jacob Bethell.
Two other players who have gained massive deals are Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer. The two players made headlines by being part of Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 26.75 crore and 23.75 crores respectively.
The IPL 2025: Team Formation
Here is a quick overview of the teams and their key players along with their captains.
All the teams focus on building a dynamic blend of experience and youth. CSK got its core with M Dhoni and also added young talent. The team will again play under the captainship of Ruturaj Gaiwad. Gujarat Titans have excellent players like Jos Buttler and Rashid Khan, presenting their own story of goal and purpose.
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore like always focused on mixing their core strengths players with dynamic new additions. Mumbai Indians has already announced Hardik Pandya as their captain while RR reappointed Sanju Samson as the team captain for IPL 2025.
Going bold this year, Punjab Kings signed with Yuzvendra Chahal and Shreyas Iyer for record-breaking sums. There has been speculation about Iyer taking over as capital is confirmed. Getting the core players like Arshdeep, the team focused on having experienced players with emerging talent.
Sunriser Hyderbad made significant additions with Mohammed Shami and Ishan Kishan besides retaining its key players like Abhishek Sharma and Pat Cummins. Pat Cummins will again lead the team like last year.
Rajasthan Royals have got their young players like Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Further, the team heavily invested in Wanindu Hasaranga and Jofra Archer.
The Delhi Capitals got KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc as marquee signings. Further, it regained Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel to create a mix of effective batting and strategic bowling.
Gujarat Titans focused on retaining its star players like Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan. It also did a marquee signing with Kagiso Rabada and Jos Buttler. While there is no official announcement, it is widely expected that Shubhman Gill will be the captain in IPL 2025.
Lucknow Super Giants created history by signing Rishabh Pant with a record-breaking amount and further strengthened the team with Avesh Khan and David Miller.
This is how the players signed with different teams. As the auction finished, fans and cricket experts all were wondering about how these newly formed teams would perform in IPL 2025.
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