The Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction was always expected to be a grand spectacle. But what unfolded in the first hour of Day 1 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction was nothing short of historic.Before diving into the 'historic' details, let's set the stage. The 10 franchises spent a whopping Rs 639.15 crore on 182 players over two days. Teams including Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Delhi Capitals participated in the high-stakes bidding frenzy.Now, here's how history was made.Shreyas Iyer made headlines by securing a jaw-dropping ₹24.75 crore contract with Punjab Kings. This shattered Mitchell Starc's ₹23.75 crore record set just last year. However, the record-breaking excitement didn’t stop there. Moments later, Rishabh Pant grabbed the spotlight, securing an unprecedented ₹27 crore deal with Lucknow Super Giants. The team, rebuilding after the KL Rahul era, made a bold statement with this acquisition.Venkatesh Iyer’s big payday came next. Kolkata Knight Riders splurged ₹23.75 crore to bring back the Indian all-rounder as they worked to rebuild their championship-winning core. However, their spending spree cost them the chance to reclaim former star Phil Salt. In an intense bidding war, Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged out KKR to acquire Salt for ₹11.50 crore. KKR chose to conserve funds after their massive investment in Venkatesh Iyer.Also Read: Most expensive players in IPL history: From Rishabh Pant to Venkatesh Iyer, a look at record-breaking bidsLucknow Super Giants further bolstered their squad by picking up David Miller for ₹7.5 crore.KL Rahul found a new home with Delhi Capitals for ₹14 crore. The deal can be seen as a bargain, considering he is likely to lead the team in future IPL seasons.Mohammad Siraj joined Gujarat Titans for ₹12.25 crore, while Sunrisers Hyderabad snapped up Mohammad Shami for ₹10 crore after Gujarat chose not to use their RTM card for him. At Sunrisers, Shami will form a formidable bowling duo with Pat Cummins.Also Read: Teams break banks to bolster their bowling attackAustralian pace legend Mitchell Starc will don Delhi Capitals’ colors, acquired for ₹11.75 crore, while South African speedster Kagiso Rabada was picked up by Gujarat Titans for ₹10.75 crore. Adding firepower to their lineup, Gujarat Titans secured England's Jos Buttler for ₹15.75 crore, marking the end of his tenure with Rajasthan Royals. Another former Rajasthan Royals player, Liam Livingstone, landed a ₹8.75 crore contract with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.On day 2, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 10.75 crore. Interestingly, Bhuvi had started his IPL journey with RCB back in 2019. In addition to this, Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest crorepati at the auction. Suryavanshi, the teenage prodigy, who made his T20 debut for Bihar in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore.In a surprise, Mumbai's Prithvi Shaw and Shardul Thakur found no takers at the auction while veteran Ajinkya Rahane, who had gone unsold earlier in the day, returned late and was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.50 crore.New Zealand stars Kane Williamson and Glenn Phillips were also among the unsold players on Day 2.Former RCB skipper Faf du Plessis became the biggest bargain buy for Delhi Capitals at a base price of Rs two crore while Gujarat Titans were smart to lap up India all-rounder Washington Sundar for Rs 3.20 crore.Englishman Sam Curran, who had once attracted a Rs 18 crore bid, only had a couple of takers with CSK bringing him back home at Rs 2.40 crore.Hardik Pandya's brother Krunal Pandya got a Rs 5.75 crore deal from RCB who needed an experienced spin bowling all-rounder.395 players remained unsold at the mega auction.The teams not just acquired fresh talent but strateged around the auction dynamics. While most teams retained up to six players before the auction, the introduction of impact substitutes influenced bidding strategies, adding a new layer of complexity to team-building.The IPL 2025 Mega Auction has already set the stage for an electrifying season.Which IPL team bought whom on IPL Auction Day 1 & 2?Players bought by Chennai Super Kings at IPL Auction 2025CSK, which had retained MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad among others, bought Devon Conway for Rs 6.75 crore, Rahul Tripathi for Rs 3 crore, and Rachin Ravindra for Rs 4 crore (via RTM). They also signed Ravichandran Ashwin for Rs 9.75 crore, Khaleel Ahmed for Rs 4.8 crore, and Noor Ahmed for Rs 10 crore. Other notable buys included Vijay Shankar (Rs 1.2 crore), Sam Curran (Rs 2.4 crore), Shaik Rasheed (Rs 30 lakh), Anshul Kamboj (Rs 3.4 crore), Deepak Hooda (Rs 1.7 crore), Gurjanpreet Singh (Rs 2.2 crore), Nathan Ellis (Rs 2 crore), and Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Rs 30 lakh). Additional purchases were Jamie Overton (Rs 1.5 crore), Ramakrishna Ghosh (Rs 30 lakh), Shreyas Gopal (Rs 30 lakh), Vansh Bedi (Rs 30 lakh), and Andre Siddharth C (Rs 30 lakh), rounding out their auction haul.Players bought by Delhi Capitals at IPL Auction 2025Delhi Capitals completed their IPL 2025 squad with a mix of retained players and new acquisitions. Retained players include Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, and Abhishek Porel. The new buys are Mitchell Starc (Rs 11.75 crore), KL Rahul (Rs 14 crore), Harry Brook (Rs 6.25 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (Rs 9 crore), and T Natarajan (Rs 10.75 crore). Other notable purchases include Karun Nair (Rs 50 lakh), Sameer Rizvi (Rs 95 lakh), Ashutosh Sharma (Rs 3.8 crore), Mohit Sharma (Rs 2.2 crore), and Mukesh Kumar (Rs 8 crore). They also signed Faf Du Plessis (Rs 2 crore), Darshan Markande (Rs 30 lakh), Vipraj Nigam (Rs 50 lakh), Dushmantha Chameera (Rs 75 lakh), Donovan Ferreira (Rs 75 lakh), Ajay Mandal (Rs 30 lakh), Manvanth Kumar (Rs 30 lakh), Tripurana Vijay (Rs 30 lakh), and Madhav Tiwari (Rs 40 lakh). Players bought by Gujarat Titans at IPL Auction 2025Gujarat Titans, which made a remarkable debut in 2022 by clinching the title and reaching the finals again in 2023 before having a tough season this year, had retained Afghanisthan's Rashid Khan, India's Shubman Gill and Shahrukh Khan among others. GT bought Kagiso Rabada (Rs 10.75 crore), Jos Buttler (Rs 15.75 crore), Mohammed Siraj (Rs 12.25 crore), Washington Sundar (Rs 3.2 crore), Ishant Sharma (Rs 75 lakh), Prasidh Krishna (Rs 9.5 crore), Nishant Sindhu (Rs 30 lakh), Mahipal Lomror (Rs 1.7 crore), Kumar Kushagra (Rs 65 lakh), Anuj Rawat (Rs 30 lakh), Manav Suthar (Rs 30 lakh), Gerald Coetzee (Rs 2.4 crore), Gurnoor Brar (Rs 1.3 crore), Arshad Khan (Rs 1.3 crore), Sai Kishore (Rs 2 crore), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs 2.6 crore), Jayant Yadav (Rs 75 lakh), Glenn Phillips (Rs 2 crore), Karim Janat (Rs 75 lakh), and Kulwant Khejroliya (Rs 30 lakh).Players bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at IPL Auction 2025Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL for the third time in 2024, ending a decade-long trophy drought. It had retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh and Harshit Rana. Among the new signings, Venkatesh Iyer was the biggest buy at Rs 23.75 crore, followed by Quinton de Kock (Rs 3.60 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs 2 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs 6.5 crore), and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs 3 crore). Other purchases include Vaibhav Arora (Rs 1.80 crore), Mayank Markande (Rs 30 lakh), Rovman Powell (Rs 1.50 crore), Manish Pandey (Rs 75 lakh), Spencer Johnson (Rs 2.80 crore), Luvnith Sisodia (Rs 30 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 1.50 crore), Anukul Roy (Rs 40 lakh), Moeen Ali (Rs 2 crore), and Umran Malik (Rs 75 lakh). With these additions, KKR aims to strengthen their squad for IPL 2025.Players bought by Lucknow Super Giants at IPL Auction 2025Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), one of the two new franchises introduced in 2022, finished seventh in 2024 IPL season and they decided to part ways with their previous captain KL Rahul. Among the new buys, Rishabh Pant was the most expensive acquisition at Rs 27 crore, followed by David Miller (Rs 7.50 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs 3.40 crore), and Avesh Khan (Rs 9.75 crore). Other notable additions include 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), and Arshin Kulkarni (Rs 30 lakh). With a strong mix of experience and youth, LSG aims to be a competitive force in IPL 2025.Players bought by Mumbai Indians at IPL Auction 2025Mumbai Indians had retained Indian stars Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma before the IPL mega auction. MI made a series of key purchases in the IPL 2025 auction, bolstering their squad with a mix of experienced players and promising talents. The full list includes Trent Boult (Rs 12.5 crore), Naman Dhir (Rs 5.25 crore via RTM), Robin Minz (Rs 65 lakh), Karn Sharma (Rs 50 lakh), Deepak Chahar (Rs 9.25 crore), Ryan Rickelton (Rs 1 crore), Allah Ghazanfar (Rs 4.8 crore), Will Jacks (Rs 5.25 crore), Ashwani Kumar (Rs 30 lakh), Mitchell Santner (Rs 2 crore), Reece Topley (Rs 75 lakh), Krishnan Shrijith (Rs 30 lakh), Raj Bawa (Rs 30 lakh), Satyanarayana Raju (Rs 30 lakh), Bevon Jacobs (Rs 30 lakh), Arjun Tendulkar (Rs 30 lakh), Lizaad Williams (Rs 75 lakh), and Vignesh Puthur (Rs 30 lakh).Players bought by Punjab Kings at IPL Auction 2025Punjab Kings had the biggest purse going into the IPL Mega Auction 2025 after they retained only two uncapped players Shashank SIngh and Prabhsimran Singh. They have bought: Arshdeep Singh (Rs 18 crore), Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 crore), Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 18 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 11 crore), and Glenn Maxwell (Rs 4.20 crore). Other notable additions are Nehal Wadhera (Rs 4.20 crore), Harpreet Brar (Rs 1.50 crore), Vishnu Vinod (Rs 95 lakh), Vyshak Vijay Kumar (Rs 1.80 crore), Yash Thakur (Rs 1.60 crore), Josh Inglis (Rs 2.60 crore), Lockie Ferguson (Rs 2 crore), Marco Jansen (Rs 7 crore), and Azmatullah Omarzai (Rs 2.40 crore). Sai Kishore (Rs 2 crore) was also bought, while younger talents like Harnoor Pannu (Rs 30 lakh), Kuldeep Sen (Rs 80 lakh), Priyansh Arya (Rs 3.80 crore), Aaron Hardie (Rs 1.25 crore), Musheer Khan (Rs 30 lakh), Suryansh Shedge (Rs 30 lakh), Pyla Avinash (Rs 30 lakh), and Pravin Dubey (Rs 30 lakh).Players bought by Rajasthan Royals at IPL Auction 2025Rajasthan Royals had retained hard-hitting Indian players such as Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag, among others, ahead of the IPL auction. RR bought: Jofra Archer (Rs 12.50 crore), Maheesh Theekshana (Rs 4.40 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 5.25 crore), Akash Madhwal (Rs 1.20 crore), Kumar Kartikeya (Rs 30 lakh), Tushar Deshpande (Rs 6.50 crore), Nitish Rana (Rs 1.20 crore), Shubham Dubey (Rs 80 lakh), Yudhvir Singh (Rs 35 lakh), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Rs 2 crore), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rs 1.10 crore), Kwena Maphaka (Rs 1.50 crore), Kunal Rathore (Rs 30 lakh), and Ashok Sharma (Rs 30 lakh).Players bought by RCB at IPL Auction 2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru has consistently built star-studded squads packed with powerhouse players, yet the elusive IPL trophy continues to slip through their grasp. RCB had retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal before the IPL auction. Among the new acquisitions, Liam Livingstone was bought for Rs 8.75 crore, Phil Salt for Rs 11.50 crore, Jitesh Sharma for Rs 11 crore, Josh Hazlewood for Rs 12.50 crore, Rasikh Dar for Rs 6 crore, Suyash Sharma for Rs 2.60 crore, Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10.75 crore, Krunal Pandya for Rs 5.75 crore, Swapnil Singh for Rs 50 lakh, Tim David for Rs 3 crore, Jacob Bethell for Rs 2.6 crore, Romario Shepherd for Rs 1.50 crore, Nuwan Thushara for Rs 1.60 crore, Devdutt Padikkal for Rs 2 crore, Swastik Chikara for Rs 30 lakh, Manoj Bhandage for Rs 30 lakh, Lungi Ngidi for Rs 1 crore, Abhinandan Singh for Rs 30 lakh, and Mohit Rathee for Rs 30 lakh.Players bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad at IPL Auction 2025The runners-up of the previous IPL season, SRH had retained Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Reddy. At the meg-auction, SRH bought: Mohammed Shami (Rs 10 crore), Harshal Patel (Rs 8 crore), Ishan Kishan (Rs 11.25 crore), Rahul Chahar (Rs 3.20 crore), Adam Zampa (Rs 2.40 crore), Atharva Taide (Rs 30 lakh), Abhinav Manohar (Rs 3.20 crore), Simarjeet Singh (Rs 1.5 crore), Zeeshan Ansari (Rs 40 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 1 crore), Brydon Carse (Rs 1 crore), Kamindu Mendis (Rs 75 lakh), Aniket Verma (Rs 30 lakh), Eshan Malinga (Rs 1.20 crore), and Sachin Baby (Rs 30 lakh).