Star India batter Shreyas Iyer has been bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction being held in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on Saturday. Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders to title triumph earlier this year but in a surprising turn of events,

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Kolkata Knight Riders opted not to use their Right to Match card for Shreyas Iyer during the IPL 2025 auction due to prior retention decisions. Despite a hefty bidding war, KKR could not match Punjab Kings' winning bid of Rs 26.

This time, the BCCI has raised the minimum base price for marquee players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Ishan Kishan to ₹2 crore.

Shreyas was the first one to surpass Mitchell Starc as the IPL's most expensive buy with cash-heavy Punjab Kings shelling out Rs 26.75 crore for their potential captain before Pant overtook the fellow

Shreyas Iyer was acquired by Punjab Kings for a record-breaking Rs 26.75 crore at the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player in IPL hi

The bids soared as frequently as the sixes rolled off his bat, as India’s star wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant pipped top-order batter Shreyas Iyer to become the most expensive Indian Premier League (IPL) signing in the marquee league’s history.

The IPL 2025 mega auction has seen teams splashing cash on some hot prospects of world cricket, as stars across the globe got sold for massive amounts. Rishabh Pant is currently the most expensive buy in the auction,

Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League as he joins Lucknow Super Giants for 27 crore (£2.54m).