IPL 2025 Mock Auction: KL Rahul Triggers Bidding War; Rishabh Pant Sold To PBKS For 20.50 Crore

R Ashwin as auctioneer for his mock auction [Source: @crikipidea, @Ctrlmemes_/X.com]

Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin conducted a mock auction ahead of the actual IPL 2025 mega auction. In episode 1 of the series on YouTube, Ashwin has gone ahead with auctioning marquee players and interestingly, KL Rahul ignited an intense bidding war between DC and KKR.

To level up his content creating game, Ravichandran Ashwin formed up 10 teams to conduct a mock auction ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The entire event will be released in part on his YouTube channel.

In episode 1, Ashwin, acting as auctioneer, invited bids for marquee players from sets 1 and 2. KL Rahul triggered a bidding war between KKR and DC before DC eventually locking him in for a whopping INR 18 crore salary.

Next, Rishabh Pant was sold to PBKS for INR 20.50 crores, becoming the costliest pick from marquee sets. PBKS also used an RTM card for Arshdeep Singh (INR 13.5 crore) and Kagiso Rabada (INR10 crore), whereas Jos Buttler was fetched by Gujarat Titans for INR 16 crores.

The mock auction mimicked the structure of the official IPL auction, with 10 teams participating. Each team had a budget akin to their budget in real life.

The auction also included marquee players, and the teams were allowed to use RTM cards in line with IPL auction rules.

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In the following episodes, Ravi Ashwin will also be seen selling himself at the mock auction. For now, let's look at the highlights of episode 1.

Players sold from marquee set 1

Players sold from marquee set 2

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