IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Highlights: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya Joins RCB; Will Jacks' Move To MI Make Headlines Among Many Stellar Deals

And It's Over!

Phew! 48 Hours Full Of Events! This IPL Mega Auction was something else. What drama! So many unexpected moves and what not. If you are looking for complete squads, here's an article for you.

Rest well. Make your predictions. And we will be back when the caravan returns in March. Till then I sign off on behalf of OneCricket.

RCB Finishes Things Off!

Mohit Rathee is the last player of the day. RCB have signed him. That's it for today! And that's it for this year's IPL 2025 Auction.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Tendulkar, Kunal Rathore, Lizaad SOLD!

Mumbai have got two -- Arjun Tendulkar and Lizaad Williams, while Kunal Rathore will play for RR, if get a chance.

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IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: BREAK!

Another long break. We might need a short little session before wrapping things.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Manvanth Kumar Sold To DC!

Delhi are making moves. Tripurana Vijay is also in DC.

Kwena Maphaka Is Here...

Kwena Maphaka has got two bidders: RR and RCB. RR are getting the ex-MI wonderkid, SOLD! 1.5 Cr.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Hangargekar Sold To LSG; C Andre Siddarth Comes To CSK!

Teams are finishing things off. KKR and CSK are already done!

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Moeen Ali Joins KKR

Moeen Ali joins KKR. Umran Malik too. KKR have done a solid business at the very late stage.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: We're Back!

Devdutt Padikkal returns to RCB. 2 Cr is his final price.

Surprise! KKR have picked Ajinkya Rahane. 1.5 Cr. Captain maybe?
Anukul Roy. INR 40 Lakhs. SOLD to KKR.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: 13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Gets IPL Contract!

Well well well! History! A 13-Year-Old is getting an IPL contract. Rajasthan Royals, well done!

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh Join CSK!

Interesting. Some names are coming, and CSK are getting both of them.

So many players are getting unsold one after another.

Eshan Malinga is getting a new team. SRH sign him for 1.2 Cr.

Michael Bracewell Unsold; Xavier Bartlett Joins PBKS

Xavier Bartlett, another Australian, has been drafted in to PBKS. Jamie Overton, on the other hand, will don CSK jersey. His final price is 1.50 Cr.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Still Waiting For Next Round!

We are about to resume. Let's see who will go where now.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Nathan Ellis Joins CSK

RTM used by PBKS. However, they were not to give the asking INR 2 Cr price. Ellis to CSK.

Aniket Verma joins SRH. Shamar Joseph, courtesy of RTM, stays at LSG.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Vipraj Nigam, KL Shrijith, Manoj Bhandage SOLD!

DC, MI and RCB have signed them respectively.

Brydon Carse signs for SRH. Aaron Hordie is sold for PBKS. Kamindu Mendis, meanwhile, will play for SRH.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Kuldeep Sen, Reece Topley Sold

Kuldeep Sen has been sold to Punjab Kings. MI have signed Reece Topley for INR 75 Lakh.

Priyansh Arya, who smashed six sixes in IPL, is in demand. The bid stands with INR 3.80 with Punjab Kings. SOLD!

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Steve Smith Goes Unsold!

Well, no bidders for Steve Smith. Mitchell Santner has got a new team. He will play for Mumbai Indians. INR 2 Cr.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Yudhvir Charak Joins RR!

35 Lakh For Yudhvir Charak. Ashwini Kumar, MI's new recruit, 30 Lakhs.

Akash Singh. 30 Lakh. LSG. Just one bid, and SOLD.

Gurjapneet Singh, Tamil Nadu seamer, is sold to CSK. A tall left-arm pacer: The Yellow Army has spent INR 2.2 Cr.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Unadkat Back At SRH!

Jaydev Unadkat has been sold. SRH buys him back for INR 1 Cr.

Harnoor Singh, meanwhile, will play for Punjab Kings.

The rest remains unsold.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Ishant Sharma Sold! Nuwan Thushara Joins RCB!

Fast bidding. Things are happening quickly. Ishant joins Gujarat Titans, a veteran for INR 75 Lakhs.

Spencer Johsnon Joins KKR! Romario Shepherd To RCB!

KKR have bought an excellent pick here. Spencer Johsnon has been drafted to KKR for 2.6 Cr. Romario Shepherd joins RCB for INR 1.5 Cr.

WILL JACKSSSSSSSSSS....

Surprise Surprise! RCB have not used RTM. 5.25 Cr For Will Jacks!

Azmatullah Omarzai to PBKS. GT uses RTM for Sai Kishore.

Tim David - RCB - Woah!

RCB have got a steal deal here. The former MI star, after some biddings between SRH and RCB, will wear Red and Gold jersey here. The final price is INR 3 Cr.

Deepak Hooda, with a base price of INR 75 lakhs, has been sold. CSK is the team.

Sherfane Rutherford Joins Gujarat Titans!

Sherfane Rutherford will play for Gujarat Titans. The final price is INR 2.6 Cr.

Shahbaz Ahmed, Bengal's elite all-rounder, is up for grabs. The price is high, and Lucknow Super Giants are up for it. SOLD. INR 2.4 is the last bid.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Manish Pandey Re-Unites With KKR

Manish Pandey will play for KKR again, the price is INR 75 lakhs.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Zeeshan Ansari To SRH!

SRH have got Zeeshan Ansari for 40 Lakhs. M Siddarth will play for Lucknow, INR 75 lakhs. Digvesh Singh to LSG as well, for INR 30 Lakh.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Gurnoor Brar Joins GT; Mukesh Choudhary...

Very fast. Choudhary has joined CSK.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Swapnil Singh, Darshan Nalkande...

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Arshad Khan...

Gujarat Titans are up for Arshad Khan. They are taking him for....

Punjab Kings come in. INR 1.30 Cr still with Gujarat Titans. SOLD.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: IMPORTANT!

143 Players have been submitted by IPL teams. No place for James Anderson, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, Devdutt Padikkal and Ajinkya Rahane, among other notable absentees.

Steve Smith is also there.

Shubham Dubey - RR - 80 Lakh

Anshul Kamboj - CSK - 3.4 Cr

Himmat Singh - LSG - 30 Lakh
Shaik Rasheed - CSK - 30 Lakh

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Welcome Back Guys!!!!

The lunch is over and it's time to resume..The auction will now move into an accelerated phase based on the number of slots remaining and the purse left.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: We Are Still Waiting...

Lunch break is going on. We are waiting to see the resumption.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Adil Rashid Among Many Unsolds!

There have been many unsold players, with Adil Rashid, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Akeal Hosein, Keshav Maharaj making headlines.

We are having a discussion!

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Allah Ghazanfar...

KKR and RCB are having a battle again! MI are coming in. The bid stands with MI, INR 4 Cr. SOLD. Ghazanfar will play for MI, the price is 4.8 Cr.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Akash Deep...

Lockie Ferguson has been sold to Punjab Kings. INR 2 Cr is his price.

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Live: Deepak Chahar...

Price goes up to 7 Cr. Deepak Chahar is still in demand, with Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians raising the paddles.

CSK have joined. MI is the winner. SOLD to MI for INR 9.25 Cr.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Bhuvneshwar Kumar...

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and the price is over INR 10 Cr. Interesting! One bid, and it's RCB's. 10.75 Cr For Bhuvi.

Mukesh Kumar is here. CSK are looking strong here. Punjab Kings are also there. SOLD. 6.25 Cr For PBKS.

Wait! RTM comes from Delhi. Asking price? INR 8 Cr. Delhi taking it? Yes. Mukesh will play for Delhi again.

Tushar Deshpande joins RR

CSK are bidding for their man. Rajasthan Royals are also there. And the RR has got him. Deshpande is on INR 6.5 Cr.

Coetzee is up! Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans are having a battle. Paddles are getting raised. Gujarat Titans, you beauty! 2.4 Cr. Another spectacular fast bowler in the Titans camp!

Ryan Rickelton Is A Mumbai Indian!

Ryan Rickelton has been a steal! Getting him for an INR 1 Cr was expected, and it happened.

Josh Inglis will play for Punjab, his final price is INR 2.6 Cr.

Nitish Rana Is Getting Auctioned...

And Rajasthan Royals and RCB are in a battle again. Rajasthan have won this time. 4.2 Cr is the final price.

Krunal Pandya Is Up For Grabs!

RCB has entered the bidding process. And Rajasthan Royals are going toe-to-toe. The price is now up to INR 4.8 Cr. Intense bidding is happening between two Royals franchises.

It is still going strong. INR 5.75 Cr. Sold to RCB!

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Marco Jansen Joins Punjab Kings!

Another signing for Punjab Kings. Mumbai have given up. Jansen has bagged a INR 7-cr contract.

Daryl Mitchell stays unsold. Mmmm! Interesting!

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Shardul Thakur Unsold!

Shardul Thakur has found no bidders. Meanwhile, Washington Sundar has joined Gujarat Titans For 3.2 Cr. And Sam Curran, to leave everyone in disbelief, will play for CSK, for INR 2.4 Cr.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Faf Du Plessis Joins DC!

Delhi have got Faf du Plessis for INR 2 Cr. Another good buy for Delhi. RCB is not using RTM. Du Plessis is with Delhi's.

Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane are UNSOLD as well. Set No. 13 is done.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Let's Start!

Kane Williamson is today's first player. And he remains UNSOLD.

Glenn Philips is here. Surprisingly, he remains unsold as well.

Rovman Powell. And KKR have got him. Probably Russell's replacement comes in for INR 1.5 Cr.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Almost Almost!

Yes yes, we are almost there. Day 2's action is about to begin. Fasten your seatbelts, cricket geeks.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: A Look At What They Have!

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Rajasthan Royals' Targets Set!

Rajasthan, who bought England fast bowler Jofra Archer (INR 12.5 crore), Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana (INR 4.4 crore), Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga (INR 5.25 crore), uncapped India pacer Akash Madhwal (INR 1.2 crore) and uncapped India spinner Kumar Kartikeya (INR 30 lakh) yesterday, need to fill a minimum of seven out of the remaining 14 spots.

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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2 Live: Less Than An Hour Left!

Something which you all must be aware of, IMPORTANT!

A lot of players at stake In IPL 2025 Mega Auction!

There are plenty to have. We only had 84 yesterday out of 577. Let's go!

MI's possible targets in IPL 2025 on Day 2?

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians were less active than their counterparts on the first day of the mega auction event. The Hardik Pandya-led side bagged Trent Boult for INR 12.5 Crores while securing the services of Naman Dhir (RTM), Robin Minz and Karn Sharma. 

So, considering Mumbai Indians have 16 slots to fill and the second-highest purse amount, they are expected to go after several big names to strengthen their squad. As the auction nears, here are three renowned players MI will target on day 2 of the event.

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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: Where To Watch IPL 2025 Day 2 Auction?

Day 2 is shaping up to be an action-packed round of bidding, featuring marquee players like Faf du Plessis, Rovman Powell, Kane Williamson, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. As the auction rolls on, all eyes will be on how the teams spend their remaining budgets and whether any surprise picks emerge to add to the buzz of IPL 2025. In this article, let's take a look at the time details for day 2.

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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: RCB, MI in focus!

RCB has a lot to do, and what they can on DAY 2?

Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction ended and the teams have started to shape well ahead of the next season. The auction process will continue on Monday as well, as the remaining purse will be spend to purchase the available slots.

On Sunday, some of the teams did an excellent job in creating a strong side. However, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) left their fans disappointed as they didn't target big players and went after players who were not needed in their squad. However, Day 2 will bring a different dynamics and RCB will look to strengthen a couple of areas ahead of the next season.

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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: Yes, we had it all!

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: How Day 1 Panned Out?

In case you missed little things on what happened on Day 1 of IPL 2025 mega auction, here's a combined piece for you, written by Jatin.

The first day of the IPL 2025 auction was a whirlwind of big spending and jaw-dropping bids. Franchises went all out, splashing massive amounts on stars like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal, who grabbed the limelight with record-breaking deals.

Here’s a quick look at the highlights from Day 1 of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the players each team secured, and their remaining purse for Day 2.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live: Auction Day 2 Set To Commence As MI, RCB In Focus

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL auction Day 2 from Jeddah. 83 players went under the hammer on Sunday and more players will be in focus on Monday as the auction process intensifies.

The focus will be on Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru as the two teams have the highest purse remaining and will go all out on players available today. Which team will get the best buys? which team will be pushed on the back-foot? Everything related to IPL auction is here. Stay tuned as the live coverage begins soon.