NEW DELHI: The IPL 2025 public sale in Jeddah noticed fierce bidding battles for marquee gamers Mohammed Shami, David Miller, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Liam Livingstone, and KL Rahul.
Groups spent a staggering Rs 70.5 crore to safe these six stars from Set 2 of the marquee gamers class.
Punjab Kings made headlines by buying Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for Rs 18 crore. Chahal, an important a part of Rajasthan Royals since 2022, will now don the Punjab Kings jersey.
India’s star batter KL Rahul fetched Rs 14 crore from Delhi Capitals.Rahul, who beforehand performed for Lucknow Tremendous Giants from 2022 to 2024, was one of the vital sought-after gamers within the public sale.
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj, a Royal Challengers Bangalore stalwart since 2018, was snapped up by Gujarat Titans for Rs 12.25 crore.
Sunrisers Hyderabad lastly made their first marquee acquisition, shopping for veteran pacer Mohammed Shami for Rs 10 crore.
Shami, who missed IPL 2024 resulting from knee surgical procedure, just lately returned to aggressive cricket with Bengal within the Ranji Trophy. He’s additionally set to rejoin the Indian workforce for the latter levels of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
Lucknow Tremendous Giants secured South African power-hitter David Miller for Rs 7.5 crore.
In the meantime, Royal Challengers Bangalore bagged the explosive Liam Livingstone, additional strengthening their batting firepower.
