Top-5 most expensive players in IPL 2025

The 18th edition of the IPL is going to start on March 22. Fans are very excited about the upcoming IPL edition. 10 teams will once again clash for the IPL title. Once again young players will get a chance to showcase their skills and talent. Fans are going to get to see something new in IPL this time because there has been a change in the team of big players during the auction. Which also included star players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant yesterday. All the franchises broke records in the auction by bidding and broke all the records of IPL history. In this blog, we will know who are the 5 most expensive players of IPL 2025.

5. Yuzvendra Chahal (Punjab Kings 18 CR)

Indian team’s spin bowler Yuzvendra Chahal is the 5th most expensive player in IPL 2025. Punjab Kings bought him for 18 crores in the IPL 2025 auction. Earlier he was a part of Rajasthan Royals. He has also been a part of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in history. He has the most 205 wickets in IPL history. He can become the match-winner for Punjab.

4. Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings 18 CR)

India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is also a part of Punjab Kings. Sunrisers Hyderabad initially bid on him, after which he was retained by Punjab Kings for ₹18 crores using their Right to Match (RTM) card in the IPL 2025 auction. He has been playing for PBKS since 2019. He has taken 76 wickets in his IPL career.

3. Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders 23.75 CR)

Indian team’s young all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer is the third most expensive player in IPL 2025. He is again playing for defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR didn’t retain him before the Auction but the franchise bought him for 23.75 crores in the auction. He made his IPL debut for KKR in 2021 and since then he has been consistently scoring runs for this team. he has scored 1326 runs in his IPL career so far.

2. Shreyas Iyer (Punjab Kings 26.75 CR)

Shreyas Iyer is the second most expensive player in IPL 2025. He is now a part of the Punjab Kings. PBKS bought him for 26.75 crores. He is also the captain of PBKS. Earlier he was the captain of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders. Under his captaincy, KKR won the title last season, but KKR released him before the auction and PBKS roped him in. Iyer also captained Delhi Capitals in 2020, when DC reached the final. Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings bought him in the auction, but in the end, Punjab added Shreyas Iyer to their side.

1. Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants 27 CR)

Rishabh Pant is the most expensive player in IPL 2025. He is even the most expensive player in the history of IPL. Lucknow Super Giants bought him for 27 crores. Rishabh was the former captain of Delhi Capitals. But Delhi Capitals left him before the IPL auction last year. Now he is also the captain of LSG. During the Auction, Delhi Capitals had initially used the Right To Match (RTM) card for Pant at ₹20.75 crore, but LSG then increased their bid to ₹27 crore, forcing DC to pull out.