IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Biggest Gainers and Losers from 2025 auction
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: The IPL 2025 mega auction changed the lives of many cricketers as it saw some incredible deals cracked worth millions. Some unfortunate players also had to settle for a lesser amount, while some had a mind-boggling raise to their pay as compared to last season.
Rishabh Pant made history as he became the costliest player ever in the IPL. Lucknow Super Giants signed him for a price of INR 27 crore. Shreyas Iyer (26.75 crore) and Venkatesh Iyer (23.75 crore) were other big buys. But there were a few who got a big salary hike, and some got a pay cut. Below we will talk about the top gainers and losers from their last IPL salary from the 2025 auction.
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Biggest Salary Hike
Getting a salary hike of 20-25 percent from the previous salary is something everyone looks for. But Jitesh Sharma had an incredible rise to his last salary. The keeper-batter was released by Punjab Kings, where he was getting INR 20 lacs per season. He is signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru now for a price of INR 11 crore. It is 5400 percent of his last IPL salary, which is just unbelievable.
Rasikh Salam Dar was another name that went for big bucks. He played for DC for a price of INR 20 lacs. RCB signed him for INR 6 crore, giving him the hike of 2900 percent. Naman Dhir (2525 percent), Allah Ghazanfar (2300 percent), and Nehal Wadhera (2000 percent) were among the top gainers from the IPL 2025 mega auction. Below, you can see the top five gainers in 2025.
| Player | Last Price (INR) | Last Team | New Price (INR) | New Team | Salary Hike |
| Jitesh Sharma | 20 Lakh | PBKS | 11 Crore | RCB | 5400 % |
| Rasikh Dar | 20 Lakh | DC | 6 Crore | RCB | 2900 % |
| Naman Dhir | 20 Lakh | MI | 5.25 Crore | MI | 2525 % |
| Allah Ghazanfar | 20 Lakh | KKR | 4.8 Crore | MI | 2300 % |
| Nehal Wadhera | 20 Lakh | MI | 4.2 Crore | PBKS | 2000 % |
IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Biggest Pay Cut
As there were a number of players getting paid with a great hike. There were a few that had a massive pay cut. Sameer Rizvi was at the top of this unwanted list. He was with Chennai Super Kings at a price of INR 8.4 crore last season. But he couldn’t do much in limited chances and was released.
He is signed by Punjab Kings for a price of INR 95 lakh at the IPL 2025 mega auction with a pay cut of 88.69 per cent. There were a few more players with over 60 per cent pay cuts. Sam Curran was one of them with the biggest cut among overseas players. Below, are the top five players with massive pay cuts in 2025.
| Player | Last Price (INR) | Last Team | New Price (INR) | New Team | Salary Hike |
| Sameer Rizvi | 8.4 Cr | CSK | 95 lac | DC | 88.69 % |
| Sam Curran | 18.5 Cr | PBKS | 2.4 Crore | CSK | 87 % |
| Deepak Hooda | 5.75 Cr | LSG | 1.70 Crore | CSK | 70.43 % |
| Washington Sundar | 8.75 Cr | SRH | 3.2 Crore | GT | 63.42 % |
| Glenn Maxwell | 11 Cr | RCB | 4.2 Crore | PBKS | 61.83 % |
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