INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The two-day IPL Auction covered up in Jeddah on Monday with 13-year-old Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi becoming the youngest to be
sold in an IPL auction.The young star, from the eastern Indian state of Bihar, went to the Rajasthan Royals for $130,500 after coming into
the auction at a base rate of $35,591
Seven Afghan gamers were snapped up for the 2025 season.Included was Rashid Khan who was retained by Gujarat Titans for about $2.13 million
Karim Janat will make his launching at the IPL and was gotten by Gujarat Titans for simply over $88,000; Noor Ahmad Lakanwal was signed by
Chennai Super Kings for $1.18 million; Azmatullah Omarzai was offered to Punjab Kings for $284,000; Rahmanullah Gurbaz was resigned by
Kolkata Knight Riders for over $236,000; Fazalhaq Farooqi went to Rajasthan Royals for $236,000 USD); and 18 year old young spinner Allah
Mohammad Ghazanfar was signed by Mumbai Indians for $568,000
In total, 16 Afghan gamers had signed up for the 2025 IPL auction.Overall, big purchases on Day 2 saw experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar
Kumar go to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for $1.27-million, and Deepak Chahar went to the Mumbai Indians for $1.09-million
Rishabh Pant broke the auction record on day one when Lucknow Super Giants got the star wicketkeeper for a massive $3.20 million, while the
Punjab Kings grabbed Shreyas Iyer for $3.17 million also on Sunday.The final day began with a string of unsold players and some penny-wise
buys, before South Africa&& 's left-arm fast Marco Jansen went to Punjab for $830,000
The focus then turned to Indian quicks.Mukesh Kumar went to the Delhi Capitals for $942,000, while speed bowler Akash Deep went to Lucknow
for the exact same price.Five-time champs Mumbai went big for Chahar, before securing 18-year-old Afghan spinner Allah Ghazanfar for
$569,000.&& Very pleased at this position because we have got our playing XII,& & Mumbai owner Akash Ambani said.New Zealand&& 's veteran
Kane Williamson and all-rounder Glenn Phillips both went unsold, although they may be brought back later.In total, 182 gamers were offered
across the 2 days, that included 62 overseas players
Groups spent almost $75.72 million to purchase the 182 players.The leading 10 finalizings were as follows: Rishabh Pant (IND) &-- $3.20
million &-- Lucknow Super GiantsShreyas Iyer (IND) &-- $3.17 million &-- Punjab KingsVenkatesh Iyer (IND) &-- $2.81 million- Kolkata Knight
RidersArshdeep Singh (IND) &-- $2.13 million &-- Punjab KingsYuzvendra Chahal (IND) &-- $2.13 million &-- Punjab KingsJos Buttler (ENG) &--
$1.87 million &-- Gujarat TitansKL Rahul (IND) &-- $1.65 million &-- Delhi CapitalsJofra Archer (ENG) &-- $1.48 million & -- Rajasthan
RoyalsTrent Boult (NZL) &-- $1.48 million &-- Mumbai IndiansJosh Hazlewood (AUS) &-- $1.48 million &-- Royal Challengers Bengaluru
