IPL 2025 Auction Day: Record bids, shocking picks, and biggest highlights

The IPL 2025 mega auction delivered historic moments on Day 1 in Jeddah! Rishabh Pant became the league's most expensive player at Rs 27.75 crore, while Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer fetched massive bids. Some big names, like David Warner, went unsold, leaving fans shocked. Watch this video for all the highlights, surprises, and records broken at the IPL 2025 auction!

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Hindustan Times

32 minutes ago

• Hindustan Times

Sanjiv Goenka reacts to Rishabh Pant's outrageous century to forget ghosts of IPL 2025 with LSG: ‘Reaching his ton…'

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka posted a note for the centurions from the Leeds Test against England, with special praise for Rishabh Pant. In the first match of the World Test Championship cycle, which also marks the start of a new era in Indian cricket post-Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's retirements, three young superstars - Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant scored centuries. The troika raised their hands and put up a spectacular show in the first innings of the opening Test to lay a solid foundation. Sanjiv Goenka heaped praise on Rishabh Pant for his incredible century.(Reuters) Goenka, owner of the Pant-led LSG franchise in the IPL, applauded all three centurions for their impressive performances. However, he gave a special nod to his captain, praising Pant's flair and audacity to reach the triple-figure mark with a six. "Three's a charm with brilliant centuries from @ybj_19, @ShubmanGill, and now @RishabhPant17. Rishabh reaching his ton with a six speaks volumes about the future of Indian cricket. A commanding start to the series. #INDvsENG," Goenka wrote on X. Also Read | Rishabh Pant's approach gets dose of realism with 'difference between sexy and silly' explanation: 'He changes rules' Gill, Pant, Jaiswal kickstart new WTC cycle in style Pant once again played a wide range of outrageous shots en route his seventh Test century. The left-handed batter, coming off a difficult IPL campaign, made an immediate statement with the switch to red-ball cricket, showcasing a strong comeback in the longer format. He smashed 12 fours and 6 sixes in his 137-run knock. Pant, having played a succession of extraordinary strokes, was lbw offering no shot to Tongue to end an innings that featured 84 runs in boundaries. Jaiswal, playing his first Test in England, carried the burden of setting the tone for India in a new era post the retirements of stalwarts like Kohli and Rohit. He rose to the occasion with a composed and confident hundred, once again reaffirming his potential as a cornerstone of India's future. On the other hand, Gill faced the dual weight of expectation – leading the side and walking in at No. 4, a position dominated by Kohli for over a decade. With questions surrounding his form outside Asia, Gill answered in style, weathering the scrutiny and slamming 147 runs, firmly silencing his critics.

India.com

39 minutes ago

• India.com

Fans asked Sai Sudarshan not to lose hope after DUCK in his first Test match, remind him of…

Fans asked Sai Sudarshan not to lose hope after DUCK in his first Test match, remind him of… New Delhi: Cricket is a game of uncertainty, what people think is often not what it is, and what no one can even think is what it is. Sai Sudharsan, the highest run-scorer in the IPL 2025 to win the Orange Cap and shouted as a future superstar, had a completely unexpected start to his Test career. He could only play three balls in the Headingley Test between India and England and was dismissed without opening his account. On the ball that he got dismissed, usually no other batter could have given his wicket. However, experience will be a big lesson for Sai Sudharsan about the red ball cricket challenges in SENA countries. Cricketers started with Duck, but made history Sai Sudharsan may have failed to open his account, but he is not the only one whose Test career started with a 'duck'. Before him, there have been six India legends who went on to have spectacular careers after being dismissed for zero in their debut Tests. The biggest name among them is Sachin Tendulkar, who went on to leave an indelible mark in the world of cricket. Apart from them, players like MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, VVS Laxman, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul also went through a similar path but later won everyone's hearts with their performances. The beginning of failure to the story of success Sai Sudharsan should not be discouraged by this poor start. He is also getting a lot of support and appreciation on social media. Cricket history is full of instances where early failures made players great later on. Former Sri Lankan opener Marvan Atapattu is the perfect example of this, who, despite being dismissed for nil five times in his opening six Test innings, later wrote the story of a long and successful career. Hence this 'duck' of Sai is just a beginning — not the end of his career. Fans are eager to watch him play and boosted his morale and advised not to lose hope. One duck doesn't define your career 💯#INDvsENG #SaiSudharsan — Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) June 20, 2025 People are going after Sai Sudharsan because he got out in an unlucky manner. Pipe down, the kid is a superstar — Vikram Mahendra (@ElRealesVikram) June 20, 2025 India scored 471 runs in the first innings against England. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101 runs off 159 balls while playing in an aggressive manner. Captain Shubman Gill scored a brilliant 147 runs, while Rishabh Pant also strengthened the team with a useful innings of 134 runs. KL Rahul scored 42 runs while Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair could not even open the account. Ravindra Jadeja (11), Shardul Thakur (1), Jasprit Bumrah (0) and Prasidh Krishna (1) were dismissed early. Mohammad Siraj returned not out on 3 runs. Josh Tongue scalped 4 wickets for England. Indian tam lost its last 5 wickets for just 21 runs.

India.com

40 minutes ago

• India.com

WATCH: Rishabh Pant survives SHOCKING stumping miss by Jamie Smith during IND vs ENG 1st Test

New Delhi: In a thrilling incident, Rishabh Pant had a massive escape which left everyone speechless on the second day of the current first Test between India and England at Headingley. The scene came after Rishabh Pant and Jamie Smith sledged one another in the first session of Day 2. Having come face to face with Shoaib Bashir, India vice-captain charged down the track to drive big but missed the spinning ball altogether. Pant hit with such force that he lost the grip of the bat, and it sailed all the way towards the short fine leg. WATCH VIDEO BELOW: — Drizzyat12Kennyat8 (@45kennyat7PM) June 21, 2025 The ball had bounced a little and reached Smith's chest level, and in the haste of bringing his gloves down swiftly for the stumping, the wicketkeeper did not collect the ball at all. England let slip the golden chance to eliminate the centurion and aggressive Indian wicket-keeper batter. Pant, nowhere near the crease and without a bat, got off the hook by fortune. Smith's error facilitated the Indian vice-captain to carry on his unbelievable innings.