Full list of players with ₹50 lakh base price for IPL 2025 auction
The BCCI has released the final list of players who will be part of the IPL 2025 mega auction. A total of 574 cricketers have been shortlisted for the two-day auction, which will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. The long list of 1,574 names was pruned after feedback from franchises.
Of the 574 cricketers who have been shortlisted for the upcoming auction, 366 are Indian players, while 208 are from overseas countries, with three of them belonging to Associate nations. The short list features as many as 318 uncapped Indian players and 12 uncapped overseas names. Further, the list includes 48 capped Indian cricketers and 193 capped overseas players.
After all the 10 franchises announced their retentions on October 31, 204 slots can now be filled up at the IPL 2024 auction, with 70 for overseas players. Cricketers have listed in eight different price brackets for the auction, with ₹30 lakh being the lowest reserve price and ₹2 crore being the highest.
Players with reserve price of ₹50 lakh for the IPL 2025 mega auction
Only eight players have listed a base price of ₹50 lakh, with four of them being Indians and the other four being from England. Mahipal Lomror, Mohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla and Karn Sharma are the four Indian players in the ₹50 lakh reserve price category for the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Left-handed batter Lomror represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru from IPL 2022 to 2024. This year, he scored 125 runs in 10 matches at an average of 15.63 and a strike rate of 183.82. Right-arm pacer Mohit was part of Gujarat Titans for the last two seasons. He picked up 27 wickets in 2023 and 13 scalps in 2024.
Chawla was part of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the two recent seasons. He claimed 22 scalps in 2023 and 13 in 2024. As for Karn, the leggie was part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru franchise. He played nine matches in the 2024 season, picking up seven wickets.
Moving on to overseas players, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Leus Du Plooy, Michael Pepper and Benny Howell are the four England cricketers who have listed a base price of ₹50 lakh for the IPL 2025 auction.
List of players with ₹50 lakh base price: Mahipal Lomror, Mohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Karn Sharma, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Leus Du Plooy, Michael Pepper and Benny Howell