There are a total of 2 marquee sets which will be brought up in the auction first. Here's a look at the two sets: Marquee Set 1: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Jos Buttler, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, and Mitchell Starc.

Mohammed Shami sold to SRH for INR 10 crore. Rishabh Pant broke the record for most expensive player after being sold to LSG for ₹27 crore just minutes after Shreyas Iyer took that title after being sold to PBKS for ₹26.

Just before Rishabh Pant’s record-breaking bid, Punjab Kings (PBKS) grabbed headlines by signing Shreyas Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore, briefly making him the most expensive player in IPL history.

The Marquee players set of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction saw several big players being sold for whopping prices in the bidding event. Here's the complete round up of the complete set.

Lucknow Super Giant splurge Rs27 crore to buy the India wicketkeeper on Day 1 of the mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday

Lucknow picks Pant for $3.2m, making him the most expensive IPL player, followed by Iyer at $3.17m, taken by Punjab.

Rishabh Pant was acquired by Lucknow Super Giants for a record-breaking Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 auction, making him the most expensive player in IPL history. Pant's exceptional wicketkeeper-batsman skills and impressive T20 numbers sparked a bidding war between LSG,

Rishabh Pant created history by becoming the most expensive buy ever in an IPL auction as Lucknow Super Giants broke the bank to acquire the wicketkeeper batter during the mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Pant’s price tag dethroned Shreyas Iyer, whose record as the tournament’s priciest player lasted only minutes. Iyer was purchased by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, surpassing the previous record set by Australian pacer Mitchell Starc,