From Warner to Shaw: Full list of unsold players in IPL 2025 auction

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction came to a conclusion on Monday after 577 players were shortlisted for the 2-day event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While Rishabh Pant became the most expensive buy in the history of the T20 league, going to Lucknow Super Giants for a fee of INR 27 crore, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be bought in the auction, roped in by Rajasthan Royals. However, the 2-day auction didn't just make some cricketers crorepatis but also saw some of the top names failing to draw any bid from a franchise.

Batters:

Among the batters who went unsold, the names of David Warner, Kane Williamson, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal raised eyebrows. The four were among the top players in the league at some point in time in their careers. But, franchises seem to have moved on to other options.


David Warner - INR 2 crore
Anmolpreet Singh - INR 30 lakh
Yash Dhull - INR 30 lakh
Kane Williamson - INR 2 crore
Mayank Agarwal - INR 1 crore
Prithvi Shaw - INR 75 lakh
Sarfaraz Khan - INR 75 lakh
Madhav Kaushik - INR 30 lakh
Pukhraj Mann - INR 30 lakh
Finn Allen - INR 2 crore
Dewald Brevis - INR 75 lakh
Ben Duckett - INR 2 crore
Brandon King - INR 75 lakh
Pathum Nissanka - INR 75 lakh
Steve Smith - INR 2 crore
Sachin Dhas - INR 30 lakh
Salman Nizar - INR 30 lakh
Leus du Plooy - INR 50 lakh
Shivalik Sharma - INR 30 lakh

Bowlers:

Bowlers getting top draws from IPL franchises summed up the IPL auction on day 2 but some failed to draw a single bid. Piyush Chawla, one of the highest wicket-takers in the league's history, had to remain unsold after no franchise put up the paddle for his services. Musftafizur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kartik Tyagi, Mujeeb ur Rahman are some of the other top names who went unsold.


Waqar Salamkheil - INR 75 lakh
Kartik Tyagi - INR 40 lakh
Piyush Chawla - INR 50 lakh
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - INR 2 crore
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth - INR 75 lakh
Akeal Hosein - INR 1.50 crore
Adil Rashid - INR 2 crore
Keshav Maharaj - INR 75 lakh
Sakib Hussain - INR 30 lakh
Vidwath Kaverappa - INR 30 lakh
Rajan Kumar - INR 30 lakh
Prashant Solanki - INR 30 lakh
Jhathaved Subramanyan - INR 30 lakh
Mustafizur Rahman - INR 2 crore
Naveen-ul-Haq - INR 2 crore
Umesh Yadav - INR 2 crore
Rishad Hossain - INR 75 lakh
Raghav Goyal - INR 30 lakh
Bailapudi Yeswanth - INR 30 lakh
Richard Gleeson - INR 75 lakh
Alzarri Joseph - INR 2 crore
Luke Wood - INR 75 lakh
Arpit Guleria - INR 30 lakh
Jason Behrendorff - INR 1.50 crore
Shivam Mavi - INR 75 lakh
Navdeep Saini - INR 75 lakh
Divesh Sharma - INR 30 lakh
Naman Tiwari - INR 30 lakh
Ottneil Baartman - INR 75 lakh
Dilshan Madushanka - INR 75 lakh
Adam Milne - INR 2 crore
William O'Rourke - INR 1.50 crore
Chetan Sakariya - INR 75 lakh
Sandeep Warrier - INR 75 lakh
Lance Morris - INR 1.25 crore
Olly Stone - INR 75 lakh
Anshuman Hooda - INR 30 lakh
Blessing Muzarabani - INR 75 lakh
Vijay Kumar - INR 30 lakh
Kyle Jamieson - INR 1.50 crore
Chris Jordan - INR 2 crore
Avinash Singh - INR 30 lakh
Prince Chaudhary - INR 30 lakh

All-rounders:

All-rounders remain the backbone of the game, proving crucial balance but the arrival of Impact Player rule seems to have reduced their importance. Shardul Thakur didn't draw a single bid in the auction, neither did Daryl Mitchell, unarguably a star in white-ball cricket.


Utkarsh Singh - INR 30 lakh
Shardul Thakur - INR 2 crore
Daryl Mitchell - INR 2 crore
Mayank Dagar - INR 30 lakh
Rishi Dhawan - INR 30 lakh
Shivam Singh - INR 30 lakh
Gus Atkinson - INR 2 crore
Sikandar Raza - INR 1.25 crore
Kyle Mayers - INR 1.50 crore
Matthew Short - INR 75 lakh
Emanjot Chahal - INR 30 lakh
Michael Bracewell - INR 1.50 crore
Abdul Basith - INR 30 lakh
Raj Limbani - INR 30 lakh
Shiva Singh - INR 30 lakh
Dwaine Pretorius - INR 75 lakh
Brandon McMullen - INR 30 lakh
Atit Sheth - INR 30 lakh
Roston Chase - INR 75 lakh
Nathan Smith - INR 1 crore
Ripal Patel - INR 30 lakh
Sanjay Yadav - INR 30 lakh
Umang Kumar - INR 30 lakh
Digvijay Desmukh - INR 30 lakh
Yash Dabas - INR 30 lakh
Tanush Kotian - INR 30 lakh
Khrievitso Kense - INR 30 lakh

Wicketkeepers:

Among wicket-keepers, Jonny Bairstow's empty-handed return from the auction is arguably the most surprising. The England wicket-keeper batter has done wonders in the league over the year, especially for Sunrisers Hyderabad. But, he found no suitors in the auction.


Jonny Bairstow - INR 2 crore
Upendra Yadav - INR 30 lakh
Shai Hope - INR 1.25 crore
KS Bharat - INR 75 lakh
Alex Carey - INR 1 crore
Avanish Aravelly - INR 30 lakh
Harvik Desai - INR 30 lakh
Josh Philippe - INR 75 lakh
L. R. Chethan - INR 30 lakh
Tejasvi Dahiya - INR 30 lakh



It isn't all over for these players as they can still be called up by one of the franchises if another player gets injured or pulls out of IPL 2025 season.