Chennai Super Kings, the joint-most successful IPL franchise having won five IPL titles, narrowly missed out on a playoff spot in the most disappointing way last season. However, the mega auction is chance for the Yellove Army to rebuild its core.

Chennai Super Kings broke the bank for R Ashwin at the IPL auction 2025, purchasing him for ₹9.75 crores, in Jeddah on Sunday. CSK also used the RTM option to bring back Devon Conway (6.25 crores) and Rachin Ravindra (4 crores).

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are geared up for the IPL 2025, having retained a core team of six players including captain Sanju Samson and rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal. With INR 41 crore remaining in their purse,

Punjab Kings, retaining only two players, made waves at the IPL 2025 auction by securing Shreyas Iyer for a record-breaking Rs 26.75 crore and Arshdeep Singh for Rs 18 crore. Releasing big names like Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone,

Punjab Kings have retained just two uncapped stars in Shashank Singh for Rs 5.5 crore and Prabhsimran Singh for Rs 4.4 crore, thus showing faith in relatively unknown quantities who have done well for them in the past.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) are gearing up for a powerful run in IPL 2025 with a revamped squad, helmed by new head coach Ricky Ponting. After retaining core players Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh, PBKS strategically utilized their substantial INR 110.

All the ten teams have retained a few players to keep the squad intact and they will look to bolster their core unit in the IPL 2025 mega auction.