The mega auction for the Indian Premier League 2025, which took place in Jeddah, was a tremendous success. The ten teams collectively spent over 600 crores to acquire their preferred players and build strong squads. Notable players such as Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal commanded impressive prices, while several surprises emerged as prominent figures like David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, and others remained unsold.
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The Rajasthan Royals who have performed extremely well in the previous two editions of the cash-rich league. Just ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Royals retained six players and maintained the core of their team. Apart from maintaining their, the franchise roped in players such as Jofra Archer, Nitish Rana and many other players to add more firepower to their squad. Here is a full list of players included in their squad:
| Player Name | Price (In INR) |
|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | Retained |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Retained |
| Riyan Parag | Retained |
| Dhruv Jurel | Retained |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Retained |
| Sandeep Sharma | Retained |
| Jofra Archer | INR 12.50 crores |
| Maheesh Theekshana | INR 4.40 crores |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | INR 5.25 crores |
| Akash Madhwal | INR 1.20 crores |
| Kumar Kartikeya | INR 30 lakhs |
| Nitish Rana | INR 4.20 crores |
| Tushar Deshpande | INR 6.50 crores |
| Shubham Dubey | INR 80 lakhs |
| Yudhvir Singh | INR 35 lakhs |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | INR 2 crores |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | INR 1.10 crores |
| Kwena Maphaka | INR 1.50 crores |
| Kunal Rathore | INR 30 lakhs |
| Ashok Sharma | INR 30 lakhs |
Rajasthan Royals are majorly known to build players and they have picked many young talents such as Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka and many others who have the capability to perform and become future stars in the near future. Despite performing well in the previous editions of the Indian Premier League, Royals haven’t been able to win the title after 2008 and they will look get their hands back on the IPL trophy in 2025.
