{"id":8548,"date":"2024-11-25T14:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T09:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=506808"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T09:20:12","slug":"ipl-auction-2025-day-2-williamson-du-plessis-sundar-among-big-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl-auction-2025-day-2-williamson-du-plessis-sundar-among-big-names\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL Auction 2025 Day 2: Williamson, Du Plessis, Sundar among big names"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1b95dc64-affe-483d-8700-c6246ab3c63d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>The IPL 2025 Mega Auction enters its second day with renewed excitement at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After a record-breaking first day, franchises are geared up for intense bidding battles to shape their squads for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Day 1 Highlights<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Day 1 of the auction set the stage for historic moments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rishabh Pant<\/strong> became the most expensive player in IPL history, bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a jaw-dropping Rs 27 crore, with Delhi Capitals opting for an RTM but ultimately stepping back.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shreyas Iyer<\/strong> was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, briefly holding the record before Pant\u2019s bid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>KL Rahul<\/strong> joined Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore, adding stability to their top order.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venkatesh Iyer<\/strong> was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 23.75 crore after an intense bidding war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Punjab Kings Lead Spending<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Punjab Kings, armed with the largest purse of Rs 110.5 crore, dominated Day 1 by signing ten players, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shreyas Iyer<\/strong> (likely captain)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arshdeep Singh<\/strong> (RTM for Rs 18 crore)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yuzvendra Chahal<\/strong> for Rs 18 crore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcus Stoinis<\/strong> and <strong>Glenn Maxwell<\/strong>, bolstering their all-rounder and spin departments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Day 2 Expectations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Day 2 is expected to bring exciting moments with marquee players like <strong>Kane Williamson<\/strong>, <strong>Faf du Plessis<\/strong>, and <strong>Washington Sundar<\/strong> up for grabs. Teams are likely to focus on filling critical slots, with a mix of experienced international players and emerging talents set to go under the hammer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IPL 2025 Mega Auction enters its second day with renewed excitement at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3810],"class_list":["post-8548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ipl-2025"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}