Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals (RR), who also finished as the runners-up in the IPL 2022, were eliminated from the Qualifier 2 at the IPL 2024. 

RR started the IPL 2025 mega auction with a remaining purse of 41 crore, after retaining six players, five capped and one uncapped, for INR 79 crore. 

Pre Auction Retentions

(Capped)

Sanju Samson (Indian): INR 18 Crore

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Indian): INR 18 Crore

Riyan Parag (Indian): INR 14 Crore

Dhruv Jurel (Indian): INR 14 Crore

Shimron Hetmyer (Guyanese): INR 11 Crore

(Uncapped)

Sandeep Sharma (Indian): INR 4 Crore

Right-to-Match (RTM) card availability for the mega auction

None

Mega Auction Buys

Jofra Archer (English): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 12.50 crore

Tushar Deshpande (Indian): Base price INR 1 crore – Bid won INR 6.50 crore

Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lankan): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 5.25 crore

Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lankan): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 4.40 crore

Nitish Rana (Indian): Base price INR 1.50 crore – Bid won INR 4.20 crore

Akash Madhwal (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 1.20 crore

Shubham Dubey (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 80 lakh

Kumar Kartikeya (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh