In the IPL 2025 auction, the ten franchises spent a total of Rs 639.15 crore on 182 players. Here is a comparative account of all teams and their spending in the mega event.

Mumbai Indians made strategic moves at the IPL 2025 auction, splashing Rs 12.5 crore to secure Trent Boult's return. Apart from Boult and Mitchell Santner, their overseas picks are not necessarily starters in the IPL or have played the league altogether.

Let's take a look at how Mumbai Indian fared at the IPL 2025 Auction and gauge what could be the ideal playing XI of the 5-time IPL winners.

Mumbai Indians boast of a strong Indian contingent but unproven overseas players might be a cause for concern for the five-time IPL champions.

Mumbai Indians, five-time IPL trophy champions, will enter the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction seeking pace bowlers, spinners, and all-rounders. MI retained the core group of five players. They will enter the auction hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a purse of ₹ 45 crore.

Mumbai Indians have roped back New Zealand fast-bowler Trent Boult, who was with the squad earlier. MI have also brought Ishan Kishan's replacement wicketkeeper at the IPL 2025 mega auction, while also roping in England all-rounder Will Jacks.

Not one or two, a total of three former India U-19 World Cup-winning captains went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega-auction. Prithvi Shaw was expected to bag a deal but none of the teams bid for him. He was part of Delhi Capitals from IPL 2018 to 2024.

T he IPL 2025 mega auction concluded as the two days in Jeddah witnessed intense bidding wars, some tactical brilliance and surprise calls made by the 10 franchises. The IPL teams

Apart from Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner, six of their overseas players are thin on experience as MI bank on their strong Indian core.

The biggest news coming out of KKR's retentions is that they have released their IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer. Hence, it will be interesting to note if they buy back the batter in the IPL 2025 auction.