IPL Auction: More bids were placed on players from this country than Australia, but players from other countries took more money.

New Delhi. Indian players dominated the IPL 2025 auction. The biggest bid in IPL history was made on Rishabh Pant. A bet of Rs 27 crore was placed on him. Shreyas Iyer took Rs 26.75 crore and Venkatesh Iyer took Rs 23.75 crore. But do you know which country's players got the highest bids after India? After India, which country's players took home the most money? If not, then we have brought complete information about this.

A total of 182 players were bid for in the two-day IPL players auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Of these, 120 players are from India. The remaining 62 players are foreigners. Among foreign players, the highest bid was placed on South African cricketers. All the IPL franchises bought 14 players from South Africa. Bidding was placed on 13 players from Australia and 12 from England. Bets were placed on 7 players from New Zealand, 6 each from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. There was a time when there was a glut of West Indies players in the IPL. This time bidding took place on only 4 players. However, many West Indies players had already been retained.

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Although South Africa may be ahead in the number of players in the auction, in terms of money it is behind Australia and England. A total bid of Rs 47.5 crore was placed on 14 players of South Africa, while only 12 players of England took home Rs 70.25 crore. A total bid of Rs 66.7 crore was placed on 13 Australian players.

Big bid on Jos Buttler
Bids worth more than Rs 10 crore were placed on three players each from Australia and England. England's Jos Buttler was the most expensive player sold in the auction. Gujarat Titans bid Rs 15.75 crore for Jos Buttler. Only one South African player, Kagiso Rabada, received a bid of more than Rs 10 crore. Gujarat Titans bought him for Rs 10.75 crore.

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