Despite his strong performance, Royal Challengers Bengaluru chose not to retain him and declined to use the Right to Match (RTM).

The Indian Premier League is the most popular and richest domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in the world. Stadiums are heaving. Millions more are watching. Team owners are celebrities. The players from March to May are treated as rock stars.

Over the years, the quirks of the IPL auction have ceased to amaze us. The two-day affair in Jeddah had, in comparison, gone according to script, with Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer being the top two grocers—with salaries that would make some of the biggest price tags of the past squirm in comparison.

By Daisy Atino Earlier the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had asked all the IPL franchises to confirm their list of retained players by October 31

The IPL Auction 2025 was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25. A total of 577 players were a part of this mega auction, including 367 Indian players and 210 overseas players.  This is one of the biggest events in cricket history,

In a dramatic second day of the IPL 2025 mega auction in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on Monday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made a splash by securing veteran Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for an impressive Rs 10.

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