IPL 2025 is going to start soon. Recently, the date of its opening and final match was revealed. Its full schedule will be released soon. Before this, we are going to tell you 5 big things about IPL 2025 like who is the most expensive foreign, Indian player? Who is the oldest and youngest player.
The next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to start soon. Information about when the first match and the final match of IPL 2025 will be played had come out in the past days, but its full schedule has not been announced yet. BCCI will also release its schedule soon. Before that, let us know the 5 big and special things of this IPL season. We will tell you who is the most expensive foreign, Indian player? Who is the oldest and youngest player? Which teams have announced the name of the captain and whose captains have not been decided? So let us know the 5 big things of this upcoming IPL season.
Who is the most expensive foreign-Indian player?:
The auction for IPL 2025 was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 24 and 25 November 2025. During this, England’s wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler became the most expensive foreign player to be sold. He was bought by Gujarat Titans for Rs 15.75 crore. At the same time, the most expensive Indian player to be sold was wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore. Pant is not only the most expensive player of this season but also of the entire IPL history.
Captains of 7 teams are decided, 3 are remaining:
The captains of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals have not been decided yet. Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer, Chennai Super Kings captain Rituraj Gaikwad, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant will be the captain of Lucknow Super Giants.
When will IPL 2025 start?:
IPL 2025 will start from March 21. A few days ago, BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla confirmed its starting date. The first match is to be played on March 21 at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.