IPL 2025 Mega Auction: 5 teams are looking for a captain, leading to heavy bidding on these players including Iyer, Pant

The mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 24 and 25 November. Earlier, all 10 teams have retained their important players. However, some franchises have released their captain. In such a situation, these teams will be looking for a captain in the mega auction.

Rajasthan Royals (RR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Gujarat Titans (GT) have retained their respective captains. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) do not have captains. In such a situation, these teams will look for a captain in the mega auction.

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has already been released by the team management. On the other hand, the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders was Shreyas Iyer. The captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore was Faf du Plessis. On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants' KL Rahul and Punjab Kings' Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan has retired from all formats of cricket. In such a situation, leaving him aside, massive bids can be placed on all these captains.