Du Plessis, Rahane, Shaw left without bidders on Day 2; RCB snag Krunal Pandya

The second day of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction unfolded with a mix of surprises and tense bidding battles While some big names went unsold others sparked fierce competition among the franchises Day two witnessed players such as Kane Williamson Glenn Phillips Rovman Powell Faf du Plessis Ajinkya Rahane Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw failing to attract bids Shardul Thakur despite having a base price of INR 2 crore also went unsold leaving many to question the reasoning behind their lack of interest in such experienced playersThe day began with anticipation building around Washington Sundar who became the first bigticket item in the auction There was intense competition between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants LSG both franchises eyeing the talented allrounder After a few rounds of bidding the Gujarat Titans secured Sundar for INR 320 crore successfully adding the versatile player to their squadAnother notable acquisition on Day 2 was South African allrounder Marco Jansen who was snapped up by Punjab Kings for INR 7 crore Jansen with his ability to contribute both with the bat and ball is expected to bolster Punjabrsquos middle order and pace attack making him a valuable asset to the franchiseAlso ReadIPL 2024 vs 2025 The big pay cuts and skyrocketing salariesThe most thrilling bidding war in the afternoon session was for Krunal Pandya with Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB battling it out Despite long pauses during the bidding both teams were determined to acquire Pandya Ultimately RCB emerged victorious securing the allrounder for INR 575 crore slightly higher than his base price of INR 2 crore LSG who had earlier shown interest chose not to use their Right To Match RTM optionWhile the second day of the auction did not witness any further recordbreaking bids like the ones seen on Day 1 there were still some key additions On Day 1 Lucknow Super Giants had set the stage with their bold move to land Rishabh Pant for a record INR 27 crore making him the most expensive player in IPL history The first day of the auction saw a total of INR 46795 crore being spent on 72 players with franchises scrambling to secure their targetsAs the auction progressed to its final stages it was clear that some franchises were still heavily invested in reinforcing their squads Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians entered the last day of bidding with the largest purses INR 3065 crore and INR 2610 crore respectively Both franchises were expected to make aggressive moves to complete their squads with the remaining funds Punjab Kings with INR 2250 crore and Sunrisers Hyderabad who had a much smaller purse of INR 515 crore also had crucial decisions to make in the final hours of the auction