IPL 2025 Auction: Big Names Like David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, and Shardul Thakur Go Unsold

The IPL 2025 mega auction saw some surprising omissions as several prominent players went unsold. Despite being marquee names in T20 cricket, players like David Warner, Kane Williamson, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, and Jonny Bairstow failed to attract bids. Here’s a detailed list of unsold players from the auction:

Batters

David Warner
Kane Williamson
Prithvi Shaw
Mayank Agarwal
Sarfaraz Khan
Finn Allen
Steve Smith
Ben Duckett
Brandon King
Dewald Brevis
Leus du Plooy

Bowlers

Piyush Chawla
Mushtafizur Rahman
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Naveen-ul-Haq
Umesh Yadav
Adil Rashid
Keshav Maharaj
Alzarri Joseph
Jason Behrendorff
Shivam Mavi
Chris Jordan

All-rounders

Shardul Thakur
Daryl Mitchell
Sikandar Raza
Kyle Mayers
Michael Bracewell
Roston Chase
Nathan Smith

Wicketkeepers

Jonny Bairstow
Alex Carey
Shai Hope

Key Insights

David Warner and Kane Williamson, both former IPL captains and top batters, failed to get a bid, raising questions about the changing dynamics in IPL team selection.
Shardul Thakur and Daryl Mitchell, both influential all-rounders, also went unsold despite their strong recent form in international cricket.
The absence of established names like Jonny Bairstow and Piyush Chawla, who have been integral to their teams in previous seasons, was another major surprise.