IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Top 5 Overseas Bowlers Who Could Get High Price: Many people are looking forward to the IPL 2025 mega auction, which will be very competitive as every team will generate a lot of interest in the overseas fast bowlers. Franchises wanting to strengthen their bowling unit will be looking for match-winners who can turn matches on their own. Below are the foreign bowlers whose bids are expected to be the highest within the IPL 2025 mega auction.
1. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Starc has always been a match-winner in the T20 format, famed for his lethal yorkers and great variations in pace. The highest auction price currently held by him (INR 24.5 crores in 2024) is expected to raise the stakes again. After parting ways with the Kolkata Knight Riders, franchises such as the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans will most probably look to sign him. They would make him their primary bowler in the bowling department.
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2. Jofra Archer (England)
Jofra Archer is, without a doubt, one of the most explosive T20 bowlers and all-rounders still playing the game. It is because Archer can bowl at extreme speeds. With the ability to bowl at all stages of the match, he has been a very sought-after player. Even question marks hover around his health and availability. Now that he has been let go by the Mumbai Indians, his high international stature and IPL experience may entice franchises such as the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings to hunt for him.
3. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
He has always been a great pace bowler and a good fielder. This has made him always a strong contender during the IPL auctions and especially auctions. The former winner of the Purple Cap, who was released by the Punjab Kings, may be pursued by teams such as the Rajasthan Royals or Delhi Capitals who are in dire need of a specialist pacer.
4. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
Boult is an accomplished power-play bowler who can swing the ball in both directions. Boult is a lethal weapon at the start of any inning. Now that he has left the Rajasthan Royals, he will be effective for squads like the Chennai Super Kings, who require quality-paced bowlers.
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5. Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
Also known for his intense pace of bowling, it is no surprise that more than 150 km/h of speed delivery has always caused headaches for the batsmen who take on Nortje. Having been freed from the Delhi Capitals, he is going to bag a huge amount of money from teams needing high-quality pacers.
These bowlers are replete with experience, scope, and the ability to change the direction of the game, thus guaranteeing that the IPL 2025 mega auction will be a kind of show as each team will wish to acquire them.
