Trying to bag the best of fast-bowling talent on offer, the 10 franchises went all out for pacers at the two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah, spending in excess of Rs 150 crore.
India's left-arm pacer and T20 World Cup star Arshdeep Singh remained the costliest fast bowler as the left-armer took home Rs 18 crore after Punjab Kings chose to use the Right-to-Match card to retain him.
Meanwhile, five-time champions Mumbai Indians opened their coffers to bring back their former player in the form of veteran New Zealand pacer Trent Boult for Rs 12.50 crore; and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went all out to get Australian Josh Hazlewood in their camp for the same amount.
Veteran swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar surprised many as he generated a lot of interest and was sold for Rs 10.75 crore to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Here's the list of top picks among the fast bowlers at the IPL Auction 2025:
Arshdeep Singh: Rs 18 crore (PBKS)
Trent Boult: Rs 12.50 crore (MI)
Josh Hazlewood: Rs 12.50 crore (RCB)
Mitchell Starc: Rs 11.75 crore (DC)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Rs 10.75 crore (RCB)
T Natarajan: Rs 10.75 crore (DC)
Mohammed Shami: Rs 10 crore (SRH)
Avesh Khan: Rs 9.75 crore (LSG)
Prasidh Krishan: Rs 9.50 crore (GT)
Deepak Chahar: Rs 9.25 crore (MI)
Akash Deep: Rs 8 crore (LSG)
Mukesh Kumar: Rs 8 crore (DC)
Tushar Deshpande Rs 6.50 crore (RR)
Anrich Nortje: Rs 6.50 crore (KKR)
Rasikh Salam: Rs 6 crore (RCB)
Khaleel Ahmed: Rs 4.80 crore (CSK)
