How can players not sold in IPL 2025 mega auction participate in 2025 edition of tournament? Details

The unsold players have a change at IPL 2025, as if any player of the team gets injured, the franchise can name a replacement from the name of unsold players.

The mega auction of IPL 2025 was a historic event, which witnessed a massive spending spree by all the 10 franchises as they made an attempt to make their squads for the upcoming season of the league.

In the two days of the auction, 1192 players were sold in total for a whopping amount of Rs. 639.15 crore. There were more than enough record-0breaking deals in this auction, as Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive players to be sold in IPL history.

While the IPL auction witnessed brought many deals, it also brought disappointment as many players went unsold. Several top Indian players, including Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, and others were left unsold.

Even thought the IPL auction has been completed, the chance is not completely finished for unsold players. There is a possibility of them still being picked up as injury replacements for the current members of the squads.

If any player of the team gets injured, the franchise can name a replacement from the name of unsold players. There is however a condition that the base price of the replacement player must be lowered than that of the injured player.