IPL 2025 Date: Tata Indian Premier League to begin on March 23, says BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla

IPL 2025 Start Date: Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Sunday said that the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on March 23. He made the announcement after the BCCI Special General Meeting in Mumbai on Sunday.

Further, the BCCI has announced the appointment of a new commissioner for IPL for a one-year term. The next meeting is scheduled for January 18-19 and will finalise the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy.


With the IPL set to begin on March 23, the newly appointed BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia emphasised the busy schedule ahead, saying back-to-back events will demand significant attention and coordination.

The meeting also saw Devajit Saikia and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia get elected as the new BCCI secretary and treasurer respectively. They were both elected unopposed after being the only ones to file nomination for the posts vacated by Jay Shah and Ashish Shelar.

IPL 2025 auction

The 10 teams have a new look this year after the mega-auction that took place in November. A total of 182 players were sold for Rs 639.15 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction held over two days in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The teams focused on building their squads after retaining their core players. Teams had extensive discussions on retention rules in the lead-up to the auction. Some teams had raised concerns about the mega auction, fearing the loss of players they had scouted and nurtured.


The auction was dominated by the two marquee sets of players, some of whom broke banks of franchises. A total of 574 players went under the hammer. Several teams made big bids for high-profile players, some of whom had previously had successful stints with their former franchises.

India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history after being sold for Rs 27 crore, followed by Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 corer), and Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore). Meanwhile, star players like David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, and Shardul Thakur went unsold, failing to attract any bids.