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The auction features 577 players vying for 204 spots, including 70 for overseas players. With fierce bidding and strategic moves by franchises, Day 2 promises more excitement and team-defining purchases.

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Lucknow picks Pant for $3.2m, making him the most expensive IPL player, followed by Iyer at $3.17m, taken by Punjab.

For the first time in IPL history, the auction is being hosted outside India, taking place at the Abady Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The arena, with a seating capacity of 15,000, sets the stage for an electrifying bidding war.

Pant’s price tag dethroned Shreyas Iyer, whose record as the tournament’s priciest player lasted only minutes. Iyer was purchased by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, surpassing the previous record set by Australian pacer Mitchell Starc,

Rishabh Pant surpassed Shreyas Iyer to become the most expensive player in auctions history after being roped in by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore.

LSG's massive bid for Pant eclipsed Shreyas Iyer's record as the tournament's costliest player within minutes. Earlier,  Punjab Kings had shattered the record by acquiring Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore.