Arshdeep Singh has become the first buy of IPL 2025 mega auction, being bought by Punjab Kings for ₹18 crore crore via RTM after a bidding war between SRH, RR, GT, RCB, DC and CSK. Arshdeep had a base price of ₹2 crore. Ahead of the mega auction, PBKS had released Arshdeep, whose salary in IPL 2024 was ₹4 crore.