Auction 2025 — Members Recap
The IPL Fantasy Club 2025 auction recap covers the 577 players sold, Rs 639.15 crore total spend, and the 10 franchise squads that shape the season.
2025 IPL auction recap for members
The 2025 IPL auction saw 577 players sold for Rs 639.15 crore total spend. Rishabh Pant was the headline buy at LSG for Rs 27 crore. 10 franchise squads shaped the season.
IPL Fantasy Club breaks down every franchise squad, every overseas slot and every uncapped pick in the members auction recap. Members get the data in the dashboard.
The auction recap covers top buys, surprise picks, value picks and snubs. The captain analyst desk publishes the fantasy implications for every major buy within 48 hours of the auction.
Top buys and franchise squad analysis
Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore was the headline 2025 auction buy. Pant's fantasy impact at LSG was projected at 5.2x ROI across the season, per the analyst desk.
Other top buys: KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore, Shreyas Iyer to PBKS for Rs 12 crore, Venkatesh Iyer to KKR for Rs 12 crore, Jos Buttler to MI for Rs 12 crore.
Surprise picks: Andre Russell re-bought by KKR for Rs 12 crore after being released, Sunil Narine retained by KKR for Rs 12 crore, Rashid Khan retained by GT for Rs 18 crore.
Value picks and uncapped gems
The 2025 auction surfaced 12 uncapped gems picked under Rs 2 crore who delivered top-10 fantasy returns in their first season. IPL Fantasy Club tracks these in the members research desk.
Top uncapped value picks: Ayush Mhatre (CSK, Rs 30 lakh → top-10 keeper), Sameer Rizvi (DC, Rs 95 lakh → top-15 batter), Shahbaz Ahmed (LSG, Rs 50 lakh → top-20 all-rounder).
Members get the full uncapped gem list in the auction recap with venue splits, captain math projections and value picks for the 2026 mega auction.
Auction impact on captain math
The 2025 auction reshuffled the captain math for IPL Fantasy Club members. Rishabh Pant at LSG opened new captain combinations, KL Rahul at DC anchored the Delhi middle order, and Shreyas Iyer at PBKS gave members a new top-order option.
The auction also shifted impact-player value. Players like Andre Russell at KKR and Sunil Narine at KKR became prime impact-player captain picks given their role flexibility.
Members can use the captain suite math to back-test the 2025 auction picks against the 2025 season captain projections. The suite includes an auction impact overlay that flags every player bought above Rs 5 crore.
Members questions
What is auction 2025 at IPL Fantasy Club?
The auction 2025 is part of the IPL Fantasy Club members suite. Members access the suite from the dashboard after KYC verification.
Who can use the auction 2025?
All KYC-verified members can use the auction 2025. Insider and Founders tier members get the full version with priority support.
How do I get started?
Apply for membership at /signup.html. The application takes 12 minutes. KYC verification completes within 24 hours. The auction 2025 unlocks after KYC.
What support is available?
The concierge desk replies within 4 hours on email, WhatsApp and in-app chat. Founders tier members get priority reply and a direct line to the captain analyst during IPL season.
Apply for membership
Join the IPL Fantasy Club. Trial Pass is free; Insider and Founders tiers unlock within 24 hours.
Apply nowWhy the club matters for IPL fantasy members
IPL Fantasy Club was built because the founders were tired of public-facing operators that treat fantasy cricket as a mass-market product. The club serves serious members who want the captain math, the contest lobby and the cash desk working together inside a private, members-only platform. Members pay a subscription — and in return they get the concierge desk, the captain analyst line and the Founders Cup.
The club operates under the 2021 Online Gaming rules and is registered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The club's headquarters are in Mumbai, with the captain analyst desk in Bengaluru and the cash desk in Hyderabad. The concierge desk is staffed 9 AM to 11 PM IST, 7 days a week.
Members who use the captain suite math consistently and ladder entries across 3-5 contest rooms per match day reach the top 10% of the leaderboard within 6 months. The bankroll playbook covers unit sizing, contest laddering and Kelly criterion sizing for serious members. The methodology desk publishes weekly leaderboard trends and captain alerts via WhatsApp for Founders tier members.
How members use this page
This page at IPL Fantasy Club is part of the members suite. Members access the full suite from the dashboard after KYC verification. The suite includes the captain math, the contest lobby, the leaderboard, the cash desk, the concierge desk and the research desk.
Insider tier members get the captain math, head-to-head rooms and WhatsApp concierge. Founders Circle members get invite-only rooms, the captain analyst line and the Founders Cup entry. Trial Pass members get a 14-day tour with the read-only captain suite and the daily free-entry contest rooms.
Members can switch tiers at any time from the dashboard. Tier changes take effect at the start of the next billing cycle. Cancellations retain KYC status for 90 days in case of re-joining.
The captain math and the 5-factor projection
The captain math at IPL Fantasy Club uses 5 factors: venue split (last 5 matches at the venue), weather (DLS-adjusted targets if rain is forecast), toss (bat-first vs chase win %), head-to-head (specific matchup history), and pitch (turner, seamer, flat, slow). Each factor contributes 20% to the projection.
The projection updates inside 5 minutes of any line-up announcement and refreshes 30 minutes before toss with the final playing XI. Founders tier members see the projection in WhatsApp 30 minutes before toss. Insider and Trial Pass members see the projection in their dashboard.
The captain math hit the top-3 captain pick in 78% of matches in the 2025 season. The accuracy on top-1 captain pick was 34%. Members who follow the captain math double their baseline ROI compared to gut-pick members.
The members contest lobby and room types
The VIP contest lobby at IPL Fantasy Club lists every active room: free-entry daily rooms (Rs 0), head-to-head member rooms (Rs 50-500), low-entry mega contests (Rs 10-100), and invite-only Founders Cup rooms (Founders tier, Rs 500+ entry). Every room is members-only — no public opponents.
Free-entry rooms cap at 100 members per room and run 24 per match day. Insider and Founders tier members see the rooms before Trial Pass members and get a 15-minute head start. Free-entry rooms paid out Rs 2.4 crore across 1,820 winning members in the 2025 season.
Head-to-head rooms pair one member against another for a fixed stake. The matching system pairs members within the same tier and within a similar leaderboard rank. Head-to-head rooms paid out Rs 86 lakh across 1,720 winning members in the 2025 season.
Bankroll strategy and the Kelly criterion
The bankroll playbook at IPL Fantasy Club covers unit sizing, contest laddering, festival-week targets and season-long stop-loss rules. Members who follow the playbook reach the top 10% of the leaderboard within 6 months.
The Kelly criterion sizing model: 1% of bankroll per contest entry on low-projection matches, 5% on high-projection matches. Members using the Kelly criterion averaged 11 winning months in 2025.
Festival-week bankroll allocation: 20% reserve for playoff rounds, 60% allocation to head-to-head rooms, 40% allocation to low-entry mega contests. The 2025 festival weeks (playoffs and final) returned 4.8x ROI for members who followed the allocation.
Numbers members track in 2026
| Metric | Trial Pass | Insider | Founders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | Free | ₹499 | ₹1,999 |
| Captain suite access | Read-only | Full math | Full + WhatsApp alert |
| Contest rooms | Free-entry only | All room types | All + invite-only |
| UPI withdrawal | 24-48 hours | 5-30 minutes | 5-30 minutes priority |
| Concierge reply | Email (12h) | WhatsApp (4h) | WhatsApp priority (1h) |
| Captain alert | None | Dashboard only | WhatsApp 30 min before toss |
| Founders Cup entry | — | — | Included |
| Referral payout per friend | ₹250 | ₹500 | ₹750 |
How members use the suite
Members at IPL Fantasy Club follow a 5-step routine for every match night: (1) open the captain suite at 6 PM IST, (2) review the 5-factor projection for the playing XI, (3) lock the captain pick 30 minutes before toss, (4) submit XI across 3-5 contest rooms, (5) check the leaderboard inside 30 seconds of match end. The routine takes 18 minutes per match night and is the foundation of the club's edge over public-facing operators. Insider and Founders members add a sixth step: WhatsApp captain alert from the analyst desk 30 minutes before toss.
The members methodology in plain language
The IPL Fantasy Club methodology desk uses 5 factors — venue, weather, toss, head-to-head and pitch — weighted equally in the captain projection. The methodology hit the top-3 captain pick in 78% of matches in the 2025 season. The top-1 captain pick hit rate was 34%. Members who follow the methodology double their baseline ROI. The methodology refreshes inside 5 minutes of every line-up announcement and inside 30 minutes before toss with the final playing XI. The captain analyst desk publishes a weekly methodology report every Monday before the week's first match.
What separates IPL Fantasy Club from public operators
IPL Fantasy Club is built around members. Every contest room is members-only. The captain suite math is exclusive to the club. The cash desk settles UPI in 5-30 minutes. The concierge desk replies within 4 hours. The leaderboard tracks every active member across daily contests, weekly rounds and the season-long Founders Cup. The research desk publishes 8 editorial hubs refreshed after every match. The bankroll playbook covers unit sizing, contest laddering and Kelly criterion sizing. The WhatsApp captain alert is exclusive to Founders tier members.