Abadi Al Johar Arena: Will Jacks’ Rs 5.25 crore move to Mumbai Indians (MI) and Tim David’s Rs 3 crore move to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sparked excitement in the accelerated round on the second day of the IPL 2025 Auction here at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah on Monday.
England power-hitter Will Jacks, who represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the previous edition, was sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 5.25 crore. The 26-year-old, who made his debut in the 2024 season in which he played eight games including a brilliant century against Gujarat Titans, entered the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore. The five-time IPL winners pipped Punjab Kings to win his services and in a surprise decision, RCB chose not to use their Right to Match for their former batter.
Tim David, the former Mumbai Indians middle-order batter, was bought by RCB for Rs 3 cr. The Australian entered the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore but the Bengaluru franchise faced little to no resistance in garnering his services.
