IPL Mega Auction 2025: This year has not been very good for South African explosive batsman David Miller but he found a buyer in the IPL mega auction. Miller, one of the 12 players present in the set of marquee players, was bought by Lucknow Supergiants. Miller's base price was Rs 1.5 crore and this player got 7 times more, Rs 7.50 crore.

Stayed for 3 seasons in Gujarat, then released

Miller, a powerful left-handed finisher, was bought by Gujarat Titans in the big auction of 2022 and he remained with the team for 3 consecutive seasons. Miller was then bought by Gujarat for Rs 3 crore and it proved to be a great deal. Miller played a big role in making Gujarat champion in the very first season. The last season also proved to be good for him. However, the franchise retained most of the Indian players and hence Miller had to be released.

David Miller moves to #LSG,

SOLD for INR 7.5 Crore #TATAIPLAuction , #TATAIPL , @DavidMillerSA12 , @LucknowIPL pic.twitter.com/usn5k7aadJ

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024

Miller has amazing experience of IPL

Among the 12 marquee players included in the mega auction, only Miller's base price was not Rs 2 crore. The South African batsman had kept it at Rs 1.5 crore. As far as Miller's performance in IPL is concerned, Miller has played 130 matches in the world's biggest league for the last 12 seasons and has scored around 3 thousand runs, which includes 1 century and 13 half-centuries.

David Miller's performance in IPL

David Miller has been playing in IPL since 2012. This player has been an amazing performer every season. Last season, Miller got a chance in 9 matches and he scored 210 runs at a strike rate of 151. Earlier, Miller had scored 259 runs at an average of 32.38. 2022 Miller had scored 481 runs in 16 matches at an average of more than 68. Miller contributed to the victory of Gujarat Titans in 2022.