Top 5 Uncapped Players Who Can leave an Impact in IPL 2025

As the IPL 2025 approaches, fans' excitement is increasing daily. In this article, we will discuss the uncapped players who could leave an impact in the upcoming IPL 2025. The recent IPL 2025 auction had some high bidding for the uncapped players. 

Rasikh Salam Dar

Rasik Salam Dar, a 24-year-old pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, has shown promising potential in the domestic games. He became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the IPL in 2018, but due to a 2-year ban involving discrepancy issues, he was kept out of the IPL; BCCI banned him due to the fraudulent information in his birth certificate. He was acquired by Mumbai Indians in 2018, but after a 2 years ban, he again got a chance with the KKR, who picked him in the IPL 2022 auction. Later, in the IPL 2024, he joined the Delhi capitals. While the IPL 2025 auction was the most remarkable for him as RCB bought him for a massive price of 6 crores.

Naman Dhir

Naman Dhir, a young Indian all-rounder picked up by Mumbai Indians in the auction for Rs.5.25 Crore, plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. He came to attention when he scored two centuries in the eight matches of the 2023 domestic season: 134 against Gujarat and 134 against Saurashtra. He is known for his hard-hitting and finisher role for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Nehal Wadherra 

Nehal Wadherra, also a 24-year-old cricketer with a left-hand batting style, was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 4.2 crore. Along with batting, he can make some contribution with the leg-spin too. For his batting style, he is often compared to famous cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was first picked up by Mumbai Indians for IPL 2023, where he played 14 matches in the season and scored 241 runs. In his debut in first-class cricket, he scored a century while scoring a double hundred in the third game.

Priyansh Arya 

Priyansh Arya, a 23-year-old batter from Delhi, was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs. 3.8 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. Arya, also a left-hander, had performed exceptionally well in the Delhi Premier League, scoring over 500 runs in eight innings with a strike rate of 155 and an average of 27.6. He has also scored a century. While in the domestic T20 tournaments, he has the highest score of 81 runs in 47 balls.

Abdul Samad 

Abdul Samad an another all-rounder from Jammu and Kashmir have experience in over 50 IPL matches and have played for Sunrisers Hyderabad since their debut. Samad, who is just 23, scored 1478 runs in 90 T20 games with an immersive strike rate of 146.77. While in the IPL, he scored over 500 runs with a similar strike rate. Along with the role of finisher, he can contribute with bowling, too. In the IPL 2025 auction, Lucknow Supergiants picked him for Rs 4.20 Crore.