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Only two months have passed since the end of IPL 2024 and the fans are already excited for IPL 2025 as many big players are expected to leave their respective franchises ahead of the upcoming season. There are a few reports which claim that the Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant will leave DC and join Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2025. 

Apart from this, the former skipper of Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma, who led the franchise to five titles, along with the Lucknow Supergiants skipper KL Rahul are also anticipated to leave their teams ahead of IPL 2025.  However, this is not the first time that the big players will leave their teams in the IPL. In the following listicle, we will discuss the five biggest trade deals in IPL history.

5 Biggest Trade Deals in IPL history

5. Ravichandran Ashwin - PBKS to DC in IPL 2020

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Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the skipper of Punjab Kings (previously known as Kings XI Punjab) in IPL 2018-2019. However, he couldn’t change the fortunes of the franchise as they failed to qualify for the playoffs on both occasions. Ahead of the IPL 2020 auction, PBKS traded Ashwin to Delhi Capitals for ₹7.6 Crore.