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24 Nov 2024

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Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction is being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25. This is the second time that an IPL auction is taking place outside of the country, following last year’s event held in Dubai.

Updated - November 24, 2024 03:02 pm IST

IPL Auction 2025 - Figure 1 — Photo The Hindu

A total of 574 players have been selected from an original pool of 1,574 candidates. These players will be auctioned on November 24-25 in Jeddah. The roster comprises 208 international players, 12 uncapped international prospects, and 318 uncapped Indian players. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Day One of the Indian Premier League Player Auction will witness the names of 84 cricketers — the first 12 sets — being called by the auctioneer Mallika Sagar. It means that the likes of Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran and Prithvi Shaw will be up for grabs at the start of Day Two.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the sequence in a communication to the franchises after Saturday night’s pre-auction briefing. It confirmed that the opening day will see the 12 12 sets being called, with one 30-minute break and two breaks of 15 minutes each during the proceedings.

This year’s auction will feature some high-profile India stars such as Rishabh Pant, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh. The 10 franchises will collectively have around ₹641.5 crore to spend for the available 204 slots.

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Out of those 204 slots, 70 are earmarked for overseas players. As of now, 46 players have been retained by the 10 franchises with cumulative expenditure of ₹558.5 crore.

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List of players retained by 10 franchises and remaining purse amount

Mumbai Indians

Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma. The franchise has ₹45 crore remaining

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal. The franchise has ₹83 crore in hand.

Delhi Capitals

Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel. The amount remaining for Delhi Capitals is ₹73 crore

Lucknow Super Giants

Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni. Remaining amount is 69 crore.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh. Kolkata Knight Riders has ₹51 crore in hand.

Rajasthan Royals

Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma. The remaining amount with Rajasthan Royals is ₹41 crore.

Punjab Kings

Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh. With retaining only two players Punjab Kings has a larger purse of ₹110.5 crore

Gujarat Titans

Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan. Gujarat Titans goes iinto the auction with a purse of ₹69 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head. Sunrisers Hyderabad has a purse of ₹45 crore

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni. Chennai Super Kings has a purse of ₹55 crore

IPL auction: When and where to watch

The IPL mega auction will take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. The event will start at 3 p.m. IST on November 24.

The IPL 2025 auction will be telecasted on Star Sports. You can also watch the live streaming of the auction on the Jio Cinema OTT platform, both on the app and the website.

IPL 2025 mega auction: When and where to watch live streaming; date and time

November 24, 2024 15:01

All set for the start of mega IPL auction

Muttiah Muralitharan (SRH), Stephen Fleming (CSK) and Mahela Jayawardene (MI) are seated. Auctioneer Mallika Sagar is going through the last-minute drills. We are 30 minutes from the start of what could be the biggest IPL Auction so far

November 24, 2024 14:12

84 players to go under the hammer on Day One

It means that besides the marquee players, only one set of each specialism — capped and uncapped — will go under the hammer on Day One. Manav Suthar, the uncapped spinner, is listed at No. 84 in the auction roster.

November 24, 2024 14:10

Very keen to get another crack, says Tamil Nadu’s Indrajith

B. Indrajith’s timing on Saturday (November 23, 2024) was impeccable for two reasons. One, his bat produced a mellifluous sound as he middled the ball with authority on his way to 78, off 39 balls, for Tamil Nadu against Tripura at Holkar Stadium in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Two, his career-best effort in T20s came on the eve of the two-day IPL mega auction, which may persuade a franchise or two to consider the 30-year-old, who can also keep wicket, when his name features on Monday (November 25, 2024) at a base price of ₹30 lakh.

November 24, 2024 14:02

Stage set for IPL Mega Auction 2025

November 24, 2024 13:46

“Playing for RCB would be lovely...”: Mayank Agarawal

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction, India batter Mayank Agarawal expressed desire to play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) once again, a franchise with which he started off his career in the cash-rich league.

Speaking to ANI about the auction, Mayank said, “I think I am very excited. Having played IPL for so many years, I have the experience of playing for so many teams and having seen so many playing styles. That is something I would love to bring out in coming seasons.”

“Playing for RCB would be lovely. Being a Bengaluru boy and having started my IPL journey with them, it would be great to be back. But I am a thorough professional, have played with a lot of teams. So I am looking forward to playing with any team. But RCB would be nice,” he added.

-ANI

November 24, 2024 13:38

Loading in Jeddah: the biggest auction with star Indian players to go under the hammer

Off the Red Sea, Jeddah — the second-largest city of Saudi Arabia — is considered the gateway to the holy city of Mecca. Over the next two days, however, the Benchmark Arena will not only put the nation on the cricketing map, but also end up being the gateway to riches for a plethora of cricketers.

A total of 577 cricketers — legends and lesser-known names — will hope to draw the franchises’ attention during the annual bidding fiesta called the IPL Player Auction.

As the franchise entourages descended on the port city, indications are that it will be the grandest auction — not just metaphorically — of the 18 auctions held in the history of the Indian Premier League.

IPL 2025 Auctions | Loading in Jeddah: the biggest auction with star Indian players to go under the hammer

Published - November 24, 2024 01:26 pm IST