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- Published: November 21, 2024 14:50
New Delhi: A reported 574 players, including 366 Indian players and 208 overseas cricketers are set to go under the hammer as the highly anticipated mega auction of IPL 2025 is set to take place at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Saudi Arabia.
As many as 204 slots will be up for grabs with 70 available slots for overseas players. The highest reserve price for the auction is Rs 2 crore, with 81 players opting to be in the highest bracket. 27 players are in Rs 1.5 crore category. There are 18 in the Rs 1.25 crore category while 23 have priced themselves at Rs 1 crore.
Interestingly, this IPL will see a lot of unique talents and contrasting age diversity in the auction table. On one hand, thirteen-year-old India U-19 cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar is set to become the youngest among the lot at a Rs 30 lakh base price. On the other hand, 42-year-old Jimmy Anderson is set to become the oldest player to feature in the cash-rich franchise league.
PL 2025 Mega Auction: Team Wise Purse Balance
| Franchise | No of Players | Overseas Players | Uncapped Players | RTM (Right to Match) | Total money spent (Rs. crore) | Salary cap available (Rs. crore) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 55 | 20 | 7 |
| DC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 73 | 21 | 7 |
| GT | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 69 | 20 | 7 |
| KKR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 51 | 19 | 6 |
| LSG | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 69 | 20 | 7 |
| MI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 45 | 20 | 8 |
| PBKS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.5 | 110.5 | 23 | 8 |
| RCB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 83 | 22 | 8 |
| RR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 41 | 19 | 7 |
| SRH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 45 | 20 | 5 |
| Total | 46 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 558.5 | 641.5 | 204 | 70 |
IPL 2025: List of Retained Players
- Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni
- Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abhishek Porel
- Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh
- Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni
- Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma
- Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh
- Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen and Travis Head
When and where to watch the IPL 2025 Mega Auction?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction will be live-streamed on the JioCinema app and website from 3:00 PM (IST). Furthermore, the auction is set to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and November 25.
