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The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council unveiled the final list of players for the upcoming mega auction for the 2025 edition that is set to take place in a week’s time. A total of 1,574 players had registered for the fifth mega auction in the history of the world’s biggest T20 league days after the 10 franchises had unveiled their list of retained players along with their remaining purse and Right To Match (RTM) Slots.
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The league officials decided to shave off a vast majority of names from the original list, resulting in a shortened list comprising a little more than 500 players who will be going under the hammer in what will be the second consecutive IPL auction taking place outside India.
Here’s more on the upcoming event:
When and where will the IPL 2025 mega auction be taking place?
The IPL 2025 mega auction – the fifth mega auction in the league’s history – will be taking place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event will commence at 12.30 pm local time, which is 3 pm in India.
Where can I watch the live coverage of the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network on television and will also be streamed live on the JioCinema mobile application as well as website.
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More ShortsHow many players have been included in the final list for the IPL 2025 mega auction?
A total of 574 players have been included in the IPL GC’s shortlist for the upcoming mega auction. This includes 241 capped players (48 Indians, 193 overseas) along with 330 uncapped players, an overwhelming majority of whom are Indian (318). The list also includes three Associate players – USA’s Unmukt Chand and Ali Khan and Scotland’s Brandon McMullen.
How many slots are up for grabs in the IPL 2025 mega auction?
A total of 204 slots are available for the 10 franchises, including 70 for overseas players.
Who are some of the key players set to go under the hammer in the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The final player list for the mega auction includes 12 ‘Marquee’ players who will be the first to go under the hammer on Day 1 of the event. They are further divided into two sub-sets:
Marquee List 1: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Jos Buttler (England), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) and Mitchell Starc (Australia).
Marquee List 2: Yuzvendra Chahal, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Liam Livingstone (England), David Miller (South Africa).
There are a total of 81 players who have registered their name in the top base price category of Rs 2 crore, in which includes all marquee players except Miller (Rs 1.5 crore).
Some of the other top names in the Rs 2 crore bracket who are not part of the ‘Marquee’ list are India’s Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Venkatesh Iyer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur.
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There are also overseas stars such as South Africa’s Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram, England’s Harry Brook and Jonny Bairstow, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and David Warner who are part of this category but are not in the ‘Marquee’ list.
Who are the oldest and youngest players in the IPL 2025 mega auction?
England’s James Anderson has decided to try his luck in the IPL after more than a decade, having previously gone unsold in 2011 and 2011, and the age of 42, is the oldest player in the auction. South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, who had led Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last three seasons, is a close second at 40 years of age.
Uncapped batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has made five First-Class appearances for Bihar and had recently struck a century for India U-19s in a Youth Test against the visiting Australians in Chennai, is the youngest player in the 2025 mega auction at the tender age of 13.
Who are some of the notable absentees from this year’s mega auction?
England Test captain Ben Stokes and ex-skipper Joe Root decided against entering their names for the upcoming mega auction. They aren’t the only Englishmen missing from the mega auction player list with the pace duo of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood also deciding against registering for the event.
Franchise-wise breakdown of slots and salary cap available for IPL 2025 Player Auction
| Franchise | No of Players | No of Overseas Players | No of Uncapped Players | RTM | Total money spent (Rs.) | Salary cap available (Rs.) | 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 |