BCCI on Friday announced that 574 players are set to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 & 25. Out of them, 366 are Indians and 208 are overseas players which includes 3 players from associate nations. The auction will include 318 Indian uncapped players and 12 uncapped overseas players.
Also, 204 slots will be up for grabs with 70 available slots for overseas players while Rs 2 Crore is the highest reserve price with 81 players opting to be in the highest bracket. The auction will have two marquee player sets at the start with Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh and Mitchell Starc in Marquee Set 1, while Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami & Mohammed Siraj in Marquee Set 2.
When the IPL retention window shut recently, a total of 46 players had been retained between the 10 IPL franchises. For these retentions, the 10 teams had invested a cumulative total of Rs 558.5 crore.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and IPL-1 champions Rajasthan Royals opted for full retentions, securing six players each. Five teams — Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad — chose to retain five players each.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained four, three, and two players, respectively. With Rs 110.5 crore in hand, Punjab Kings head into the highly anticipated action-packed mega auction with the largest purse.
Earlier this month, 1574 players had registered for the auctions, vying for a total of 204 slots as each franchise is able to fill a maximum squad of 25 players. Of this, 1,165 cricketers were from India while there were also 409 overseas players in the mix.
