BCCI on Friday introduced that 574 gamers are set to characteristic within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 & 25. Out of them, 366 are Indians and 208 are abroad gamers which incorporates 3 gamers from affiliate nations. The public sale will embrace 318 Indian uncapped gamers and 12 uncapped abroad gamers.
Additionally, 204 slots can be up for grabs with 70 out there slots for abroad gamers whereas Rs 2 Crore is the best reserve value with 81 gamers opting to be within the highest bracket. The public sale could have two marquee participant units firstly with Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh and Mitchell Starc in Marquee Set 1, whereas Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami & Mohammed Siraj in Marquee Set 2.
When the IPL retention window shut lately, a complete of 46 gamers had been retained between the ten IPL franchises. For these retentions, the ten groups had invested a cumulative complete of Rs 558.5 crore.
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Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and IPL-1 champions Rajasthan Royals opted for full retentions, securing six gamers every. 5 groups — Chennai Tremendous Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Tremendous Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad — selected to retain 5 gamers every.
In the meantime, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained 4, three, and two gamers, respectively. With Rs 110.5 crore in hand, Punjab Kings head into the extremely anticipated action-packed mega public sale with the biggest purse.
Earlier this month, 1574 gamers had registered for the auctions, vying for a complete of 204 slots as every franchise is ready to fill a most squad of 25 gamers. Of this, 1,165 cricketers have been from India whereas there have been additionally 409 abroad gamers within the combine.