New Delhi: All the speculations, regarding when and where the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2025 mega auction will be held, have been put to rest as the venue and dates for the event were announced on Tuesday. Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has been finalised as the city that will host the IPL mega auction on November 24 and 25.
The event will be held overseas for the second successive year, after being held in Dubai the last time for a day. This time, the mega event will be a two-day affair while will see as many as 1574 players go under the hammer, as confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Out of the total lot of players, 1165 are Indians while the remaining 409 being overseas registrations. As many as 30 players are from associate nations while South Africa and Australia lead the list with 91 and 76 registrations respectively.
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Auction to clash with BGT
The mega auction will clash with the third and fourth day’s play of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth, starting November 22. Meanwhile, each franchise will be able to form a maximum squad of 25 players (including the retained ones), with a total of 204 slots up for grabs from the event. The list feature 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players and 30 players from the Associate Nations.
Among capped players, 48 are from India while the 965 uncapped players of the nation will also be part of the mega auction. All the ten franchises in total will have an amount of Rs Rs 641.5 crore to spend for the available slots. Out of the total 204 slots, 70 are earmarked for overseas players. A total of 46 players have been retained by all the franchises with cumulative expenditure of Rs 558.5 crore.
The venue and the dates for the much-awaited Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2025 mega auction have been officially released. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
