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A total of 333 players were available for auction including 214 Indian and 119 foreign players. [ 8 ] 77 places were available to be filled across the ten teams including 30 overseas slots. Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL auction's history when he was bought at 24.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders , surpassing Pat Cummins ...
In July 2024, the IPL Governing Council announced that a mega auction would be conducted ahead of the 2025 season after a meeting with the owners of the franchises. It was the sixth mega auction of the IPL. The auction was held on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 1,574 players registered for the auction, of which 574 ...
The auction was conducted on 12 and 13 February 2022 in Bengaluru. A total of 600 players were selected for the auction. A total of 600 players were selected for the auction. Prominent players like Aaron Finch , Martin Guptill , Suresh Raina , Shakib al Hasan , Eoin Morgan , Amit Mishra , Ishant Sharma and Andrew Tye went unsold.
Punjab Kings entered the Mega Auction with ₹ 110.5 crore (US$13 million), the highest-ever purse in IPL history for any team. [35] During the Mega Auction, the record for the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League , which was previously held by Mitchell Starc ₹ 24.75 crore (US$2.9 million), was broken twice.
A total of 405 players were available for auction including 273 Indian and 132 foreign players. [ 11 ] 87 places were available to be filled across the ten teams. [ 12 ] The first three Indian players in the lists released on 13 December were Mayank Agarwal , Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma .
The ten franchises retained 173 players for the 2024 IPL season, and seven players were traded across teams before the auction. [29] On 11 December 2023, the IPL governing council released a list of 333 players, including 214 Indian and 119 foreign players who were available for the auction. [ 30 ]
The auction fetched a total amount of US$ 723.59 million against the combined base price of US$ 400 million. Mumbai was the most expensive team, costing over US$ 111.9 million. The auction also led to controversy regarding the conflict of interest with then BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan holding a stake in the Chennai team. [1] [2]
The 2009 Indian Premier League Players Auction was held on 6 February 2009 in Goa, India. A total of 43 players from 9 countries were shortlisted for the auction. However, only 17 of them were sold. [8] The English duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff each went for US$1.55 million, which made them the highest-paid cricketers in the IPL.