IPL 2025 mega auction: Date and venue confirmed; 1574 player register for Mega Auction

IPL 2025 mega auction to be a two-day event in November.

The IPL 2025 mega auction venue and dates have been confirmed on November 5, 2024. The mega event will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will be a two-day event on November 24 and 25. This will result in a clash with the third and fourth days of the first test between India and Australia in Perth.

The auction was originally slated to take place in Riyadh, but due to a last-minute site change, Abady Al Johar Arena will now hold the two-day auction.  

Disney Star, which owns the broadcast rights for both the IPL and the India-Australia test series, wanted to prevent any direct overlap between the two events. Fortunately, because to the time difference with Australia, the auction, scheduled for the afternoon (IST), will not coincide with the match broadcast.

Total of 1574 players register for the IPL 2025 mega auction

A total of 1574 players (1165 Indians and 409 internationals) have signed for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, which will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25.  

The list includes 1,224 uncapped players, 320 capped players, and 30 cricketers from associate nations. There are 48 capped Indians on the list.

The auction includes 272 capped internationals, 152 uncapped Indians who have already played in the IPL, three uncapped international cricketers, 965 uncapped Indians, and 104 uncapped internationals.

South Africa tops the list with 91 players registering, while Australia comes in second with 76 cricketers entering the fray in the IPL 2025 mega auction. England and Afghanistan have 52 and 29 players respectively in the auction. New Zealand has 39 players while Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have 29 players each.

Meanwhile, the IPL also revealed that with each of the ten franchises having the maximum squad capacity of 25 players each, a total of 204 spots will be up for grabs in the IPL 2025 auction.

✍️ 1574 Player Registrations 🧢 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players, & 30 players from Associate Nations 🎰 204 slots up for grabs🗓️ 24th & 25th November 2024📍 Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaRead all the details for the upcoming #TATAIPL Mega Auction 🔽🤩

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 5, 2024

PBKS to have the maximum amount in purse and most RTM cards

On October 31st, all ten franchises revealed the names of the players they had retained ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Each of the franchises was given INR 120 crores purse to use, 20 crores more than the IPL 2024 auction.

And Punjab Kings (PBKS) retained just two players, they have the most money in their purse with INR 110.50 crores to use at the auction. Rajasthan Royals, who retained six players, have the least amount in their purse- INR 41 crores, while Kolkata Knight Riders have INR 51 crores to spend.

IPL allowing six retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 auction – of which a maximum of five can be capped and a maximum of two can be uncapped. The six players can be retained outright prior to the auction, bought back using Right-to-Match (RTM) cards during the auction, or a combination of the two.

Punjab Kings have the most RTM cards (four) to use in the auction. RCB have three players, while Delhi Capitals have two after retaining four players. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, SRH, and Lucknow Super Giants each kept five players and have only one RTM option in the auction, while RR and KKR have none.

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