IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates: 577 Players Set To Go Under The Hammer Today For 204 Slots – News18
IPL Auction 2025 Today Live Updates: The Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction is being held in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). For the latest IPL auction, 577 players have been shortlisted after discussions with the 10 teams. Several top stars including Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jos Buttler, David Warner, Mitchell Starc, Kagiso Rabada among others are part of the auction pool.
In the lead up to the IPL auction, the franchises were asked to retain maximum six players while releasing the remaining ones from their squad that they assembled for the previous season. The teams retained from two (Punjab Kings) to six players (Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals). There are 204 vacancies and 70 of them are available for overseas players. Of the 577 names in the IPL auction players list, 367 are Indian while 210 overseas.
The IPL 2025 auction live coverage will get underway from 3:30 PM IST onwards.
Here’s all you need to know about the mega auction:-
When will IPL 2025 auction be held?
The IPL auction will be held on November 24 and November 25.
Where will IPL 2025 auction be held?
For the second year in a row, IPL auction is being held outside India. This time, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) will host the event.
What time will IPL 2025 auction start?
The IPL auction will get underway from 3:30 PM IST.
How many players have been shortlisted or the IPL auction?
From the initial list of 1574 players who registered for the two-day auction, 574 were shortlisted while three more were added later to make it 577 players.
What is the budget for each IPL franchise?
The teams have a maximum budget of Rs 120 crore each. However, all have spent some portion of it in retaining players.
Which team has the biggest purse?
PBKS retained two uncapped players for a combined value of Rs 9.5 crore. At the auction, they will have the maximum budget of Rs 110.5 crore.
