1,574 players from 17 countries have registered for the mega auction of IPL 2025, their luck will open, see the complete list.
Cricket News Desk. The list of registered players with venue and date for IPL 2025 mega auction is out. The mega auction of IPL 2025 is scheduled to take place in Jeddah on 24-25 November. At the same time, a staggering 1,574 players have registered for the auction this time. This number is much higher than the IPL 2024 auction, where 1,166 players had registered. The special thing is that this time players from Italy and America have also registered.
The IPL 2025 auction will be “Mega”.
The diverse pool of 1,574 players includes 1,165 Indian and 409 foreign cricketers, reflecting the growing popularity of the IPL globally. The entrants include 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players and 30 players from Associate Nations. This time the franchise is preparing to complete its team of 25 players. Therefore, a total of 204 slots will remain vacant in the auction. With so many talented players competing for these spots, competition is expected to be stiff.
Last year 333 names were shortlisted
Last year 333 names were shortlisted. Now it remains to be seen what this figure will be this time. The surprising thing is that an Italian player is registered. Presumably it is Joe Burns, who has previously played for Australia. The last auction of IPL was held in Dubai, in which two players attracted a lot of attention. One was Mitchell Starc, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 2 crore. 24.75 crores and the other one was Pat Cummins who joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for 20.50 crores.
first time female auctioneer
The IPL 2025 auction also witnessed a historic moment when Mallika Sagar became the first female IPL auctioneer, replacing the veteran Hugh Adams. Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad last season.
Players registered for IPL 2025 mega auction (country wise)
Afghanistan – 29
Australia – 76
Bangladesh – 13
Canada – 4
England – 52
Ireland – 9
Italy – 1
Netherlands – 12
New Zealand – 39
Scotland – 2
South Africa – 91
Sri Lanka – 29
United Arab Emirates – 1
USA – 10
West Indies- 33
Zimbabwe – 8
Indian – 1,165
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