IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Players will bid today, teams will spend money, know the answer to every question here

Sports Desk, Obnews: The moment for which everyone was eagerly waiting has come. Yes, today the market of players for IPL 2025 is going to explode. Where IPL franchises will lavishly spend money on players and try to include them in their camp. This time's IPL auction is going to be interesting in many respects. Where the fate of many big players will be at stake.

Actually, it is being said about the mega auction of IPL 2025 that it is going to be quite spectacular. Because many big players are going to participate in this auction, who may see a war between franchises to include them in their team. In such a situation, today we are going to tell you every information related to this auction…

Where can you watch IPL mega auction?

The IPL 2025 mega auction is scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will start at 3.30 pm Indian time on both days. This is the 18th auction in the history of IPL. The mega auction will be telecast live in India by Star Sports Network. At the same time, its live streaming can be watched for free on Jio Cinema app and its website. as well as you navbharatlive.com You can read all the live updates and news related to the mega auction.

Who will be the auctioneer of the mega auction?

Mallika Sagar will bid for the players in this mega auction. Mallika was also the auctioneer in the last IPL auction. Mallika is a well-known personality in the art world and has conducted several art auctions. Let us tell you that Richard Madley was the auctioneer in the first ten years of IPL. After this Hugh Adams played the role of auctioneer in the IPL auction.

How many players will be bid for?

This time bidding will be done on 577 players in the mega auction. Of the 577 shortlisted players, there are 367 Indian and 210 foreign players, including 4 players from associate countries. Players from Associate nations include Unmukt Chand, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar and Brandon McMullen. However, all the teams together can buy a total of 204 players, which can include a maximum of 70 foreign players. This time a total of Rs 641 crore is left in the purse of all the 10 teams.

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How many players in each team?

After the completion of the mega auction, it is mandatory for each team to have at least 18 players. At the same time, there can be a maximum of 25 players in a team. Also, a team can field a maximum of 8 foreign players.

Who has the biggest purse?

This time Punjab Kings have the highest amount of Rs 110.5 crore in the IPL auction. Punjab had retained only two players (Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh) before the auction. Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore has Rs 83 crore left in its purse, which is at second place. Rajasthan Royals will have the lowest purse (Rs 41 crore) in the auction.