Who is 24 year old Thomas Jack Dreka? Whose registration is most discussed in the mega auction?

IPL 2025: The dates of IPL 2025 mega auction have been officially announced. Bidding for players will take place in Riyadh on 24th and 25th November. 1,574 players have registered, but the name of Thomas Jack Dreka is the most discussed. He has become the first player from Italy to participate in the IPL auction. So let's know about Thomas…

Who is Thomas Jack Draka? (Who is Thomas Jack Draca)

Ever since the list of registered players in the IPL 2025 mega auction has been revealed, the name of Thomas Jack Dreka has been discussed in the cricket circles. Everyone wants to know who is this Italy's Thomas, who has registered himself in the IPL auction for the first time.

Talking about Dreka, he made his debut for Italy in the T20I against Luxembourg on June 9 this year and took 8 wickets in his 4 matches. Even though he is new to the IPL auction, he has experience in high-profile T20 leagues, including stints with MI Emirates in the UAE ILT20 and Brampton Wolves in Canada. In a country where the game of football dominates, Thomas Jack Draca is helping to take cricket forward.

IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on 24-25 November

IPL 2025 mega auction is being organized this time in Riyadh, which will take place on 24 and 25 November. Its official announcement has been made. This time, a total of 1,574 players (1,165 Indians and 409 foreigners) from 16 countries other than India have registered themselves in the auction. In the list, 20 capped players who have made their international debut will take part while 1224 uncapped players have registered their names.

204 slots are vacant

Before the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction, 10 teams together have retained a total of 46 players. As a result, now 204 slots are vacant, for which 1574 players have registered. Let us tell you, there can be a maximum of 25 players in a team, hence a maximum of 204 players can be sold in the mega auction.

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