This time, the BCCI will present two marquee sets, each with 8–9 players.
According to Cricbuzz, the BCCI recently informed IPL franchises that two sets of marquee players will be available in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The auction is scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah.
This time, the BCCI will present two marquee sets, each with 8–9 players. In comparison, only one marquee set was available in the 2022 auction, while both the 2014 and 2018 auctions featured two sers.
Several prominent players are likely to appear in the marquee set, including Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, R Ashwin, Mitchell Starc, and Jos Buttler, as reported by Cricbuzz.
Each marquee player has set a base price of INR 2 crore, and it’s anticipated that by the end of these first two marquee sets, teams may have used up around 30-50% of their budget, aiming to secure at least two star players.
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The BCCI will soon announce the exact bidding order and marquee list for the IPL 2025 auction. Recently, it shared a register of 1,574 players, which includes 1,165 Indian and 409 overseas players.
Among them, there are 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players, and 30 from Associate nations. Additionally, franchises have retained 46 players ahead of the auction.
Out of the 1,165 Indian players, 48 are capped, 152 are uncapped players who have previously played in IPL seasons, and 965 are uncapped players with no prior IPL experience.
The BCCI has requested IPL franchises to suggest additional names they would like included in the auction pool. Franchises were instructed to submit their player preferences from the initial register by November 12 for consideration in the final list.
If each franchise fills its squad with the maximum of 25 players, a total of 204 players will be up for grabs, including up to 70 overseas players.
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