When and where is the IPL 2025 mega auction: On October 31, all 10 IPL franchises submitted their list of retained players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. As mandated by the BCCI, a team could retain a maximum of six players, with a limit of five capped players and two uncapped players.
A total of 46 players have been retained by the 10 franchises combined.
Two franchises – defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals – have retained six players each. Five franchises – Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Sunrisers Hyderabad – have retained five players each. Further, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Punjab Kings opted to retain four, three, and two players, respectively.
PBKS will go into the IPL 2025 mega auction with the largest purse of INR 110.5 crore.
When and where is the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The IPL has reportedly changed the venue from Riyadh to Jeddah. This will be the second consecutive year that the BCCI is hosting the IPL auction outside India; last year, the mini-auction was hosted in Dubai.
The IPL 2025 mega auction will clash with the third and fourth days of the first Australia vs India Test in Perth.
The previous mega auction was held ahead of the IPL 2022 season. Once again, it will be a two-day affair.
What is the timing of the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The BCCI has not yet confirmed the timing of the auction but it is likely to kick off around 3 PM on both days to avoid clashing with the India vs Australia Perth Test.
Where to watch IPL 2025 mega auction?
The IPL 2025 mega auction will be telecast live on Sports 18 channel on TV.
Where to livestream the IPL 2025 mega auction?
The live streaming of the IPL 2025 mega auction will be available on the Jio Cinema app and website.
List of retained players for the IPL 2025 mega auction:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni
Delhi Capitals: Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav
Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Shahrukh Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh
Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav
Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya
Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy
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