Mega auction will be organized before IPL 2025. Recently the retention list was announced, where 10 teams together retained a total of 47 players. Now all the remaining players will be seen in the auction, which includes the names of many star players. Meanwhile, big news related to a legendary player has come to light. This player may be out of IPL 2025. It is believed that due to the new rules of BCCI, this player will not give his name in the auction also.
The last date of registration for IPL Mega Auction is Sunday i.e. 3rd November. Meanwhile, news has come out that England Test team captain Ben Stokes will not give his name in the auction. According to the report of The Telegraph, Ben Stokes is going to take this decision due to his focus on Test cricket. Let us tell you, Ben Stokes was not a part of the last season also. He was last seen playing in IPL 2023, when he was a part of Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings bought him for Rs 16.25 crore, but he could play only a few matches due to injury.
According to reports, Ben Stokes wants to make a comeback in white-ball cricket for England. He played his last T20 match for England in the 2022 T20 World Cup. He took a U-turn from ODI International retirement and made a comeback in the 2023 ODI World Cup. But now there are reports that under the coaching of Brendon McCullum, he can once again return to the ODI and T20 team. The Champions Trophy is also to be played early next year. In such a situation, Ben Stokes can take a big decision regarding his career.
A new rule of BCCI is also believed to be one of the reasons for Stokes' withdrawal from the auction. In fact, according to the new rules of the IPL Governing Council, if a foreign player withdraws his name without any valid reason after being sold in the auction, then he can be banned for two years. It has been seen many times that foreign players leave their franchises at the beginning of the season, in such a situation BCCI has made this rule.
