The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday released the list of 574 players set to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction, scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The list includes 366 Indian players and 208 overseas players, with three from associate nations. Additionally, it features 318 uncapped Indian players and 12 uncapped overseas players.

As per IPL rules, uncapped players are those who have not played international cricket or held a central contract for five years.

A total of 204 slots will be available in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, including 70 for overseas players. The highest reserve price is set at ?2 crore, with 81 players choosing to place themselves in this top bracket.

The auction will kick off with two marquee player sets. Marquee Set 1 includes Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Mitchell Starc. Marquee Set 2 features Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj.

At the close of the IPL retention window, a total of 46 players were retained across the 10 franchises, with the teams collectively spending ?558.5 crore on these retentions.



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