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Published 22:35 IST, December 2nd 2019

971 players to go under hammer at IPL auction on Dec 19

As many as 971 cricketers, including 713 Indians and 258 overseas players, will be up for grabs at the IPL players' auction in Kolkata on December 19

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As many as 971 cricketers, including 713 Indians and 258 overseas players, will be up for grabs at the IPL players' auction scheduled to be held in Kolkata on December 19.

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The capped & uncapped players

There are 215 capped players, 754 uncapped and two cricketers from Associate Nation, who will compete for the available 73 spots.With the IPL Player Registration closed on November 30, franchises will now have time till December 9 evening to submit their shortlist of players that will make up the final Player Auction list.Among the registered players, 19 are capped Indians, 634 uncapped Indians, 60 are uncapped Indians who have played at least one IPL match, 196 cricketers are capped Internationals, 60 uncapped Internationals and two are from Associate Nations.

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The IPL 2020 Auctions

Hugh Edmeades will once again set the balls rolling on the dais during the auction which will see cricketers from Afghanistan (19), Australia (55), Bangladesh (6), England (22), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (24), South Africa (54), Sri Lanka (39), USA (1), West Indies (34) and Zimbabwe (3) go under the hammer.

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22:24 IST, December 2nd 2019