IPL 2025 Mega Auction Dates Announced: Check no. of Players, Venue, Where to Watch and More

IPL 2025 Mega Auctions to take place later this month on November 24 and November 25. The auctions will take place at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This time a whopping number of 1574 player registrations have been recorded. Among them, 320 are capped players, 1,224 are uncapped players, & 30 players are from associate nations. The fate of 204 players will be on the display at the bidding table as only those many slots are up for grabs.

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IPL 2025 Auctions Dates Announced

The mega auction ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25, the BCCI announced on Tuesday.

This is the second successive year the auction is being held overseas as Dubai hosted the previous one ahead of the IPL 2024.

The player registration officially closed on Monday and a total of 1,574 cricketers (1,165 Indian and 409 overseas) have been signed up for the auction, which will clash with the third and fourth day’s play of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth, which begins on November 22.

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Comprehensive Breakdown of Players

The IPL player registration officially closed on November 4, 2024, with an impressive total of 1,574 players (1,165 Indian and 409 overseas) signing up to be part of the mega TATA IPL 2025 Player Auction, which will be held over two days on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The list includes 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players, and 30 players from Associate Nations.

The detailed list is as below:  
·       Capped Indians (48 players)
·       Capped Internationals (272 players)
·       Uncapped Indians who were a part of previous IPL seasons (152 players)
·       Uncapped Internationals who were a part of previous IPL seasons (3 players)
·       Uncapped Indians (965 players)
·       Uncapped Internationals (104 players)

A country-wise breakdown of the 409 overseas players is as below.

Note: With each franchise able to fill a maximum squad of 25 players, 204 slots will be up for grabs at the TATA IPL 2025 Player Auction.