NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will take place in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on November 24 and 25, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.
The two-day mega auction will clash with the third and fourth days of the Perth Test between India and Australia.
1,574 players — 1,165 Indians and 409 overseas – have signed up for the two-day event where 204 slots are up for grabs.
48 capped Indian players including the likes of stars Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are set to go under the hammer, this time in the auction.
This is now the second consecutive time the auction is being held outside India. The 2024 mini auction took place in Dubai.
The players’ registration officially closed on November 4 and the BCCI mentioned in a release that 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players, and 30 players from Associate Nations will be part of the auction.
Along with 272 capped internationals, there will be 965 uncapped Indians, 152 uncapped Indians who were a part of previous seasons and 104 uncapped internationals set to go under the hammer.
Country-wise breakdown of the 409 overseas players:
