IPL 2023 Auction: The BCCI on Tuesday announced a total of 405 shortlisted players for the IPL Auction 2023 in Kochi on December 23. The Indian cricket board had initially zeroed down on 369 players. However, on the deliberation of the franchises, 36 special players were invited into the auction. All of them will go under the hammer on December 23. Only 87 players will be picked by the franchises on Dec 23. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
IPL 2023 Auction: 36 VERY Special invitees to be part of auction as 10 franchises requests BCCI to include them in the SHORTLIST, Check OUT
Out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total number of capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282 and 4 are from associate nations. A maximum of 87 slots are now available with a maximum of 30 overseas players up for grabs.
INR 2 crore is the highest reserve price with 19 overseas players choosing to be slotted in the highest bracket. 11 players are in the auction list with a base price of INR 1.5 crore. Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal are the two Indian players in the list of 20 cricketers with a base price of INR 1 crore.
With 27 players at the IPL Auction, England have the highest number of players. South Africa follows England with 22 players while Australia have 21 players. West Indies have 20 players in the auction. Afghanistan’s Allah Mohammad is the youngest player on the shortlist. He is just 15 years old. Amit Mishra is the oldest at 40 years of age.
IPL 2023 Auction: Sets
- Batsmen – Set 1: Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Ajinkya Rahane, Joe Root, Riley Rossouw, Kane Williamson.
- All-rounders – Set 2: Sam Curran, Cameron Green, Shakib Al Hasan, Jason Holder, Sikandar Raza, Odean Smith, Ben Stokes.
- Wicketkeepers – Set 3: Tom Banton, Litton Das, Heinrich Klaasen, Kusal Mendis, Nicholas Pooran, Phil Salt.
- Fast bowlers – Set 4: Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Jhye Richardson, Ishant Sharma, Reece Topley, Jaydev Unadkat
| Franchise | No of Players | No of Overseas Players | Total money spent (Rs.) | Salary cap available (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
| CSK | 18 | 6 | 74.55 | 20.45 | 7 | 2 |
| DC | 20 | 6 | 75.55 | 19.45 | 5 | 2 |
| GT | 18 | 5 | 75.75 | 19.25 | 7 | 3 |
| KKR | 14 | 5 | 87.95 | 7.05 | 11 | 3 |
| LSG | 15 | 4 | 71.65 | 23.35 | 10 | 4 |
| MI | 16 | 5 | 74.45 | 20.55 | 9 | 3 |
| PBKS | 16 | 5 | 62.8 | 32.2 | 9 | 3 |
| RCB | 18 | 6 | 86.25 | 8.75 | 7 | 2 |
| RR | 16 | 4 | 81.8 | 13.2 | 9 | 4 |
| SRH | 12 | 4 | 52.75 | 42.25 | 13 | 4 |
| Total | 163 | 50 | 743.5 | 206.5 | 87 | 30 |
IPL 2023 Auction: 36 VERY Special invitees to be part of auction as 10 franchises requests BCCI to include them in the SHORTLIST, Check OUT
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