IPL 2024 Auction is now just two weeks away. With the BCCI officially confirming Dubai as the auction venue, for the first time, IPL auction will be outside India on December 19. All 10 franchises have Rs 262.5 crore to spend at the auction with Gujarat Titans going to the table with Rs 38.15 Crore, the highest among teams. Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals won’t have much to play with as they are left with just 13.15 Cr and 14.5 Cr respectively.
As reported by InsideSport before, a total of 1166 players have registered of which 830 are Indians and 336 are overseas. However, not all 1166 players will be at the auction. Instead, the list will be trimmed down to about 150-200 after franchises submit their interests. Some of the players who have not registered at the auction can also be added if franchises request an addition.
It must be noted that IPL 2024 Auction will be a mini auction before a mega auction next year ahead of IPL 2025. And as at mini-auctions, franchises tend to go overboard on players with bug sums, IPL 2024 Auction won’t disappoint either. At the 2023 auction, Sam Curran bagged Rs 18.5 Cr, the highest ever in IPL history.
With that, let’s take a look at some numbers at the IPL 2024 Auction:
IPL 2024 Auction in numbers:
1: First time outside India: Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena will host IPL 2024 Auction on December 19 as the mega event takes place outside India for the first time.
4: Only 4 Indian players are in Rs 2 Cr category. They are: Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav and Kedar Jadhav.
7: IPL 2024 Trading window ends 7 days before auction i.e. Dec 12. Currently, franchises can still trade in and out players before the auction.
10: A total of 10 teams will contest for 77 players from the auction pool.
12: Kolkata Knight Riders will go with 12 slots to fill at the IPL 2024 Auction, the highest among teams. Of them, 4 can be overseas.
13.15: Lucknow Super Giants will go into the auction with just Rs 13.15 Cr, the lowest among teams. Rajasthan Royals will be the other silent observer as they have Rs 14.5 Cr to fill in 8 slots.
17: IPL 2024 Auction will be the 17th edition since it was first introduced in 2008 with MS Dhoni being the highest pick back then.
18: As many as 18 capped Indian players have registered for the IPL 2024 auction. Among them, big names are Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel and Umesh Yadav.
18.5:
Punjab Kings shelled out Rs 18.5 Cr for Sam Curran (England) at the IPL 2023 Auction, making him the highest-paid player of IPL history. At the IPL Auction 2024, franchises will have to beat that mark.
19: December 19 is the date of IPL 2024 Auction in Dubai.
25: A total of 25 players are in the highest 2 Cr bracket. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are the two biggest names apart from Steve Smith
30: Franchises have only 30 overseas slots to fill out of available out of 77.
45: A whopping 45 players have registered from associate nations. David Wiese from Namibia played for Kolkata Knight Riders last season. He will once again be one to watch out for.
38.15: Gujarat Titans will have the biggest purse of Rs 38.15 Cr having traded their captain Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians for Rs 15 Cr.
77: Franchises have a total of 77 slots to fill during the one-day auction.
262.95: All 10 franchises can collectively spend a total of Rs 262.95 Cr in the auction on 77 players.
336: Out of 1166 players, a total of 336 overseas players have registered. But the list will be trimmed down further.
830: A total of 830 Indian players are in the auction pool. Out of them, only 18 have played for India.
909: Indian and overseas combined, the number of uncapped players at the IPL 2024 auction stands at 909.
1166: A total of 1166 players have registered for the auction. However, the list will be cut down further to about 150-200 before the auction.
