IPL 2023 Auction: The much-awaited 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will return in spring 2023. After a tumultuous last few seasons, IPL 16 aims to restore the tournament to its former glory.
A whopping 991 domestic and foreign players have registered for the IPL auction 2023. There are many new faces in the fray, apart from the familiar ones. England all-rounder Ben Stokes, bowler Sam Curran and Australian Cameron Green have the highest base prices.
And for the first time, no Indian player features in the highest reserve price band. IPL 2023 is turning out to be one of the most exciting seasons of the popular Twenty20 cricket league. The upcoming auction also promises to offer many surprises. Read on to know more about the IPL 2023 auction.
IPL 2023 Auction Date and Venue
The IPL 2023 player registration was closed on November 30, 2022 and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the final list of players on December 1, 2022. The IPL 2023 auction will be held held on Friday, December 2, 2022. , in Kochi, Kerala.
IPL 2023 Auction Players
991 players have registered to be part of the IPL Player Auction 2023. The list includes 185 international players, 786 non-international players and 20 players from Associated Nations. International players are those who represent their home country in all formats of cricket. 714 of the 991 players are Indian and 277 are abroad.
The breakdown of the players released by the BCCI is as follows:
- International Indian (19 players)
- International international (166 players)
- Associate (20 players)
- Unlimited Indians who were part of previous IPL seasons (91 players)
- Uncapped international who were part of previous IPL seasons (3 players)
- Indians without limits (604 players)
- Unlimited internationals (88 players)
Australia has the most foreign players in the auction pool (57), followed by South Africa (52).
|
Country |
Registered players |
|
Afghanistan |
14 |
|
Australia |
57 |
|
Bangladesh |
6 |
|
England |
31 |
|
Ireland |
8 |
|
Namibia |
5 |
|
Netherlands |
7 |
|
New Zealand |
27 |
|
Scotland |
2 |
|
South Africa |
52 |
|
Sri Lanka |
23 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
6 |
|
West Indies |
33 |
|
Zimbabwe |
6 |
“If each franchise had a maximum of 25 players on its roster, 87 players would be available to be purchased at the auction (of which up to 30 players can be foreign players).”
Players retained and released from IPL 2023
All the franchises have already laid the foundations for the auction and all that remains is to submit the bids. The list of retained and released players has been finalized. At Rs 42.25 and Rs 32.2 crore respectively, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings have released the most players and will have the biggest purse to spend in the IPL 2023 auction.
Notably, renowned cricketers Keiron Pollard, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will not be in IPL 2023.
Most expensive players of IPL 2023
There are 21 players in the highest reserved price range (Rs 2 crore) in the auction pool, and all of them are overseas. For the first time, no Indian player is in the higher price band. Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson and Nicholas Pooran are some of the players included in the 2 crore list.
Among the Indian players, Mayank Agarwal, Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey are the most expensive, with a base price of Rs 1 crore each.
IPL 2023 Schedule
IPL 2023 or IPL 16 will take place early next year in the spring season. Fans will have a lot to look forward to with the massive changes to the teams. Like last year, 10 teams will participate in IPL 2023 and 74 matches will be played in total.
IPL 2023 will begin on March 25, 2023 and conclude on May 28, 2023. The first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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