IPL 2023 Auction: All you need to know about Mini-Auction

IPL 2023 Auction: The T20 buzz is all set to return to Indian shores as the IPL 2023 Auction for the 16th edition of the tournament is scheduled to take place on December 23 in Kochi, Kerala. Ahead of the marquee event, a total of 87 players were released by various franchises as most of them are eyeing to revamp their squad for the next edition.

Considered to be the most celebrated T20 competition, the Indian Premier League has produced several top-notch cricketers in the past 15 years. It has truly lived up to its slogan as talent has indeed met with opportunities so far in the history of the competition. Courtesy of their brilliant performances in the league, players like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Harshal Patel made their international debut and in the coming years, the trend is likely to continue.

Now, let’s look at everything you need to know ahead of the IPL 2023 Auction:

IPL 2023 Auction will be taking place on December 23 in Kochi. The bidding war is scheduled to get underway at 2:30 PM IST.

The players’ list includes 185 capped, 786 uncapped, and 20 players from Associate Nations. Notably, if every franchise were to have a maximum of 25 players in their squad, 87 players are available to be bought in the auction of which up to 30 players can be overseas players. 21 Players have listed their names under the highest base price of INR 2 crores, all from overseas. 10 players have registered their names under INR 1.5 crore category while 24 players have registered their names under INR 1 crore price category.

• Capped Indian (19 players)
• Capped International (166 players)
• Associate (20 players)
• Uncapped Indians who were a part of previous IPL seasons (91 players)
• Uncapped International who were a part of previous IPL seasons (3 players)
• Uncapped Indians (604 players)
• Uncapped Internationals (88 players)

INR 2 crore is the highest reserve price with 19 overseas players choosing to be slotted in the highest bracket. 11 players are on the auction list with a base price of INR 1.5 crore. Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal are the two Indian players on the list of 20 cricketers with a base price of INR 1 crore.