How cricketers are bought in IPL auction, on what basis the bid is made; know here

IPL Auction: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has completed its 15 seasons and preparations are underway for its 16th season. Whenever the IPL auction comes, people are very curious to know about how things happen in it. In this article, you will get every information related to the auction process from the base price of the players.

What is base price?

Even before the start of the auction process, the board prepares a list containing the names of the shortlisted players. Many players register, but only those are shortlisted for the auction in which teams have shown interest. The base price of all these players is fixed. The base price can range from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore, which is decided by the player himself.

Players are kept in different categories

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Players are placed in different categories for the auction. Categories are made on the basis of base price and player’s skill, in which fast bowlers, spinners, all-rounders, batsmen and wicketkeepers are kept separately. Apart from this, categories of capped and uncapped players are also made.

What is bidding war?

Teams have to bid to buy a player and this goes on till there is only one team left to bid. The team which has placed the last bid only gets the player. When multiple teams start bidding for the same player and he goes much beyond the base price, it is called a bidding war.

Who is called unsold player?

Some players are not sold during the auction which are called unsold players. Accelerated bidding is done for these players in the end, in which the whole process is very fast. There is very less time to bid in this and most of the players are sold at their base price only.

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