More than 1500 players registered for the auction, venue also changed

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Venue Changed Jeddah: The question of where the IPL 2025 mega auction will be held remains in the news. It was told in some media reports that the mega auction program will be organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But now it has been officially announced that the auction process will be conducted on 24-25 November not in Riyadh but in Jeddah. It was told that only 204 slots are vacant in the auction, for which more than a thousand players will stake their claim.

The mega auction will now be held in Jeddah instead of Riyadh and there is no change in the date of the auction. All franchisees have been informed about this. 320 capped players, 1224 uncapped players and 30 players from associate countries are going to enter the auction. But out of these, only 204 players will be able to be sold. This figure may surprise you that a total of 1,576 players have registered for the IPL mega auction.

✍️ 1574 Player Registrations

🧢 320 capped players, 1,224 uncapped players, & 30 players from Associate Nations

🎰 204 slots up for grabs

🗓️ 24th & 25th November 2024

📍 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Read all the details for the upcoming #TATAIPL Mega Auction🔽↓

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 5, 2024

Bidding will be held on many famous players

All the 10 IPL teams had released their respective retention lists on October 31. A total of 46 players were retained before the mega auction, on which a total amount of Rs 558.5 crore has been spent. Heinrich Klaasen was the most expensive among the retained players, who was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 23 crore. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has become the player to be retained for the highest amount in IPL history. He has been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 21 crore.

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are the two teams who have retained all the 6 players. These teams will no longer be able to play the Right to Match card in the auction. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have retained five players each, so these teams will have permission to use the Right to Match card on any one player. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings had surprised everyone by retaining only 2 players. Famous players like Rishabh Pant, Jos Buttler, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are going to enter the mega auction.

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