In 2025, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have a massive auction. Players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer will need to be watched when the two-day tournament in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, gets underway today. Bidding battles for big-name players are likely to be frequent. Five hundred seventy-seven players have been selected to be put under the hammer. There were 574 players on the original list, but at the last minute, those guys were added. The USA's Saurabh Netravalkar, India's Hardik Tamore, and England's Jofra Archer have joined the final list.

There are 204 seats available, 70 of which are for players from other countries. With 81 participants choosing to be in the elite bracket, the maximum base fee is INR 2 crore. On Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 3:30 PM IST, the two-day mega auction will get underway.

The list of some of the high profile players scheduled to be put up for sale in this massive auction is as follows:

1.Jos Buttler - England - INR 2 Crore

2. Shreyas Iyer - India - INR 2 Crore

3. Rishabh Pant - India - INR 2 Crore

4. Kagiso Rabada - South Africa - INR 2 Crore

5. Arshdeep Singh - India - INR 2 Crore

6.Mitchell Starc - Australia - INR 2 Crore

7. Yuzvendra Chahal - India - INR 2 Crore

8. Mohammad Shami - India - INR 2 Crore

9. Mohammad Siraj - India - INR 2 Crore

10. Harry Brook - England - INR 2 Crore

11 Devon Conway - New Zealand - INR 2 Crore

12. Jake Fraser-Mcgurk - Australia - INR 2 Crore

13. Aiden Markram - South Africa - INR 2 Crore

14. Devdutt Padikkal - India - INR 2 Crore

15. Rahul Tripathi - India - INR 75 Lakh

The mega auction will unfold over two days, bringing together the IPL's ten franchises in their pursuit of assembling the perfect squads. The event promises a blend of strategy and excitement as teams aim to balance signings with promising new talents.