Despite 1574 cricketers registering themselves for the mega auction, only 204 (70 overseas) can be drafted by the franchises

Rishabh Pant is currently one of the top wicketkeeper-batters in India and he has the experience of captaincy in IPL. Given his skill set and profile, in IPL 2025 mega auction Pant will likely attract very high bids from multiple franchises in need of a top-order batter,

As the BCCI released list of over 1574 players who will go under the hammer, the base prices of players were also revealed. For example, big guns like KL Rahul , Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer have put themselves in the Rs 2 Cr-base price bracket.

Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The long list of registered players, which will be pruned by the IPL after receiving input from the franchises,

Indian captaincy candidates will be in high demand in the IPL 2025 mega auction later this month as franchises look to make long-term plans.

Each franchise will be able to form a maximum squad of 25 players (including retained players), and a total of 204 slots will be up for grabs at the auction.

Rishabh Pant, the star wicketkeeper-batter, will enter the IPL 2025 mega auction as talks with Delhi Capitals fell through. Having retained key players like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, DC focus on building with Rs 73 crore in the auction.

England captain Ben Stokes will not take part in next year's Indian Premier League after opting out of the upcoming auction.

With IPL teams officially announcing their player retention, the stage is set for the highly anticipated 2025 IPL Mega Auction. Big names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Pat Cummins were retained by their respective franchises,