IPL auction set to be held in Riyadh at end of November
The Hindu
IPL auction in Riyadh with high-profile Indian stars, franchises to spend ₹641.5 crore on 204 slots.
The Indian Premier League's high-profile auction will be held in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh in the last week of this month, sources in the BCCI confirmed on Monday (November 4, 2024).
"The IPL auctions will be held in Riyadh and it has been notified to the franchises. The likely dates are November 24 and 25," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
This year's auction is a mega one with high profile India stars like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh are going to go under the hammer.
The 10 franchises will collectively have around ₹641.5 crore to spend for 204 available slots. Out of those 204 slots, 70 are earmarked for overseas players.
As of now, 46 players have been retained by the 10 franchises with cumulative expenditure of ₹558.5 crore.
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