The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai will host the 2024 Indian Premier League auction on December 19.
The IPL auction will take place outside of India for the first time this year.
Since it’s a mini-auction, there will be 77 total spots available among all teams, and the process will go for the entire day. There are 333 players scheduled to be eliminated.
Venue, time, and broadcast details
The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai will host the flagship event. As mentioned, this will be the first time the IPL auction will be held outside India. The auction is scheduled for December 19, and the live coverage will start from 1:00 pm IST onward. Star Sports will broadcast the IPl 2024 Auction on television, while fans can live-stream the event on the Jio Cinema app/website.
The IPL 2024 Auction price brackets
There are eight price divisions for the auction. The category with the highest number of well-known brands is Rs. 2 crore; other categories include Rs. 1.5 crore, Rs. 1 crore, Rs. 75 lakh, Rs. 50 lakh, Rs. 40 lakh, Rs. 30 lakh, and Rs. 20 lakh.
What number of cricketers signed up for the IPL 2024 auction?
For the IPL 2024 auction, 333 players have enrolled in total. There are 214 Indian players on the entire list, and 119 international cricket players have registered to be auctioned off.
A total of 116 players have caps. Two players are from associate nations out of the 215 uncapped players. There are 77 seats in all, 30 of which are reserved for players from other countries.
A look into of the IPL auction’s structure
Three categories are used to group the players in the auction: foreign, Indian capped, and Indian uncapped.
These players are then divided into other groups according to their roles, such as spinners, fast bowlers, all-rounders, wicketkeepers, and batters.
A player is acquired by the team that makes the biggest bid when they are interested in them.
Players who are not sold can reenter the auction.
An examination of the remaining purses for IPL teams
With a purse of Rs. 38.15 crore, the Gujarat Titans hold the largest position ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.
The Lucknow Super Giants are currently valued at Rs. 13.15 crore.
The following teams’ purses: RR (Rs. 14.5 crore), KKR (Rs. 32.70 crore), PBKS (Rs. 29.10 crore), SRH (Rs. 34 crore), RCB (Rs. 23.25), CSK (Rs. 31.4 crore), and DC (Rs. 28.95 crore).
Which names are the most well-known?
Many clubs may be drawn to Rachin Ravindra because of his versatility and performance in the 2023 World Cup in India.
The three Australian pacers, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins, will command high prices as well.
Travis Head, the World Cup finalist, might ignite a bidding war.
Daryl Mitchell, an all-rounder from New Zealand, and Gerald Coetzee, a speedster from South Africa, might be popular bids.
