IPL 2023: 405 players set to go under the hammer
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 player auction list has been announced. A total of 405 cricketers are set to go under the hammer at the auction scheduled in Kochi on December 23. The final list includes 273 Indian players, 132 overseas players, and four from associate nations. There are 119 capped players, while 282 uncapped players enter the list (four from associate nations).
A look at the key details
As per the information provided by the IPL, all 10 teams shortlisted a total of 369 players from the initial list of 991. As many as 36 additional players were later added at the request of the teams, making it a total of 405 players. Notably, a maximum of 87 slots are available with 30 of them being reserved for overseas players.
Here are the notable players
According to curtailed list, there are 19 players in the Rs. 2 crore bracket. This includes star all-rounders Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, and Cameron Green. As many as 11 players are there in the Rs. 1.5 crore bracket - Harry Brook, Adam Zampa, and Jason Roy. The Rs. 1 crore bracket has 20 players, including Joe Root, Mayank Agarwal, and Manish Pandey.
19 players in Rs. 2 crore bracket
Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Jamie Overton, Craig Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Kane Williamson, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Rilee Rossouw, Rassie van der Dussen, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran.
Players in Rs. 1.5 crore and Rs. 75 lakh brakcets
1.5 crore: Sean Abbott, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Shakib Al Hasan, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Nathan Coulter-Nile. 75 lakh: Reece Topley, Wayne Parnell, Daniel Sams, Joshua Philippe, Ish Sodhi, Tom Curran, D'Arcy Short, David Payne, Carlos Brathwaite.
10 players in Rs. 1 crore bracket
Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Moises Henriques, Andrew Tye, Joe Root, Luke Wood, Michael Bracewell, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kusal Perera, Roston Chase, Rakheem Cornwall, Shai Hope, David Wiese.
Remaining purses of franchises
Sunrisers Hyderabad: INR 42.25 crore. Punjab Kings: Rs. 32.20 crore. Lucknow Supergiants: Rs. 23.35 crore. Mumbai Indians: Rs. 20.55 crore. Chennai Super Kings: Rs. 20.45 crore. Delhi Capitals: Rs. 19.45 crore. Gujarat Titans: Rs. 19.25 crore. Rajasthan Royals: Rs. 13.20 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rs. 8.75 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs. 7.05 crore.
Here are the key developments
All 10 franchises have Rs. 95 crore to build their respective teams as there has been an increment of Rs. 5 crore in the salary cap. Kochi will host the IPL 2023 mini-auction on December 23, while the tournament will get underway in March. It will see the return of the home-and-away format. Gujarat Titans will look to defend their title.
The auction will begin with capped players
An ESPNcricinfo report suggested that the auction will begin with capped players as per the norm. In an e-mail, the franchises were informed that the players would be divided into different sets based on specialization. The order would be batters, all-rounders, wicket-keeper-batters, fast bowlers, and spinners. This order would also be followed for the uncapped players.
