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Hello and welcome to the Live Blog for the IPL auction for the 2023 edition of the tournament. Here's where you can keep track of all the latest updates on the auction as it happens, and before that get a complete lowdown on things you should know before the IPL Auction starts.

Ben McDermott has withdrawn from the IPL auction

- Rehan Ahmed, who is now a capped player, has been moved to the INR 50 Lakh bracket

- Shivam Singh has been included in the list of players for the auction

- ICYMI, 86 players will be presented in the auction before the accelerated process begins

December 23, 13:30 IST:

Good afternoon! In another hour, the IPL 2023 auction will get underway and although it pales in comparison to the mega auction earlier this year, in terms of number of players up for grabs, crores of rupees are set to be splurged by the franchises. A total of 405 players have been shortlisted, with a maximum of 87 slots available to be filled. Each team needs to have a minimum squad strength of 18 while the maximum permitted is 25.

Funds and slots

Team Money available (in INR crores) Players to fill Overseas slots

CSK 20.45 7 2

DC 19.45 5 2

GT 19.25 7 3

KKR 7.05 11 3

LSG 23.35 10 4

MI 20.55 9 3

PBKS 32.2 9 3

RR 13.2 9 4

RCB 8.75 7 2

SRH 42.25 13 4

Good news for franchise owners! The Australian and English players will be available for the entire duration of 2023 IPL. That is despite the looming Ashes series starting mid-June.

Here are some of the key points to note:

- The auction will begin the full round of Capped players by speciality -- batsmen, all-rounders, wicketkeeper/batsmen, fast bowlers and spinners, and then move into a full specialism round of uncapped players. The accelerated process will start after player No 86. The first accelerated process will cover all the players from 87 - 405.

- According to the BCCI, the franchises will be asked to nominate a set number of players from this group. Once these players (87-405) have been presented, franchises will be requested to submit the names of players (unpresented / unsold) from all those on the full list of 405 for further accelerated process.

- Out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas, of which four players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282.

- Franchises are required to have a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25 players and the minimum squad spend must be INR 71.25 crores. The maximum a team can spend on squad acquisition is INR 95 crores.

405 players in the auction

It was originally a list of 991 players which was later pruned to 405. As per the curtailed list, there are now 19 players at the top base price of INR 2 Crore. There are 11 players in the INR 1.5 Crore bracket while 20 players will be up for grabs at a base price of INR 1 Crore. Meanwhile, nine players are in the INR 75 Lakh bracket.

Impact Player and player availability key factors in mini auction - by Vijay Tagore

There is an odd resemblance between a mini-IPL auction and the theory of inflation in economics. If the latter, as the definition goes, is about too many dollars chasing too few goods, the mini-auction sees too many crores chasing very few players.

The deciding factor for the price would be the order of picks at the auction and more crucially the availability. Less than 24 hours for the hammer to be wielded and the paddle to be raised, the BCCI has not informed the franchise about the duration the overseas players will be able to stay in the IPL. On occasions, the BCCI would communicate about this a week earlier so that the franchises can do their planning but this time it has taken too long for the teams' comfort. "That is the way the BCCI does, we cannot do anything," rues a helpless official of a team.....

Base Prices of key players

INR 2 crore: 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.

INR 1.5 crore: Sean Abott, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Shakib Al Hasan, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Nathan Coulter-Nile.

INR 1 crore: 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.

INR 75 lakh: Reece Topley, Wayne Parnell, Daniel Sams, Joshua Philippe, Ish Sodhi, Tom Curran, D'Arcy Short, David Payne, Carlos Brathwaite.

How the Tie-break rule will work

An unexplained aspect of the auction is the tie-break rule which will lead to a Silent Written Bid. It can come into the equation if two or more franchises are locked for bidding for a player but do not have sufficient funds. Click above to read the explainer.

Player availability

BCCI has informed the franchises about the availability of the players for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), and it turns out that barring Sri Lankans and Bangladeshis, players from other countries will partake for the entire duration of the tournament. The Australian and English players, in particular, will be available fully for the IPL. That is despite the looming Ashes series starting mid-June.

Hello, everyone. This should be fun. Strap in. The first set will comprise capped batters. Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Ajinkya Rahane, Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Rilee Rossouw will be on offer. England’s Brook is perhaps the most exciting prospect in their set, having excelled with England in Pakistan and with Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. Brook is also part of Jo’burg Super Kings for the upcoming SA20.

IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal welcomes everyone to the IPL 2023 auction. "The depth and scouting network of franchises deserve a huge applause," he says. "Time for the franchises to put their thinking caps on. We expect fans to fill the stands this year"