🏏TATA IPL 2025, Data, Drama, and Big Bucks: The IPL Mega Auction🏏📢 - Page 4

WHICH PLAYERS NOMINATED FROM WHERE?

Given this edition of the IPL being a mega auction, a lot more players than usual have nominated for the draft; to be precise, 241 more than last year’s.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Pat Cummins and Travis Head were the only two Australian players retained by their side’s for the 2025 season, meaning they along with a small few are not counted in the below breakdown of players, given they are not up for bidding.

INDIA: 366 players nominated

AUSTRALIA: 37 players nominated

ENGLAND: 37 players nominated

SOUTH AFRICA: 31 players nominated

NEW ZEALAND: 24 players nominated

WEST INDIES: 22 players nominated

SRI LANKA: 19 players nominated
AFGHANISTAN: 18 players nominated

BANGLADESH: 12 players nominated

ZIMBABWE: 3 players nominated

IRELAND: 2 players nominated

UNITED STATES: 2 players nominated

SCOTLAND: 1 player nominated

MI के टीम मे कौन कौन होगा, ये देखना interesting होगा.

Ohh

I didn't know Thread is here

No worries we can talk and discuss here and I will post the result in that thread.

So that it would be easier for others to know what happened.

Ricky Ponting's 'Project Punjab'

Punjab Kings will be the third IPL franchise where Ricky Ponting will be the head coach after MI and DC. He was in conversation with other franchises as well in the lead-up to IPL 2025, but eventually signed with PBKS. Nagraj Gollapudi spoke to Ponting in Nottingham in Setpember.

Here's a snippet from the interview.

Yes, I was talking to a few teams, but it was "Project Punjab" which attracted me. It is a team that hasn't had a lot of success over a long period of time, a team that's changed coaches a lot, so I saw it as a challenge. The other exciting part is that I saw some really exciting youngsters last year at Kings that hopefully we can attract back to the team for this season and put together a team that is going to be good enough to win the IPL. I mean, there's no doubting over the years that the Kings have had good players, have had good teams. They just haven't been able to win it yet. I have a longish-term deal there, and hopefully during that period of time we can win the IPL.

More recently, Ponting spoke to Star Sports about the auction. “I think there are three most crucial things with a successful auction. One's definitely making sure you stick to your strategy and not getting off that early on. I think being really calm and clear at the auction table is also a really important thing. And then communication on the day because, you know, you're working with the analysts, you're working with your owners. Communication is vital,” Ponting told the broadcaster.

Who's coming up in Marquee Set No. 1

A lot of big names, who are likely to attract plenty of big bids. Here are the players who will kickstart the IPL 2025 auctions in the Marquee set 1.

• Jos Buttler
• Shreyas Iyer
• Rishabh Pant
• Kagiso Rabada
• Arshdeep Singh
• Mitchell Starc

How much will Pant go for? Can Buttler break Starc's record of the highest bid? Which team will bid for Starc?

Rishabh Pant will be the most expensive player in India I feel.

The biggest buys from each auction

Who is taking the mantle in 2025?

Cheers..

More on the auction timings

Sunday, November 24

3.30pm to 5pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena

5pm to 5.45pm – Lunch

5.45 pm to 10.30pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena

Monday, November 25

3.30pm to 5pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena

5pm to 5.45pm – Lunch

5.45 pm to 10.30pm – Player auction Abadi Al Johar Arena

*All timings in IST

The player auction will commence with the Marquee Sets followed by a full round of Capped players by specialism - Batter, All-rounders, Wicket Keeper/Batter, Fast Bowlers and Spin Bowlers and then move into a full specialism round of Uncapped players.

Subject to timings it is envisaged that the accelerated process will start after player no.117. The first accelerated process will cover all the players from 118 – 574. Franchises will be asked to nominate a set number of players from this group by 10pm on the evening of November 24. Once these players (118-574) have been presented, franchises will be requested to submit the names of players (unpresented / unsold) from all those on the full list of 574 for further accelerated presentation.

Get to know the bidding increments

• Bids up to Rs. 1 Crore - increments of INR 5 lakh

• Bids from Rs. 1 Crore up to Rs. 2 Crore - increments of INR 10 lakh

• Bids from Rs. 2 Crore up to Rs. 3 Crore - increments of INR 20 lakh

• Bids from Rs. 3 Crore - increments at the auctioneer's discretion, but not less than INR 20 lakh

Originally posted by: Rosyme

Rishabh Pant will be the most expensive player in India I feel.

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Will most probably got to PBKS as they have the biggest purse.