IPL 2023 Auction, Preview: Can Mumbai Indians find their best Team? - Page 4

All 10 franchises have already retained plenty of their core players from last season, and thus, only 87 slots are remaining to be filled, including 30 slots for overseas players. 

The valuation of the league has grown immensely, crossing the Rs 91,000 crore mark according to a recent report, given the league's success in recent years.

With all the ten franchises set to battle to complete their squads, Kolkata Knight Riders have the smallest purse heading into the auction with Rs 7.05 crore, while Sunrisers Hyderabad have the highest purse with Rs 42.25 crore. 

As per reports, BCCI have booked two floors at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Kochi for all the franchise members and officials who will be at the table for each franchise.  

It will be interesting to see who turns up at the auction this time around, with SRH's Kaviya Maran and the beauty with brains Preity Zinta expected to be there at the table. 

Gautam Gambhir could be there for Lucknow Super Giants, whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore's Director of Cricket Mike Hesson has also shared his picture having touched down in Kochi, and the same goes for Jake Lush McCrum of Rajasthan Royals. 

Delhi Capitals likely to target Ben Stokes

According to reports, Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals are likely to target Ben Stokes in the upcoming IPL 2023 auction. The England Test skipper has been in sublime form of late, and he could well turn out for Delhi, having plenty of experience of playing in the league previously. 

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction will start at 2:30 PM IST, on Friday, December 23. 

A total of 405 players - 119 capped, 282 uncapped and 4 associate nations representatives - will be up for grabs as the first 86 players will be called out definitely for the auction and the remaining 319 to be called in an accelerated process based on a list picked by the franchises.

The IPL Auction is set to start at 2:30 PM IST on Friday (December 23) and could end around 9:30 PM IST on Friday (December 23).

Who is the IPL 2023 Auctioneer? Great Britain's Hugh Edmeades, who took over from Richard Madley in 2018, will be the auctioneer for the IPL 2023 Auction.

 Edmeades had collapsed on the floor on the first day of the IPL 2022 mega-auction in Bengaluru in February earlier this year due to "postural hypotension". 

As he received medical care, Charu Sharma filled in for Edmeades. 

Edmeades returned to conduct the final phase of the auction to loud cheers and stand ovation. And despite some apprehensions about whether BCCI will continue with him as the auctioneer this time, the Englishman has returned with the hammer.

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The likes of Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Cameron Green, Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal are expected to bank in a lot of money at IPL 2023 auction.

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The likes of Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Cameron Green, Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal are expected to bank in a lot of money at IPL 2023 auction.

True!!🤗

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