IPL 2023 Auction LIVE Updates: Stokes, Green expected to make big bucks as 405 players set to go under hammer
IPL 2023 Auction LIVE Updates: Stokes, Green expected to make big bucks as 405 players set to go under hammer
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Auctioneer Edmeades has 'good nerves' after minor scare
Hugh Edmeades is back to conduct his fifth IPL auction. The 62-year-old collapsed midway through the mega auction earlier this year but is back with high spirits for the mini-auction in Kochi on 23 December.
Edmeades admits there are nerves, but “good nerves” every time he conducts an auction and also threw light on the preparation which goes behind the stage to pull off the high-tension job.
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Tucked in the corner of the city, the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the Bolgatty region of Kochi is all set to host the IPL mini-auction on December 23. The preparations were in full swing on eve of the big day and franchise owners, coaches and other support staff started checking in as early as 12 PM in the day.
Sahil Malhotra soaks in the vibe and paints an image of what it's like being at the venue on the day the franchises are set to battle it out for some of the most sought-after players in the world.
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the mini player auction for the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League that is set to take place in Kochi, Kerala later today. A total of 405 players are set to go under the hammer in the event and no more than 87 of them can get picked by the franchises, with the total number of overseas players at 30.
It’s time for cricket fans to welcome the Indian Premier League back into their lives, albeit momentarily, with the mini player auction for the 16th edition of the league taking place on Friday, 23 December.
After having taken place in venues such as Bengaluru and Jaipur in recent years, it is time for the southern Indian city of Kochi to play host for the grand affair that will witness the franchises shell out millions for some of the most sought after players in the sport from across the globe.
Nearly a thousand players had signed up for the mini auction this year, with less than half of them making it to the BCCI shortlist. From the 991 players that had registered, the board had originally shortlisted 369; it would then add another 36 at the behest of the franchises.
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A maximum of 87 players can be picked by the franchises from the 405 players that are set to go under the hammer on Friday, 30 of them overseas players.
India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan had fetched the highest bid in the mega-auction that took place in February earlier this year, and it remains to be seen if that bid can be surpassed this year.
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