IPL 2023 Auction: Players list, venue, date, time, livestream, purse remaining, rules; all you need to know

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 mini-auction is set to take place in Kochi on December 23 from 2: 30 pm IST onwards. The event will witness a total of 405 players going under the hammer to fill 87 remaining slots in the 10 IPL franchises.

Interestingly, a total of 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams from the initial list of 991 players. However, 36 additional players were requested by teams, which are added into the final list which makes a total of 405 players which will be presented at the IPL 2023 Auction.

It is worth noting that out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total number of capped players is 119, uncapped players are 282, and four are from associate nations.

A maximum of 87 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players.
INR 2 crore is the highest reserve price with 19 overseas players choosing to be slotted in the highest bracket, while 11 players are in the auction list with a base price of INR 1.5 crore.

Here’s all you need to know about IPL 2023 auction:

Venue: The IPL 2023 mini-auction will take place at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Kochi.

IPL 2023 auction rules:

• Every franchise will be allowed to spend 75% of the entire budget and not more than that.
• Franchisees won’t have access to the Right to Match (RTM) card option. The card has previously allowed franchisees an opportunity to buy back a player they were unable to retain ahead of the auctions by matching the price of the highest bidder in the auction.
• Each squad should have a minimum of 18 players, and no side shall have more than 25 players.

IPL 2023 auction remaining purse value and available slots of each team:

IPL 2023 auction players’ list:

Players in Rs 2 crore base price category:

Players in Rs 1.5 crore base price category:

Players in Rs 1 crore base price category:

Players in the Rs 75 lakh base price category:

Players in the Rs 50 lakh base price category:

Players in Rs 20 lakh base price category:

Players in the Top 5 Sets at the IPL 2023 mini auction

Set 1 (Batters): Mayank Agarwal (Rs 1 cr), Harry Brook (Rs 1.5 cr), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 50 lakh), Joe Root (Rs 1 cr), Rilee Rossouw (Rs 2 cr), Kane Williamson (Rs 2 cr)

Set 2 (All-rounders): Sam Curran (Rs 2 cr), Cameron Green (Rs 2 cr), Shakib al Hasan (Rs 1.5 cr), Jason Holder (Rs 2 cr), Sikandar Raza (Rs 50 lakh), Odean Smith (Rs 50 lakh), Ben Stokes (Rs 2 cr)

Set 3 (Wicketkeeper): Tom Banton (Rs 2 cr), Litton Das (Rs 50 lakh), Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 1 cr), Kusal Mendis (Rs 50 lakh), Nicholas Pooran (Rs 2 cr), Phil Salt (Rs 2 cr).

Set 4 (Fast Bowlers): Chris Jordan (Rs 2 cr), Adam Milne (Rs 2 cr), Jhye Richardson (Rs 1.5 cr), Ishant Sharma (Rs 50 lakh), Reece Topley (Rs 75 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 50 lakh)

Set 5 (Spinners): Akeal Hossain (Rs 1 cr), Mayank Markande (Rs 50 lakh), Mujeeb Rahman (Rs 1 cr), Adil Rashid (Rs 2 cr), Tabraiz Shamsi (Rs 1 cr), Adam Zampa (Rs 1.5 cr)