The squad size of each franchise can reach maximum to 25. However, several franchises have retained their core group of players. So, there are a maximum of 87 seats (30 overseas players) available for all 10 teams.
England all-rounder Sam Curran, who was the ‘Player of the Tournament’ in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, and Ben Stokes are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore while out of favour India opener Mayank Agarwal has put his name up at Rs 1 crore.
“Out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282 and 4 from associate nations. A maximum of 87 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players,” the BCCI said in a press-release.
Players in the Top 5 sets for the 2023 IPL 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)
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