NEW DELHI: The cricketing world is buzzing with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction taking place in Dubai today, as the 10 IPL franchises will battle it out to grab top-tier players.
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The IPL governing council handed the franchise a list of 1166, and after all the franchises gave their wish-list, it was pruned to 333. Out of them, 214 are Indians, 119 are overseas, and two are from associate nations.
The 10 franchises can collectively spend up to Rs 262.95 crore.
Among the 77 slots available, 30 are earmarked for overseas, and Australians will once again be in demand, although the likes of World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins, final hero Travis Head, keeper Jos Inglis, star pacer Mitchell Starc are all in Rs 2 crore category. All eyes will be on New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra, who has a modest base price of Rs 50 lakh.
Among the Indians, seamers Harshal Patel and Shardul Thakur along with veteran pacer Umesh Yadav are the three capped players who are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore.
Franchises are coming into the bidding war with lots of cash in their purses. Chennai Super Kings (Rs 31.4 crore), Mumbai Indians (Rs 17.75 crore), Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 23.25 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 32.7 crore), Gujarat Titans (Rs 38.15 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 34 crore), Delhi Capitals (Rs 28.95 crore), Punjab Kings (Rs 29.1 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 13.15 crore) and Rajasthan Royals (Rs 14.5 crore) will spend their remaining amount to fill their last slots in their squad.
Here's the list of the players sold during the IPL auction (ALL PRICES ARE IN INR):
| PLAYERS | COUNTRY | TEAMS | BASE PRICE | SOLD FOR |
| Rovman Powell | WI | RR | 2 crore | 7.40 crore |
| Harry Brook | England | DC | 2 crore | 4.00 crore |
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