Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are the defending champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), having won it in the 2024 season after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in the summit clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The two-day IPL 2025 mega auction, with 577 players in the pool, is scheduled to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Jofra Archer, the England pacer whose name was not on the shortlist earlier, has been added back, and he is part of Set 6 for the fast bowlers.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami didn't feature in IPL 2024 after undergoing surgery for his troubled heel tendon. Shami was the Purple Cap winner in IPL 2023 for the Gujarat Titans with 28 wickets and is expected to find bidders being the second marquee set at the mega auction.
IPL 2025 mega auction is scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Even though its timing doesn't clash with the first Test between India and Australia in Perth, however, a few former cricketers are involved with the IPL teams as well as the Test series as coaches or commentators.
Rishabh Pant was one of the high-profile names released ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant has opened up for the first time after the retention announcement as he is set to go under the hammer for the first time in eight years. Pant is part of the first marquee list at the auction.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are gearing up for the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). After retaining only three players before the auction, they have now appointed Omkar Salvi as their bowling coach.
Unmukt Chand has played as many as six seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-handed batter started his IPL career while playing for Delhi Capitals (DC), then moved to Rajasthan Royals (RR) before winning the coveted title with Mumbai Indians (MI).
IPL 2025 mega auction: The organisers of the Indian Premier League announced the shortlisted players list for the upcoming auction on Friday. The auction will take place in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) at 12:30 PM local time on November 24 and 25.
The star Indian wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan and the veteran Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell are among the high-profile names missing the marquee players set for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction.
Jofra Archer was part of Mumbai Indians for IPL 2022 and IPL 2023 but was released by the franchise later. He has not been named in the final list of players shortlisted by the IPL Governing Council for the 2025 mega auctions.
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