"Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations," stated an official release.
McDermott wrapped up an impressive Big Bash League season, that saw him being voted as the Player of the Tournament, while also earning a recall to the Australia T20 side for the Sri Lanka series.
It could well be the last mega auction that BCCI might conduct as most of the original IPL franchises want it to be discontinued.
Australia opener David Warner has said that he will be putting his name up in the auction for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he wants to make a fresh start.
The BCCI was expecting a windfall in the range of Rs 10,000 crore but to their surprise, earned Rs 12,690 crore from the two new teams that will take part in the 2022 IPL.
Spin bowling All-rounder Gowtham was bought for a record Rs 9.25 crore by the Chennai Super Kings. The 32-year-old is currently with the Indian team as a net bowler for the ongoing Test series against England.
Chris Morris on Friday surpassed Yuvraj Singh to become the most expensive buy in the IPL auction history with Rajasthan Royals shelling out Rs 16.25 crore for the South African all-rounder.
Actress Juhi Chawla is happy to see 'KKR kids' - her daughter Jahnavi and Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan at the ongoing IPL auction.
Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla's daughter Jahnavi Mehta holds the proud title of being the youngest bidder in the history of IPL Auctions.
The player registration deadline closed on Thursday and the list comprises 207 international players including 21 capped Indians.
IPL governing council reveals on its official Twitter handle that IPL 2021 auction will be hosted in Chennai on February 18.
It has been learnt that the BCCI has already sent feelers to a few state associations where there are multiple grounds and five-star hotels to create a bio-bubble environment for a minimum of three teams.
Speaking to the media, RCB Director of Cricket Operations, Mike Hesson, said that they will first confirm the facts about the scale of the auction and then strategise.
Gambhir said it was dog-fight for Gambhir as the Kochi team was equally motivated to buy him.
Juhi Chawla along with husband Jay Mehta and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan attended the IPL 2020 auction event in Kolkata.
Maxwell, Chris Lynn, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, South Africa's Dale Steyn, and Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews are among the few who have listed their base price at the maximum of INR 2 crore.
634 of the 971 are uncapped Indian players while 60 are uncapped Indian players who have played at least one IPL match. Among the foreign players, the most have come from Australia (55)
IPL is usually held in April-May every year and players' auction is being conducted in Kolkata for the first time. The city is the home ground of the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders franchise.
This year's auction is set to be on a small scale before the franchises get a clean slate again next year and prepare for fresh squads in 2021 in the mega-auction.
Fast bowlers who missed the last edition of IPL- Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron got their new franchise teams this time.
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