The IPL franchises at the moment are in the process of finalising their retention list prior to the mini-auction on December 16. The mini-auction will be taking place on December 16. One month before, November 16 is the last date for the franchises to send the final list of the retained players. The Franchises have the option to retain up to 15 players but have to release 10 of them.
In the last year, the squad size for each franchise was a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25. The franchises also have they’re a leftover amount from the previous auction. For the first time in the history of IPL, BCCI will be hosting the IPL Auction in Istanbul.
“We are positive about conducting it outside India. IPL is a global brand now and it is only sensible to spread the wing and spread awareness. Istambul is a great holiday destination and has all the amenities to conduct the auction there. Most of the franchises are on board with it. The idea is to take it to different shores like NBA does to raise awareness and build new fanbases. But we are still in talks and a decision will be taken in the next GC meeting,” a senior BCCI official told
IPL 2023 AUCTION PURSE FOR EACH FRANCHISE
- Punjab Kings: Rs 3.45 Cr
- Lucknow Super Giants: 0
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rs 1.55 Cr
- Rajasthan Royals: Rs 95 lakh
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs 45 lakh
- Chennai Super Kings: Rs 2.95 Cr
- Gujarat Titans: Rs 15 lakh
- Mumbai Indians: Rs 10 lakh
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs 10 lakh
- Delhi Capitals: Rs 10 lakh
RETENTION FOR EACH FRANCHISE
- Punjab Kings– Trevor Bayliss and Brad Haddin will have a talk with the PBKS management to finalise the list.
- Chennai Super Kings– Ravindra Jadeja has a very high possibility to be traded. Adam Milne is on the process of being released while Robbin Uthappa has announced his retirement already.
- Mumbai Indians The franchise had their worst season in this year. Players like Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Basil Thampi, and Ramandeep Singh could be released. Jayadev Unadkat and Murugan Ashwin have low chances of staying in the squad, however, Riley Meredith can be retained.
- Lucknow Super Giants– KL Rahul who led the team in 2022 can be released in the auction. Transformations are going to take place in the middle order.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore– The team is star-studded, however, Siddharth Kaul, Chama Milind, and Jason Behrendorff can be released.
- Rajasthan Royals– This team had one of the best performances however, Daryl Mitchell and Nathan Coulter may be going out of the franchise.
- Kolkata Knight Riders– Aaron Finch, Ajinkya Rahane and Mohammad Nabi have high chances of going out of the squad. Venkatesh Iyer’s stay in the squad is a question mark.
- Gujarat Titans– There’s high possibility of Vijay Shankar and Mathhew Wade getting released.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad– Captain Kane Williamson is going to be released after failing to create a good effect on the team. Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, and R Samarth besides Nicholas Pooran have 50-50 chances.
- Delhi Capitals– SHardul Thakur, KS Bharat, and Mandeep Singh will be out from the team while Chetan Sakaria has the possibility of staying.
