At the IPL 2024 auction, which takes place in Dubai on December 19, the first group of players in their respective categories (capped batters, all-rounders, and bowlers, respectively) who will be up for bid are World Cup winners Travis Head, Pat Cummins, and Mitchell Starc. All three players are expected to draw large sums of money. The breakout star of the World Cup, Rachin Ravindra, who has set his base price at INR 50 lakh, is also included in the list of all-rounders.
The released list contains only 333 players, selected from an initial pool of 1166 bidders. 119 of these are foreign players, including Paul van Meekeren, a fast bowler from the Netherlands, and David Wiese, an all-around player from Namibia. The capped sets feature a number of well-known Indian names, including Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Umesh Yadav, and Manish Pandey.
The runners-up from last season with a purse of Rs 38.15 crore going into the auction, Gujarat Titans have the largest amount of money—Rs 15 crore came from an all-cash deal that saw their captain, Hardik Pandya, sign with the Mumbai. Indians. Since then, they have named Shubman Gill, the top run scorer from the previous season, as their new captain. With Rs 34 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and with Rs 32.7 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders, will have the second and third largest purses, respectively.
This is the first overseas auction, and it will start at 1.30 pm local time, or 2.30 pm IST. For the first time, there will be a live audience at the event as well.
