IPL 2023: The IPL 2023 mini-auction, set for December 23rd, is knocking at your door. On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the IPL authorities released the list of players who would be auctioned off for a chance to play in the richest and most prestigious T20 tournament in the world in the IPL 2023 season.
The highest reserve price is Rs 2 crore, with 19 overseas players in the top group. There is INR 206.5 crore left in the franchise auction purse. Kolkata Knight Riders has the smallest auction budget with just Rs 7.05 crore left, while Sunrisers Hyderabad has the largest with Rs 42.25 crore.
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TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction list Announced
From the initial list of 991 candidates, a total of 369 individuals were shortlisted by 10 teams. Teams sought 36 more players, who were added to the final list and brought the total to 405 players.
273 of the 405 players are Indian, 132 are from overseas, and 4 are from associate countries. There are 119 total capped players and 282 uncapped players. There are currently 87 slots in total, 30 of which are reserved for overseas players.
11 players are on the auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal are the two Indian players on the list of 20 cricketers with a base price of INR 1 crore.
The IPL officials confirmed that the Auction will start at 14:30 IST (2:30 PM).
TATA IPL 2023: Squad Size, Salary Cap, and Available Slots
| Franchise | No. of Players | No. of Overseas Players | Total money spent (crores) | Salary cap available (crores) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
| CSK | 18 | 6 | 74.55 | 20.45 | 7 | 2 |
| DC | 20 | 6 | 75.55 | 19.45 | 5 | 2 |
| GT | 18 | 5 | 75.75 | 19.25 | 7 | 3 |
| KKR | 14 | 5 | 87.95 | 7.05 | 11 | 3 |
| LSG | 15 | 4 | 71.65 | 23.35 | 10 | 4 |
| MI | 16 | 5 | 74.45 | 20.55 | 9 | 3 |
| PBKS | 16 | 5 | 62.8 | 32.2 | 9 | 3 |
| RCB | 18 | 6 | 86.25 | 8.75 | 7 | 2 |
| RR | 16 | 4 | 81.8 | 13.2 | 9 | 4 |
| SRH | 12 | 4 | 52.75 | 42.25 | 13 | 4 |
| Total | 163 | 50 | 743.5 | 206.5 | 87 | 30 |
Check Out: The complete list of TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction.
The Mumbai Indians made a significant decision as Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from the IPL. The former captain of the West Indies will serve as their batting coach in IPL 2023. Jason Behrendorff, a left-arm pacer from Royal Challengers Bangalore, was also traded to MI.
The most proactive team in the trading window was Kolkata Knight Riders, who acquired the services of all-rounder Shardul Thakur from India from Delhi Capitals, bowler Lockie Ferguson of New Zealand, and wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan from reigning champion Gujarat Titans. Aman Khan was also swapped by KKR to the Delhi Capitals.
The likes of CSK, RCB, and RR, on the other hand, stood quiet during the trading window. Continuing their trend, the Punjab Kings replaced Mayank Agarwal as captain with experienced batter Shikhar Dhawan, who will now work under head coach Trevor Bayliss.