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IPL 2024 Auction

The auction event for the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League saw 72 players being picked by 10 franchise teams out of which 30 are overseas players. A total of INR 230.45 crores were spent to rope in all these players with some of the international players like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins making record deals while some teams sweeping steal deals.

IPL Auction 2024 Date, Time and Venue

Much-awaited IPL Auction for the 2024 season took place in Dubai on 19th December, 2023. The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai served as the venue for the IPL Auction 2024. This was the first ever Indian Premier League auction to take place outside of India. Last year the event was planned to take place in Istanbul but was finalized to take place in Kochi due to some reasons.

Who is the most expensive player in the IPL?

Australian pacer duo Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins made the headlines in the IPL auction after bagging in the top deals of the evening.

Fast bowler Mitchell Starc was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders at a whopping INR 24.75 crore which made him the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction. Starc did not participate in the last edition of the league citing international commitments due to Ashes and ODI World Cup 2023.

Starc’s pacer teammate and Australian captain Pat Cummins bagged the 2nd biggest deal at INR 20.50 crore. Cummins is picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad to strengthen their bowling line-up and also to have an option in captaincy along with Aiden Markram.

IPL Auction 2024 Sold Players List

The teams have roped in the players according to the needs of the team combinations and stacked up their squads for the IPL 2024 season.

Let’s take a look at the new picks by the teams in the IPL auction:

Top News for IPL Auction 2024

There have been many top headliners before this year’s IPL auction and we can expect yet another event with some expected as well as unexpected twists and turns.

Hardik Pandya made the biggest headlines with his trade back to his first IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. In an all-cash deal of INR 15 crore (Pandya’s price in GT), Pandya will be back to the MI team where he has won 5 IPL titles. He has led Gujarat Titans to the title win in its debut season in 2022 and then finished as the runners-up in the 2023 season.

Some big names including Ben Stokes, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Jofra Archer, Joe Root have also been released by their teams. Ben Stokes made himself unavailable for the IPL 2024 citing workload management after he will undergo a knee surgery. As a result, CSK released him to increase their purse limit.

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is becoming the talk of the town again after being traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore from Mumbai Indians. In the IPL auction 2023, He was bought for a whopping INR 17.5 crore by MI camp to fill the void left by Hardik Pandya. With that being solved after Pandya’s homecoming, MI does not need Green’s services anymore.

Rajasthan Royals has traded off batsman Devdutt Padikkal in exchange of Lucknow Super Giants’ pacer Avesh Khan.

IPL Auction Money Left - What is the remaining purse limit of each team?

The spending limit for the IPL auction has been increased from INR 95 crore to 100 crore for the upcoming season. Here is the list of the remaining purse limit for each team after all the retentions and releases have been done. The trading window will be open till 12th December.

IPL Auction Money Left - What is the remaining purse limit of each team?

The spending limit for the IPL auction has been increased from INR 95 crore to 100 crore for the upcoming season. Here is the list of the remaining purse limit for each team after all the purchases are done in the auction.

IPL Remaining Purse Limit (Highest to Lowest)

IPL Auction 2024 Live Streaming - Where to watch?

The auction event for the upcoming season of the IPL will take place on 19th December 2023. If you wish to watch the IPL auction live broadcast then you can switch to Sports18 Network channel on TV.

To watch the live streaming of the IPL auction, you can watch it on Jiocinema App. Jiocinema App is available for free download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

IPL 2024 Auction - Retention List and Released Players

A total of 91 players have been released by their respective teams ahead of the IPL 2024 Auction. Here is the complete list of retained and released players from all the 10 teams.

Chennai Super Kings

CSK has released a total of 8 players from the title winning team of the 2023 season. They released Ben Stokes after he made himself unavailable for the IPL 2024 edition. Ben Stokes has joined Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Jamieson and Sisanda Magala in the list of overseas players released by CSK. One of the top batters from the team, Ambati Rayudu retired last year after winning the title.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Released Players List

Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varmam, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayudu (retired), Akash Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Retained Players List

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal

Delhi Capitals

David Warner led Delhi Capitals in Rishabh Pant’s absence last season. The team has taken some big calls to let go Mustafizur Rahman, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt and Rovman Powell. We can see some new set of overseas players to join the DC side this year.

Delhi Capitals (DC) Released Players List

Aman Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Manish Pandey, Mustafizur Rahman, Phil Salt, Priyam Garg, Rilee Rossouw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan

Delhi Capitals (DC) Retained Players List

Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, David Warner, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed ,Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull

Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans had everyone on their toes with the Hardik Pandya trade. They finally let go of their all-rounder captain who got them the trophy in 2022. Shubman Gill has been appointed as the new captain of the team who has kept trust on many of their star players like Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami.

Gujarat Titans (GT) Released Players List

Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka, K.S. Bharat, Odean Smith, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal

Gujarat Titans (GT) Retained Players List

Shubman Gill, Abhinav Sadarangani, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR’s hero Gautam Gambhir is back in the team camp as the mentor. The team will feel better about Shreyas Iyer’s return after he missed the last season due to injury. They have released Litton Das, Lockie Ferguson, Shakib, Tim Southee but kept faith in their loyal players Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Released Players List

Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Johnson Charles, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Lockie Ferguson, Mandeep Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shakib Al Hasan, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Retained Players List

Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer

Lucknow Super Giants

Devdutt Padikkal has joined the LSG team for the upcoming season and he will be part of a strong batting line-up which comprises Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, KL Rahul, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis. The team will be hoping to level up their bowling line-up in the upcoming auction. The team has shown faith in left arm pacer Mohsin Khan who missed the last season due to injury.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Released Players List

Arpit Guleria, Daniel Sams, Jaydev Unadkat, Karan Sharma, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Suryansh Shegde, Swapnil Singh

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Retained Players List

Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (traded in), K. Gowtham, KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, Nicholas Pooran, Prerak Mankad, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Charak

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians reached the qualifiers in last season after finishing at the bottom in the 2022 season. They have got their star all-rounder Hardik Pandya back in the squad. Their most expensive purchase of last season, Cameron Green has been traded to RCB after Pandya’s comeback. England’s injury-ridden pacer Jofra Archer has also been released.

Mumbai Indians (MI) Released Players List

Chris Jordan, Duan Jansen, Hrithik Shokeen, Jhye Richardson, Jofra Archer, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Raghav Goyal, Ramandeep Singh, Riley Meredith, Sandeep Warrier, Tristan Stubbs, Cameron Green

Mumbai Indians (MI) Retained Players List

Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Romario Shepherd, (traded in), Shams Mulani, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Hardik Pandya (traded in)

Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings has released the finisher Shahrukh Khan along with Sri Lankan batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Australia’s Matthew Short. They have kept most of the players intact and will have just 2 slots for overseas players in the auction.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Released Players List

Baltej Dhanda, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee, Raj Angad Bawa, Shahrukh Khan

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Retained Players List

Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Vidwath Kaverappa

Rajasthan Royals

Joe Root opted out of the IPL 2024 which is why he has been released along with overseas players Jason Holder and Obed McCoy. The Royals have shown faith in most of their squad from the last season but they will be looking to make some crucial changes this year.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Released Players List

Abdul Basith, Akash Vashist, Jason Holder, Joe Root, KC Cariappa, KM Asif, Kuldip Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Obed Mccoy

Rajasthan Royals (RR) Retained Players List

Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan (traded in), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB has retained 18 players which includes their strong batting trio of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. This year the batting line-up will be joined by Australian all-rounder Cameron Green. They need to build a strong bowling line-up in the auction this year as they have released Harshal Patel, Hasaranga and Josh Hazlewood, David Willey and Wayne Parnell.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Released Players List

Avinash Singh, David Willey, Finn Allen, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Michael Bracewell, Siddharth Kaul, Sonu Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Retained Players List

Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (traded), Mohammed Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Reece Topley, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Will Jacks, Cameron Green (traded in)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunriser Hyderabad shopped heavily with the purchase of Harry Brook last year but now he is released within a year. Spin duo of Akeal Hosein and Adil Rashid are also released by the franchise. With 34 crores left in the purse, they have the second highest amount left among all the teams.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Released Players List

Vivrant Sharma, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Harry Brook, Kartik Tyagi, Samarth Vyas

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Retained Players List

Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Markande, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rahul Tripathi, Sanvir Singh, Shahbaz Ahmad (traded in), T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Upendra Singh Yadav, Washington Sundar