Seven Indians including Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Shami have been put in the marquee sets for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, the final list of which was announced by the BCCI on Friday.
The other Indians in the marquees list are Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Siraj. Also in the marquees set is Mitchell Starc, who grabbed the headlines last season for being the costliest buy at ₹24.75 crores by champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Initially, 1574 players had registered for the auction. The list was pruned down to 574, out of which 366 are Indians while 208 are from overseas. Only three players from associate nations have been named in the final list, including USA duo of Ali Khan and Unmukt Chand.
Overall, 204 slots are up for grabs with 70 available slots for the foreign players. ₹2 crore is the highest base price with 81 players opting to be in the top bracket.
