Overview
- The auction will be held on December 16 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, starting 1 pm UAE time (2:30 pm IST), with capped players by role first and an accelerated phase after player No. 70 (Wahidullah Zadran).
- The player pool was cut from 1,355 to 350 after consultations with franchises, with 35 late additions led by Quinton de Kock, who enters at a base price of INR 1 crore.
- The final list comprises 240 Indian and 110 overseas players, and 40 names are in the INR 2 crore base-price bracket.
- Franchises will compete for 77 total vacancies, including 31 overseas slots, increasing the premium on role clarity and value buys.
- Kolkata Knight Riders have the largest purse at INR 64.3 crore, followed by Chennai Super Kings (INR 43.4 crore) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 25.5 crore), shaping bidding leverage across the order.