Overview
- Star Sports will televise the event, with live streaming on JioHotstar.
- The pool comprises 246 Indian and 113 overseas players, with 31 overseas slots available across teams.
- This is a mini auction with no Right-to-Match; squads are capped at 25 with up to eight overseas players each.
- The top base price is INR 2 crore, a bracket featuring Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Devon Conway.
- Kolkata Knight Riders have the largest purse at Rs 64.30 crore, while Mumbai Indians have Rs 2.75 crore, likely shaping bidding tactics.