Overview
- The December 16 event features 1,355 registered players for just 77 vacancies across squads, including only 31 overseas slots.
- Under the confirmed maximum-fee rule, an overseas player’s earnings cannot exceed ₹18 crore, with any higher bid’s excess redirected to the board’s welfare fund.
- Franchises still have the full winning bid deducted from their purse, a constraint that forces choices between a marquee buy and overall depth.
- Kolkata Knight Riders hold roughly ₹64.30 crore and Chennai Super Kings ₹43.40 crore, placing them among the strongest bidders for headline targets such as Cameron Green.
- With Glenn Maxwell not entering the auction and CSK releasing Matheesha Pathirana, commentary points to CSK prioritizing Venkatesh Iyer and Liam Livingstone, while Pathirana and other pacers are expected to draw wide interest.