IPL 2024

IPL auction 2024: All important updates covered by Wisden

by Wisden Staff December 18, 2023 - 4:37pm 4 minute read

The IPL 2024 auction takes place on December 19, with more than 300 players set to go under the hammer. Here are all the important updates from the auction covered by wisden.com, including date, time, players list, youngest and oldest players, telecast details, and live updates.

IPL 2024 auction: Live blog

The IPL 2024 auction will be covered in detail with our dynamic live blog including real-time updates. You can follow Wisden’s live blog for the IPL 2024 auction here.

IPL 2024 auction: When does the auction start?

The IPL 2024 auction will start at 1 pm Indian Standard Time on December 19. The event will take place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

IPL 2024 auction: Full players list

All of 333 players will be auctioned with 77 spots to be filled among the ten teams. You can find the complete list of players to be auctioned here.

A maximum of 30 out of the 77 slots can be filled by overseas players. You can find the complete list of overseas players in the auction here.

IPL 2024 auction: Base price-wise list of players

Players have been divided into eight different base prices ranging from 20 lakh INR to 2 crore INR. You can find the base price-wise split of the players in the IPL 2024 auction here.

IPL 2024 auction: Youngest and oldest players

The youngest player in the IPL 2024 auction list is all of 17 years of age, while the oldest is more than twice of that: 39. You can find the five youngest players and the five oldest players in the IPL 2024 auction list here.

IPL 2024 auction: List of players retained

Before the auction, each team announced their retained and released players in the month of November. KKR have released the most players (12) while CSK, LSG, SRH, and RCB have released the least (six). You can find the complete list of retained and released players by each team here.

IPL 2024 auction: Purse remaining for each team ahead of the auction

Gujarat Titans have the highest purse remaining heading into the auction following their Hardik Pandya trade. You can find the complete list of purse remaining for each team ahead of the auction here.

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IPL 2024 auction: Coaches and support staff

Each team will have an extensive set of support staff attending the auction. Here is the complete list of coaches and support staff for each team.