This year's auction is set to be one of the biggest-ever, with 557 players set to go under the hammer in the mega-auction - 366 Indian players and 208 overseas. A host of big names feature on the player list, with Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone all in the Marquee sets. There are 204 slots for players to fill in team squads across the 10 IPL teams, 70 of those will go to overseas players.

There are also some new rules in place for the auction, including an updated version of the 'Right to Match' rule. While previously the rule allowed franchises to buy back a player by matching the price the player was sold for at the auction, now the franchise who successfully bid for the player will be given another opportunity to raise their bid.

The auction will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the second time running the auction has been held outside of India. It will start at 12:30pm local time and will continue into Monday, November 25.

IPL 2025 auction: Where to watch live

India

TV

Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports Select 2 HD, Star Sports First, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Tamil, Star Sports 1 HD Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada TV channels in India.

Live streaming

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