The much-awaited IPL Mega Auction 2025 will start at 3.30 PM (IST) in Jeddah on Sunday. However, not every player will be placed on the table for the bidders today as a total of 84 players have been selected for the opening day's auction.
Sunday's list includes some of the planet's finest cricketers as the 'marquee pots' will be introduced before the teams on Day 1. Teams are likely to shell out huge sums of money and even use the Right to Match (RTM) rule (which allows former franchises the option to buy back their previous player for the sold price) to bring home these superstars. Some of the names included in the marquee list include KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Jos Buttler.
- Ahead of the IPL Meg Auction 2025 Day 1, here are a few things you need to know to enjoy the bidding war!
- On the first day, 12 sets will go under the hammer. This means the fate of 84 players will be sealed on Sunday.
- The marquee lists will be revealed to the teams first to begin the day's proceedings. The Marquee Players are divided into two groups, each comprising six high-profile names.
- The first group includes Jos Buttler, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, and Mitchell Starc.
- The second list comprises Yuzvendra Chahal, Liam Livingstone, David Miller, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj.
- The auction will break for lunch once the marquee lists are completed.
- Capped Batters, All-Rounders, and Wicketkeepers will go under the hammer next before the bidding for Capped Bowlers begins. There will be a short break before the war for the bowlers begins, BCCI said.
- The first day of the IPL Mega Auction will come to an end after the first Uncapped Players set, comprising seven players, is made available before the teams.
