After making the desired retentions, the IPL franchises will have the option to use RTM card in the auction and get some of their old players back. We explain the RTM card rule and the accelerated auction process.

The Indian Premier League opens its "mega-auction" later Sunday in Saudi Arabia with teams primed to splash out millions of dollars on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.A total of 574 players are up for grabs with Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant,

A total of 1,574 players will go under the hammer in the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday which includes 1,165 Indian players and 409 overseas players, all competing for a place in the world's premier T20 league.

The IPL Mega Auction 2025 is just couple of hours away and fans will be keeping their eyes on big names who will be going under the hammer. The likes Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami are all available for purchase and teams will be keen to get these big names for next season.

The final shortlist of 574 players for the IPL 2025 mega auction includes 48 capped Indians, 193 capped overseas players, 318 uncapped Indians and 13 uncapped overseas players

Take a look at all the players retained by the 10 Indian Premier League franchises before the mega auction, the remaining purse for each team and RTM cards available for the franchises.

Will there be a 25-crore buy? Following the record bids at the IPL 2024 mini auction by KKR and SRH to buy the Australian pair of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins respectively, ther

The 10 franchises will have a total auction purse of Rs 641.5 crore after spending over Rs 550 crore in retaining players ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.