A total of 292 players will go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, scheduled to be held in Chennai on February 18. Of the total players, 164 are Indians, 125 overseas players and three players from Associate Nations, who will be up for grabs in the auction.
With just few hours left for the mini-auction, Sportzfront takes a close look at what could be expected at 3PM on Thursday.
Players who could strike big: Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Shahrukh Khan, Piyush Chawla, Glenn Maxwell, Chris Morris, Shakib Al Hasan, Alex Hales, Marnus Labuschagne and Aaron Finch.
Number of players part of the mini-auction: 292 players shortlisted by eight franchises. However, only 61 slots available to be filled.
Number of slots for Indian and overseas players: Maximum 22 foreign players can be bought, given the cap of 8 overseas players per franchise.
Budgets and slots available for each side are as follow:
Chennai Super Kings: INR 19.9 crore. 6 slots available. 1 overseas slot available.
Mumbai Indians: INR 15.35 crore. 7 slots available. 4 overseas slot available.
Delhi Capitals: INR 13.4 crore. 8 slots available. 3 overseas slot available.
Kolkata Knight Riders: INR 10.75 crore. 8 slots available. 2 overseas slot available.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: INR 10.75 crore. 3 slots available. 1 overseas slot available.
Punjab Kings: INR 53.2 crore. 9 slots available. 5 overseas slot available.
Rajasthan Royals: INR 37.85 crore. 9 slots available. 3 overseas slot available.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 35.4 crore. 11 slots available. 3 overseas slot available.
IPL 2021 Auctioneer: Hugh Edmeades