IPL 2024 is likely to take place between March 22 and the end of May, and the final schedule will be confirmed once the dates for India’s general elections are finalized by the Election Commission.
Ahead of the 2024 auction, the IPL informed franchises about player availability. Josh Hazlewood will only be available from the first week of May if he is bought at the auction. He and his wife, Cherina Murphy Christian, are expecting their first child. He was released by RCB and entered the auction with a base price of INR 2 crore (USD 240,000 approx).
Other Australian players in the auction are expected to be available for the entire IPL season. The choice to participate in the Sheffield Shield final from March 21 to 25 or the IPL is left to individual players by Cricket Australia.
IPL Auction 2024 to be held on December 19
The trophy for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has been unveiled in anticipation of the upcoming auction scheduled for December 19. Notably, the IPL 2024 auction will take place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, marking the first time an IPL auction will be held overseas.
Regarding the IPL 2024 auction, a statement from the IPL mentioned, “Out of 333 players, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas players of which 2 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 116, uncapped players are 215 and 2 from associate nations.”
Several prominent overseas players, such as Australian fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, as well as pacer Josh Hazlewood, Indian pacer Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, English bowler Chris Woakes, Josh Inglis, New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Adil Rashid, Rassie Van der Dussen, James Vince, Sean Abbott, Jamie Overton, Ben Duckett, and Mustafizur Rahman, have been included in the list with the highest reserve prices for the IPL 2024 auction.
Here’s how fans reacted to the update:
Carnival begin soon
— Sankott (@Iamsankot) December 18, 2023
Wow first match between CSK vs RCB ?
— Pranav Singh (@ImPranav7306) December 18, 2023
Thala pic only for attention????
— Ahmer??? (@ahmersiyal20) December 18, 2023
IPL >> all other leagues in the world ?
— Deeksha. (@CrickettFanGirl) December 18, 2023
Can't wait for Indian festival. ? pic.twitter.com/bqzVVXjIMV
— Kunal Yadav (@Kunal_KLR) December 18, 2023
Can't wait to see crowd cheering for Dhoni !!!!??
— Ayush Garg (@Garg110699) December 18, 2023
IPL 2024 to be played from March 22 to May end; Hazlewood unavailable for first half of season
— Ayaan Elia (@AyaanElia) December 18, 2023
All other 9 teams will fight to play with CSK in finals ??
— Chad Bhoi ? (Parody) (@mard_tweetwala) December 18, 2023
