A total of 405 cricket players are scheduled to be auctioned off at the Indian T20 League 2023 auction, which will take place in Kochi on December 23, 2022. From the initial list of 991 players, a total of 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams. A total of 405 players will be presented in the Auction room after 36 additional players were requested by teams and added to the final list.
273 of the 405 players are Indian, 132 are from overseas, including 4 from associate countries. There are 119 total capped players, 282 uncapped players, and 4 players from associate countries. There are currently 87 slots total, 30 of which are reserved for players from overseas. The highest reserve price is INR 2 crore, with 19 foreign players choosing to be included in the top bracket.
With an opening bid of INR 1.5 crore, 11 players are included in the bracket. The two cricketers from India with a base price of INR 1 crore are Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal. Among other marquee players is England all-rounder Ben Stokes with a base price of 2 crores, Ajinkya Rahane with a base price of 50 lakhs, and Sam Curran with 2 crores base price.
27 of the 132 foreign players, including players like Stokes and Joe Root, are from England. Cameroon Green, an all-arounder, is one of the 21 Australian players on the list. Twenty come from the West Indies, twenty from South Africa, ten from New Zealand, and eight from Afghanistan.
Here are the squad size, available slots, and remaining purses of all the teams
Franchise | No Of Players | No Of Overseas Players | Total Money Spent (Rs.) | Salary Cap Available (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
Chennai | 18 | 6 | 74.55 | 20.45 | 7 | 2 |
Delhi | 20 | 6 | 75.55 | 19.45 | 5 | 2 |
Gujarat | 18 | 5 | 75.75 | 19.25 | 7 | 3 |
Kolkata | 14 | 5 | 87.95 | 7.05 | 11 | 3 |
Lucknow | 15 | 4 | 71.65 | 23.35 | 10 | 4 |
Mumbai | 16 | 5 | 74.45 | 20.55 | 9 | 3 |
Punjab | 16 | 5 | 62.8 | 32.2 | 9 | 3 |
Bangalore | 18 | 6 | 86.25 | 8.75 | 7 | 2 |
Rajasthan | 16 | 4 | 81.8 | 13.2 | 9 | 4 |
Hyderabad | 12 | 4 | 52.75 | 42.25 | 13 | 4 |
Total | 163 | 50 | 743.5 | 206.5 | 87 | 30 |