Sun Nov 24 05:33:31 UTC 2024: ## IPL 2024 Mega Auction Set to Ignite Jeddah
**Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:** The highly anticipated IPL 2024 mega auction is set to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24th at 3:30 PM. Ten franchises will compete for the best players from a pool of 574 cricketers, a shortlist from an initial 1574 applicants. This includes 366 Indian and 208 overseas players, with 81 players carrying a base price of ₹2 crore.
Star players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Jos Buttler, Ishan Kishan, and Phil Salt are expected to draw intense bidding wars. The auction will also see strong competition for all-rounders and wicket-keepers, with players like the recently crowned champion Shreyas Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders also expected to attract high bids. Other high-profile players with a ₹2 crore base price include Ashwin, Chahal, Mitchell Starc, Jofra Archer, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Franchises arrive in Jeddah with varying purse sizes: Punjab Kings have the largest purse at ₹110.5 crore, followed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (₹83 crore), Delhi Capitals (₹73 crore), Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants (₹69 crore each), Chennai Super Kings (₹55 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (₹51 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians (₹45 crore each), and Rajasthan Royals (₹41 crore).
The auction promises excitement, with the potential to surpass the previous record set by Mitchell Starc in the 2023 auction, where he was bought for ₹24.75 crore. All eyes are on Jeddah to witness the next big IPL acquisition.
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