IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live Streaming: The buzz around the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction is palpable as the countdown has already started for the grand event to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. This is the second time an IPL auction is being held outside the country after last year's event in Dubai.
Out of the 1574 players who registered at for the IPL 2025 mega auction, the BCCI had initially zeroed on a total of 574 names who will go under the hammer in the two-day event. However, three names - Jofra Archer (England), Saurabh Netravalkar (USA), and Hardik Tamore (India) - were added later into the list, thus making it 577. Among the final names, 367 are Indian players while 210 are overseas cricketers, including four associate nation players.
Among the list of uncapped players, 319 are Indians while 12 are from outside India. A total of 204 slots are to be filled by all the 10 teams in the auction which includes 70 overseas slots.
Meanwhile, seven Indians have found places in the two marquee sets. They are Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh. ₹2 crore is the highest base price at the auction with 81 players opting for the top bracket.
Having already scripted history in the previous season, Mallika Sagar, once again, has been entrusted with the job of conduction the auction in IPL 2025. She had replaced auctioneer Hugh Edmeades in IPL 2024, this breaking the long-standing tradition dominated by men.
With the dates of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth clashing with the IPL 2025, the BCCI played smart in keeping the Indian audiences happy. The play on Sunday for India vs Australia Test match starts at 7:50 AM IST and is expected to end at 3:20 PM IST. The IPL 2025 mega auction starts 10 minutes after the end of day's play in Perth.
Reportedly, the Abady Al Johar Arena (also known as Benchmark Arena) in Jeddah will play hosts to IPL 2025 mega auction. The IPL 2025 mega auction will start 1 PM local time, which means 3:30 PM in Indian time.
Star Sports is the broadcast partners of Indian Premier League. The IPL 2025 mega auction will be telecast live on Star Sports channels in India from 3:30 PM IST.
Live streaming of IPL 2025 mega auction will be available on Jio Cinema app and website.
