IPL 2018: Full rundown of players available to be purchased

Indian Premier League 2018 auction is slated for January 27 and 28. The Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) have released list of all players that will be up for auction in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 edition. A total of 578 players will go under the hammer, amongst which 16 have been enlisted as marquee players. The 8 franchises have already retained 18 players, meaning only 182 places are left empty.  Dwelling further a total of 62 capped and 298 uncapped Indian players will be seen entering the auction.

16 marquee players are as follows Ravichandran Ashwin, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Root, Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Shakib Hasan. Base price for all marquee players is Rs 2 Cr.

The likes of Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Yuzvendra Chahal and Karn Sharma too have set their base price at Rs 2 Cr but are not included in the marquee list.

Speaking about upcoming auction, IPL Chairman, Rajeev Shukla in press release said, “A lot of strategizing and number-crunching is involved before a cricketer is picked at the VIVO IPL Player Auction. The dynamic nature of the auction makes it unpredictable and exciting. The eight franchises have given us an indication of what their core would be with their Player Retentions and the VIVO IPL 2018 Player Auction will be an important step towards the creation of a successful team. The marquee list is full of star players, but I am also looking forward to the uncapped Indian players who have proved their mettle in the earlier editions of the VIVO IPL and are sure to attract high bids.