Despite 1574 cricketers registering themselves for the mega auction, only 204 (70 overseas) can be drafted by the franchises

The English all-rounder is reportedly missing from the official list of 1574 players to go under the hammer at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Read below.

“The IPL player registration officially closed on November 4, 2024, with an impressive total of 1,574 players (1,165 Indian and 409 overseas) signing up to be part of the mega TATA IPL 2025 Player Auction, which will be held over two days on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,” it said.

How many players are registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction? The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed via a press release on Monday regarding the players

The IPL 2025 mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is being held overseas for the second successive year - 2024 was in Dubai - and will clash with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth.

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Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The long list of registered players, which will be pruned by the IPL after receiving input from the franchises,

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