Any foreign player who has not signed up for the mega auction will not be able to participate in the auction the following year.

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.

Ben Stokes' name was missing from the long list of 1,574 players who have registered for the player's auction.

Ben Stokes opts not to enter IPL auction - The England Test captain will sit out the Twenty20 competition for the second year in succession.

Under new rules announced by the IPL last month, it also means that Stokes will not be eligible to play in the 2026 competition

Captain Ben Stokes opts to skip next year's Indian Premier League, but former England bowler James Anderson and Jofra Archer register for the upcoming auction.

The IPL 2024 mega auction list features notable names like James Anderson, who registered for the first time, and Mitchell Starc, returning after a hefty price tag last year. However, Ben Stokes opted out to prioritize his fitness.

James Anderson, the legendary fast bowler who retired from international cricket in July, has registered for the upcoming IPL auction. Despite last playing a T20 game over a decade ago, the 42-year-old has expressed a belief by registering for the league that he can still compete at the highest level .

Interestingly, Anderson has never competed in a global franchise T20 league, and his last T20 game was in 2014 for Lancashire.

Ben Stokes opted to skip IPL 2025 as the England red ball captain didn't register himself for the mega auction which is slated to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25.