Last Update on: February 26th, 2023 at 11:51 am
The IPL auction was held on December 23 in Kochi. It was a mini-auction ahead of the 15th season of the cash-rich league. The season starts from March 31st with CSK taking on defending champions Gujarat Titans in the season opener.
A total of 991 players, including 714 Indians and 277 overseas, registered for the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Meanwhile, the BCCI trimmed down the final list of players from 991 to 405. 369 players were initially shortlisted by 10 teams, but later 36 additional players were requested and they were added to the final list.
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Among the 405 cricketers, 273 were Indians and 132 were overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. Also, a total of 119 capped players, 282 uncapped players, and 4 associate nations entered the IPL 2023 mini-auction. A maximum of 87 players can be acquired in the auction of which 30 can be overseas. This was after the 10 franchises retained a total of 163 players and released 85 players during the retention window.
While the IPL has set the standard for franchise T20 leagues, other leagues are still competing to be the best around the world. There have been serious claims like the PSL and the BPL being better franchise leagues than the IPL. However, the recent success of the SA20 has given a new dimension to franchise T20 cricket leagues.
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The SA20 in its very first season has been a huge success. It has transformed T20 league cricket in South Africa and after multiple attempts at forming a successful league now seems to have an answer. The recently concluded Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup was also played in South Africa which was won by the Indian women’s U-19 cricket team beating England in the final.
Tristan Stubbs
Stubbs was roped in by five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians for just 20 lakhs in the IPL 2022 auction. However, he was sold at a much higher price in the SA20 draft. The Sunrisers picked him up for R 9.2 million (₹4.41 crore). MI retained him for the same price in 2023, leading to a massive difference of ₹4.21 crore in his salary in the two competitions.
