The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction began in Dubai. During the auction, a list of 333 players will go under the hammer. Mallika Sagar became the first female auctioneer to conduct an IPL auction.
List of players, IPL teams
Following is the list of players and teams who bought them:
| Name of player | IPL team | Sold at (in INR) | From |
| Ramandeep Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 lakh | India |
| Shahrukh Khan | Gujarat Titans | 7.40 crore | India |
| Hritik Shokeen | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Atit Sheth | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Arshin Kulkarni | Lucknow Super Giants | 20 lakh | India |
| Vivrant Sharma | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Raj Angad Bawa | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Mohd. Arshad Khan | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Anghkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 lakh | India |
| Sameer Rizvi | Chennai Super Kings | 8.40 crore | India |
| Manan Vohra | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Priyansh Arya | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Saurabv Chuhan | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Rohan Kunnumalla | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Shubham Dubey | Rajasthan Royals | 5.80 crore | India |
| Mujeeb Rehman | Unsold | Unsold | Afghanistan |
| Tabrez Shamsi | Unsold | Unsold | South Africa |
| Ish Sodhi | Unsold | Unsold | New Zealand |
| Akeal Hosain | Unsold | Unsold | West Indies |
| Adil Rashid | Unsold | Unsold | England |
| Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil | Unsold | Unsold | Afghanistan |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Mumbai Indians | 4.6 crore | Sri Lanka |
| Josh Hazlewood | Unsold | Unsold | Australia |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1.6 | India |
| Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | 24.75 | Australia |
| Shivam Mavi | Lucknow Super Giants | 50 lakh | India |
| Umesh Yadav | Gujarat Titans | 5.80 crore | India |
| Alzarri Joseph | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11.50 crore | West Indies |
| Chetan Sakaria | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 lakh | India |
| Lockie Ferguson | Unsold | Unsold | New Zealand |
| Kusal Mendis | Unsold | Unsold | Sri Lanka |
| Josh Inglis | Unsold | Unsold | Australia |
| KS Bharat | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 lakh | India |
| Tristan Stubbs | Delhi Capitals | 50 lakh | South Africa |
| Chris Woakes | Punjab Kings | 4.2 crore | England |
| Daryl Mitchell | Chennai Super Kings | 14 crore | New Zealand |
| Harshal Patel | Punjab Kings | 11.75 crore | India |
| Gerald Coetzee | Mumbai Indians | 5 crore | South Africa |
| Pat Cummins | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20.5 crore | Australia |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Gujarat Titans | 50 lakh | Afghanistan |
| Shardul Thakur | Chennai Super Kings | 4 crore | India |
| Rachin Ravindra | Chennai Super Kings | 1.8 crore | New Zealand |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1.5 crore | Sri Lanka |
| Rovman Powell | RR | 7.4 crore | West Indies |
| Manish Pandey | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Steve Smith | Unsold | Unsold | Australia |
| Karun Nair | Unsold | Unsold | India |
| Travis Head | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6.8 crore | Australia |
| Rilee Rossouw | Unsold | Unsold | South Africa |
| Harry Brook | Delhi Capitals | 4 crore | England |
| Rovman Powell | Rajasthan Royals | 7.4 crore | West Indies |
The first player to go under the hammer in the auction was Rovman Powell. Although his base price was Rs 1 crore, he was sold to Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Rs 7.4 crore. During the bidding, Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) also expressed its interest in the West Indies batter.
Meanwhile, Twenty-three players, including Harshal Patel and Umesh Yadav, have opted for the highest reserve price of Rs 2 crore.
Mitchell Starc is the costliest player in the history of IPL, sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore at the IPL 2024 auction.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Pat Cummins, the second costliest player at IPL 2024 auction so far, at Rs 20.5 crore.
IPL 2024 available slots, list of players for auction
The auction comprises 77 total slots, including 30 for overseas players.
Out of the 333 players, 214 are Indians, and 119 are overseas players, including two from associate nations. To view the complete list of players for IPL 2024 auctions, click here.
Earlier, the BCCI clarified that 173 players, including 50 foreigners, were retained by the 10 franchises for the 2024 edition, with a total spending of Rs 737.05 crore.
KKR has highest available slots
KKR have 12 available slots, the highest, as they retained only 13 players, the least among the 10 franchises for IPL 2024.
Following is list of players and available slots
| Franchise | Number of players | Number of overseas players | Available slots | Overseas slots |
| CSK | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| DC | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| GT | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| KKR | 13 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| LSG | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| MI | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| PBKS | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| RCB | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| RR | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| SRH | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 173 | 50 | 77 | 30 |
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have the fewest available slots due to retaining the highest number of players.
