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IPL 2025 Auction Players List: The BCCI on Friday announced the list of 574 players set to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 & 25.
Out of the short-listed 366 are Indians and 208 are overseas players which includes 3 players from associate nations. The auction will include 318 Indian uncapped players and 12 uncapped overseas players. A maximum of 204 slots are left to be filled across the rosters of the 10 franchises. 70 slots are available for overseas players while Rs 2 Crore is the highest reserve price with 81 players opting to be in the highest bracket.
Interestingly, a list of veteran stars as well as young rookies have been named in the list for the teams to choose from.
Oldest players in IPL 2025 Auction
Signing up for his first-ever IPL auction, 10 years after playing his last T20 and an international retirement earlier this year, England pacer James Anderson is the oldest player to sign up for the IPL 2025 Auction.
Only three other cricketers, aged over 40, have made the list with former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf Du Plessis, England’s Jamie Overton and Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.
Seasoned IPL stars David Warner and Ravichandran Ashwin are next on the charts, entering the mega auction at 38 years of age.
| Age | First Name | Nationality | Role | C/U/A | ||
| 42 | James Anderson | England | BOWLER | Capped | 1.25 crore | |
| 41 | Jamie Overton | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 1.5 crore | |
| 40 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | BATTER | Capped | 2 crore | |
| 40 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 1.5 crore | |
| 38 | David Warner | Australia | BATTER | Capped | 2 crore | |
| 38 | Ravichandaran Ashwin | India | ALL-ROUNDER | Cappped | 2 crore | |
Youngest players in IPL 2025 Auction
At the other end of the spectrum, Bihar’s 13-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the youngest-ever player to make the IPL auction list across 16 years.
The youngster made headlines recently when he became the youngest batter ever to record an internatonal century, achieving the feat in a Youth Test for India Under-19 against Australia U-19 in Chennai.
Mumbai sensation Ayush Mhatre, who recently made his Ranji Trophy debut and has since scored two tons, is the second-youngest player in the IPL 2025 auction at 17. Tamil Nadu’s Andre Siddharth and South African pacer Kwena Maphaka round up the top 4, with both list at 18 years old.
| Age | First Name | Nationality | Role | C/U/A | ||
| 14 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | India | 14 | BATTER | Uncapped | 30 lakh |
| 17 | Ayush Mhatre | India | 17 | BATTER | Uncapped | 30 lakh |
| 18 | Andre Siddarth | India | 18 | BATTER | Uncapped | 30 lakh |
| 18 | Kwena Maphaka | South Africa | 18 | BOWLER | Capped | 30 lakh |
