IPL 2024 Player Auction: Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins Bag Record INR 20 Crore-Plus Deals; Harshal Patel Is Top Indian Pick; Uncapped Sameer Rizvi Grabs Big Bucks - As It Happened

Hello and welcome to the Indian Premier League 2024 Player Auction, Blog. Over 300 players, capped, uncapped, Indian, foreign, and from associate nations, went under the hammer in Dubai on Tuesday. 72 players were sold including 30 overseas players. A total of Rs. 2,30,45,00,000 was spent in today's auction with Australia's Mitchell Starc gaining the highest bid for 24,75,00,000. Chennai Super Kings, the reigning champions added the New Zealand duo of Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra along with Indian uncapped player Sameer Rizvi. Gujarat Titans added Australian pace battery Spencer Johnson, Indian power-hitter Shahrukh Khan, and Indian bowlers Umesh Yadav and Kartik Tyagi. Check the highlights and important details of the IPL 2024 Mini Auction from here (Streaming | Full Coverage | IND Vs RSA 2nd ODI Blog)

9:15 PM: Delhi Capitals - Full Squad

Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.

9:15 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad - Full Squad

Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan. 

9:15 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders - Full Squad

Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain.

9:15 PM: Rajasthan Royals - Full Squad

Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger. 

9:15 PM: Punjab Kings - Full Squad

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.

9:15 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore - Full Squad

Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.

9:10 Lucknow Supergiants - Full Squad

KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, David Willey, Mohd. Arshad Khan.

9:10 PM: Chennai Super Kings - Full Squad

MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

9:10 PM: Mumbai Indian - Full Squad

Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya (c), Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma.

9:10 PM: Gujarat Titans - Full Squad

David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.

8:35 PM: Final Round of Auction

Karun Nair - Unsold

Manish Pandey - to KKR for 50 lakh

Rilee Rossouw - to PBK for 8 Cr

Steve Smith - Unsold

Lockie Ferguson - to RCB for 2 Cr

Mujeeb Ur Rahman - to KKR for 2 Cr

Waqar Salamkheil - Unsold

Mohd. Arshad Khan - to LSG for 20 Lakh

Michael Bracewell - Unsold

Mohammad Nabi - to MI for 1.50 Cr

Shai Hope - to DC for 75 Lakh

Gus Atkinson - to KKR for 1 Cr

Dushmantha Chameera - Unsold

Adam Milne - Unsold

Matt Henry - Unsold

Swastik Chikara - to DC for 20 Lakh

Amandeep Khare - Unsold

Abid Mushtaq - to RR for 20 Lakh

Rohit Rayudu - Unsold

Shivalik Sharma - to MI for 20 Lakh

Swapnil Singh - to RCB for 20 Lakh

G. Ajitesh - Unsold

Avinash Rao Aravelly - to CSK for 20 Lakh

KL Shrijith - Unsold

Nandre Burger - to RR for 50 Lakh

Sakib Hussain - to KKR for 20 Lakh

Gurjapneet Singh - Unsold

Sourabh Chauhan - to RCB for 20 Lakh

7:50 PM: Accelerated Auction 3

G. Ajitesh - Unsold

Gourav Choudhary - Unsold

Robin Minz - to GT for 3.60 Cr

Bipin Saurabh - Unsold

K.M. Asif - Unsold

Sakib Hussain - Unsold

Mohammed Kaif - Unsold

Abhilash Shetty - Unsold

Prithvi Raj Yarra - Unsold

Shubham Agrawal - Unsold

Gurjapneet Singh - Unsold

Prince Choudhary - to PBK for 20 Lakh

Jhathavedh Subramanyan - to SRH for 20 Lakh

7:50 PM: Accelerated Auction 2

Anshul Kamboj - to MI for 20 Lakh

Swastik Chhikara - Unsold

Rithik Easwaran - Unsold

Himmat Singh - Unsold

Shashank Singh - Unsold

Sumeet Verma - Unsold

Naman Dhir - to MI for 20 Lakh

Tanush Kotian - Unsold

Sumit Kumar - to DC for 1 Cr

Kamlesh Nagarkoti - Unsold

Pradosh Ranjan Paul - Unsold

Rohit Rayudu - Unsold

Ashutosh Sharma - to PBK for 20 Lakh

Vishwanath Pratap Singh - to PBK for 20 Lakh

Shashank Singh - to PBK for 20 Lakh

Tanay Thyagarajann - to PBK for 20 Lakh

7:40 PM: Jhye Richardson to DC for 5 Cr

Australian pacer Jhye Richardson bagged 5 Crore after the Delhi Capitals franchise bought him for that price.

7:35 PM: Spencer Johnson to GT for 10 Cr

Gujarat Giants acquired Australian pace battery, Spencer Johnson for 10 Crore.

7:30 PM: Accelerated Auction 1

Finn Allen - Unsold

Colin Munro - Unsold

Sherfane Rutherford - to KKR for 1.5 Cr

Ashton Agar - to LSG for 1 Cr

Rassie van der Dussen - Unsold

Qais Ahamad - Unsold

Michael Bracewell - Unsold

Tom Curran - to RCB for 1.5 Cr

James Neesham - Unsold

Keemo Paul - Unsold

Odean Smith - Unsold

David Willey - to LSG for 2 Cr

Shai Hope - Unsold

Dushmantha Chameera - Unsold

Ben Dwarshius - Unsold

Matt Henry - Unsold

Kyle Jamieson - Unsold

Lance Morris - Unsold

Adam Milne - Unsold

Tymal Mills - Unsold

Mustafizur Rahman - to CSK for 2 Cr

Nuwan Thushara - to MI for 4.80 Cr

Sandeep Warrier - Unsold

Luke Wood - Unsold

7:00 PM: Purse Remaining

RCB - 6.75 crore
KKR - 6.55 crore
PBKS - 13.15 crore
CSK- 3.20 crore
DC - 16.85 crore
RR - 0.90 crore
MI - 7.95 crore
SRH - 3.40 crore
LSG - 4.15 crore
GT - 21.45crore

6:40 PM: Next in line

Finn Allen, Alick Athanaze, Mark Chapman, Samuel Hain, Reeza Hendricks, Brandon King, Colin Munro, Sherfane Rutherford, Ashton Turner, Rassie Van Der Dussen, James Vince, Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran

6:30 PM: M Siddharth to LSG for 2.40 Cr

M Siddharth went to Lucknow Super Giants for 2.40 Crore.

Murugan Ashwin - Unsold

Shreyas Gopal - to Mumbai Indians for 20 Lakh

Pulkit Narang - Unsold

Shiva Singh - Unsold

6:27 PM: Manav Suthar to GT for 20 Lakh

Manav Suthar went to Gujarat Titans for 20 Lakh

6:25 PM: Set 10: Uncapped Bowlers

Murugan Ashwin, Shreyas Gopal, Pulkit Narang, M Siddharth, Shiva Singh and Manav Suthar

6:20 PM: Kartik Tyagi to GT  for 60 Lakh

Indian uncapped bowler Kartik Tyagi went to Gujarat Titans for 60 Lakh.

6:18 PM: Kuldip Yadav - Unsold

Akash Singh - to SRH for the base price of 20 Lakh

Ishan Porel - Unsold

Rasikh Dar - to Delhi Capitals for 20 Lakh

6: 16 PM: Sushant Mishra to GT for 2.20 Cr

Indian uncapped bowler Sushant Mishra went to Gujarat Toitams for 2.20 Crore.

6:14 PM: Yash Dayal to RCB for 5 Cr

Indian uncapped bowler Yash Dayal went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 5 Crore.

6:12 PM: Set 9: Uncapped Bowlers

Rasikh Dar, Yash Dayal, Sushant Mishra, Ishan Porel, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi and Kuldip Yadav

6:00 PM: Kumar Kushagra to DC for 7.20 Cr

Indian wicket-keeper Kumar Kushagra went to Delhi Capitals for 7.20 Crore.

5:55 PM: Set 8: Uncapped Wicket-keepers

Ricky Bhui - to Delhi Capitals for 20 Lakh

Tom Kohler-Cadmore - to Rajasthan Royals for 40 Lakh

Urvil Patel - Unsold

Vishnu Solanki - Unsold

5:50 PM: End of Set 7

Priyansh Arya, Saurav Chuahan, Rohan Kunnummal and Manan Vohra went unsold in Set 6. Sameer Rizvi went for a whopping 8.40 Crore and Shahrukh Khan grabbed 7.40 Crore when Gujarat Titans bought him after a bidding war. Shubham Dubey was bought by Rajasthan Royals for 5.80 Crore.

5:45 PM: Ramandeep Singh to KKR for 20 Lakh

Indian uncapped all-rounder Ramandeep Singh went to Kolkata Knight Riders for 20 Lakh.

5:44 PM: Shahrukh Khan to GT for 7.40 Cr

Indian uncapped power-hitter Shahrukh Khan went to Gujarat Titans for a big 7.40 Crore.

5:34 PM: Arshin Kulkarni to LSG for 20 Lakh

Indian uncapped player went to Lucknow Super Giants for 20 Lakh.

5:30 PM: Uncapped Indian Players

Vivrant Sharma - Unsold

Sarfaraz Khan - Unsold

Raj Angad Bawa - Unsold

Arshad Khan - Unsold

Atit Sheth - Unsold

Hrithik Shokeen - Unsold

5:28 PM: Angkrish Raghuvanshi to KKR for 20 Lakh

Indian uncapped batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi went to Kolkata Knight Riders for 20 Lakhs.

5:25 PM: Sameer Rizvi to CSK for 8.40 Cr

Indian uncapped batter Sameer Rizvi was sold to Chennai Super Kings for 8.40 Crore.

5:22 PM: Manan Vohra - Unsold

5:21 PM: Priyansh Arya - Unsold

5:20 PM: Rohan Kunnummal - Unsold

5:18 PM: Saurav Chuahan - Unsold

5:11 PM: Shubham Dubey to RR for 5.80 Cr

Indian uncapped batter Shubham Dubey went to Rajasthan Royals for 5.80 Crore.

5:10 PM: Set 6: Uncapped batters

Priyansh Arya, Saurav Chuahan, Shubham Dubey, Rohan Kunnummal, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sameer Rizvi and Manan Vohra

4:10 PM: Remaining Purse of IPL Teams After Set 5

Chennai Super Kings - 11.60 Cr

Mumbai Indians - 8.15 Cr

Sunrisers Hyderabad - 3.60 Cr

Delhi Capitals - 24.45 Cr

Rajasthan Royals - 7.10 Cr

Punjab Kings - 13.15 Cr

Royal Challengers Bangalore - 11.75 Cr

Gujarat Titans - 31.85 Cr

Kolkata Knight Riders - 6.95 Cr

Lucknow Super Giants - 6.75 Cr

4:00 PM: End of Set 5

No capped spin bowler was picked during the auction in Set 5. Adil Rashid, Mujeeb Rahman, Tabraiz Shamsi, Akeal Hosein and Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil went unsold in the Set 5.

3:57 PM: Tabraiz Shamsi - Unsold 

3:57 PM: Ish Sodhi - Unsold

3:57 PM: Mujeeb Rahman - Unsold

3:57 PM: Akeal Hosein - Unsold

3:56 PM: Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil - Unsold

3:56 PM: Set 5: Capped Spin Bowlers

Adil Rashid - Unsold

3:56 PM: End of Set 4

Mitchell Starc broke the record of being the highest-buy in IPL history. Alzarri Joseph joined RCB for 11.60 Crore. Umesh Yadav went to Gujarat Titans for 5.80 Crore. Shivam Mavi also bagged 6.40 by LSG. Madushanka went to MI for 4.60 Crores and Jaydev Unadkat joined the Hyderabad franchise for 1.60 Crores.

3:55 PM: Dilshan Madushanka to MI for 4.60 Cr

Sri Lankan bowler Dilshan Madushanka joined Mumbai Indian for 4.60 Crore.

3:53 PM: Jaydev Unadkat to SRH for 1.60 Cr

Indian fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for 1.60 Crore.

3:48 PM: Josh Hazlewood - Unsold

3:45 PM: Mitchell Starc to KKR for 24.75 Cr

Australian fast-bowler Mitchell Starc went to Kolkata Knight Riders for 24.75 Crore. The most expensive buy in IPL history. He breaks the record of his fellow teammate Pat Cummins.

3:30 PM: Shivam Mavi to LSG for 6.40 Cr

Indian pace battery Shivam Mavi went to Lucknow Super Giants for 6.40 Crore.

3:26 PM: Umesh Yadav joins GT for 5.80 Cr

Indian pacer Umesh Yadav will play for Gujarat Titans in this year's IPL after the bidding of 5.80 Crore.

3:22 PM: Alzarri Joseph to RCB for 11.50 Cr

Alzarri Joseph was taken by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping 11.50 Crore.

3:18 PM: Chetan Sakariya to KKR for 50 Lakh

Chetan Sakariya went to Kolkata Knight Riders for the base price of 50 Lakh.

3:15 PM: Set 4: Capped Bowlers

Lockie Ferguson - Unsold

3:13 PM: End of Set 3

Tristan Stubbs was taken by Delhi Capitals for 50 Lakh and KS Bharat went to KKR for the base price of 50 Lakh. Other wicketkeepers went unsold in this Set.

3:13 PM: Josh Inglis - Unsold

3:12 PM: Kusal Mendis - Unsold

3:12 PM: KS Bharat to KKR for 50 Lakh

Indian wicket-keeper batter KS Bharat went to Kolkata Knight Riders for 50 Lakh.

3:10 PM: Tristan Stubbs to DC for 50 Lakh

South African wicket-keeper Tristan Stubbs went to Delhi Capitals for 50 Lakhs.

3:08 PM: Set 3: Capped Wicketkeepers

Phil Salt - Unsold

2:56 PM: Remaining Purse of IPL Teams After Set 2

Chennai Super Kings - 11.60 Cr

Mumbai Indians - 12.75 Cr

Sunrisers Hyderabad - 5.20 Cr

Delhi Capitals - 24.95 Cr

Rajasthan Royals - 7.10 Cr

Punjab Kings - 13.15 Cr

Royal Challengers Bangalore - 23.25 Cr

Gujarat Titans - 37.65 Cr

Kolkata Knight Riders - 32.70 Cr

Lucknow Super Giants - 13.15 Cr

2:50 PM: End of Set 2

All players from Set 2 for the capped all-rounders were sold. No players went unsold in this set. Pat Cummins became the highest earner in any season of IPL auction with a 20.50 Crore bid from Sunrisers Hyderabad. Harshal Patel went to Punjab Kings for 11.75 Crore. Daryl Mitchell was also taken by CSK for 14 Crore. 

2:45 PM: Chris Woakes to PBK for 4.20 Cr

England all-rounder Chris Woakes grabbed 4.20 Crore and went to Punjab Kings.

2:40 PM: Daryl Mitchell to CSK for 14 Cr

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell went to Chennai Super Kings for 14 Crore

2:22 PM: Harshal Patel to PBK for 11.75 Cr

Indian all-rounder Harshal Patel earned big and went to Punjab Kings for 11.75 Crore.

2:18 PM: Gerald Coetzee to MI for 5 Cr

South African all-rounder Gerald Coetzee went to the Mumbai Indian for a fair amount of 5 Crore.

2:10 PM: Pat Cummins to SRH for 20.50 Cr

The Australian captain is the biggest buy in this year's auction so far. He was taken by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping 20.50 Crore. He is the costliest player ever in an IPL auction.

2:03 PM: Azmatullah Omarzai to GT for 50 Lakh

Afghanistan all-rounder goes to Gujarat Titans straight at the base price of 50 lakhs.

2:02 PM: Shardul Thakur to CSK for 4 Cr

Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur went to Chennai Superkings for 4 Crore.

2:00 PM: Rachin Ravindra to CSK for 1.80 Cr

Chennai Superkings got Rachin Ravindra for just 1.80 Crore.

1:54 PM: Wanindu Hasaranga to SRH for 1.50 Cr

Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the base price of 1.50 Crore.

1:50 PM: Set 2: Capped All-rounders

Gerald Coetzee, Pat Cummins, Wanindu Hasaranga, Daryl Mitchell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Rachin Ravindra and Chris Woakes

1:45 PM: End of Set 1

The first player in the auction today, Rovman Powell grabbed big money as Rajasthan Royals spent 7.4 Cr to take him into their squad. Travis Head also gained as SRH went for 6.8 Cr to take him into their team when they were involved in a bidding war with CSK for him. Steve Smith and Rilee Rossouw were the foreign players who went unsold. Indian batters Karun Nair and Manish Pandey went unsold in the first set. DC took Harry Brook for just 4 Cr.

Sold Players
Rovman Powell - Rajasthan Royals for INR 7.4 crore
Harry Brook - Delhi Capitals for INR 4 crore
Travis Head - Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 6.8 crore 

Unsold Players
Rilee Rossouw (Base price INR 2 crore)
Steve Smith (Base price INR 2 crore)
Karun Nair (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Manish Pandey (Base price INR 50 lakh)

1:40 PM: Manish Pandey - Unsold

1:40 PM: Steve Smith - Unsold

1:37 PM: Karun Nair - Unsold

1:35 PM: Travis Head to SRH for 6.80 Cr

Australian stylish batter Travis Head went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 6.80 Crore after a bidding war between Sunrisers and Superkings.

1:25 PM: Harry Brook to DC for 4 Cr

English batter Harry Brook went to the Delhi Capitals for 4 Crore.

1:22 PM: Rilee Rossouw - Unsold

1:15 PM: Set 1: Capped Batters

Rovman Powell sold for 7.4 Cr to RR

Rovman Powell is the first man in this year's auction and he went for 7.40 Crores to Rajasthan Royals

1:10 PM: Key feature of this IPL Auction

A notable aspect of this auction is the lack of a marquee player list, which would have absorbed a sizable amount of the 262.95 crore by the conclusion of the first lot.

12:55 PM: Final touches before go time! 

We are five minutes away from the commencement of the Indian Premier League 2024 auction, as such here is a final overview of the regulations - 

- A team can have a maximum of 25 players
- A team can have a maximum of 8 overseas players
- Each player sets his base price
- The highest price bracket is set at INR 2 crore
- There are 19 sets of players, depending on their skill sets and capped/uncapped

12:50 PM: Last-minute withdrawals 

Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has thrown doubt over his participation while Bangladesh duo Shoriful Islam and and Taskin Ahmed have withdrawn completely. 

Read more about it here. 

12:40 PM: Decoding strategies 

With supply outmatching demand greatly and the moolah in their respective purses limited, teams will need to be creative to rope in adequate reinforcements for the 2024 tournaments. 

Here's what their potential strategies could look like IPL 2024 - A Look At Possible Auction Strategies For All Ten Teams

12:30 PM: Tom Moody goes for bold

The former Sunrises Hyderabad coach, who led the team to a title in 2016, has predicted that New Zealand's breakout star Rachin Ravindra will go for around the 10 Crore INR mark. However, says Moody, Australian pacer Mitchell Starc could break the record for the most expensive buy at 20 Crore! 

12:20 PM: Who is Mallika Sagar? 

Mallika Sagar will become the first Indian female auctioneer to host the auction when the proceedings kick on later in the day. Sagar had 23 years of experience in auctioneering, mostly with art, and was also the auctioneer tasked with finding players new homes in the bygone Women's Premier League auction. 

12:10 PM: Retained and Released 

The teams have been busy in the window pre-auction, shoring up their final lists of retained players and releasing those who they deemed surplus to requirements. During this time, trades, too, had transpired, with Hardik Pandya's return to Mumbai Indians rightly grabbing all the headlines. 

Read the full list here. 

12:00 PM: Preview! 

We are six days away from Christmas. and many of the teams participating in the 2024 IPL Mini Auction will receive their early presents in the form of talented individuals, 333 of which are to go under the hammer in Dubai today. Seventy-seven will find themselves a new team or reunite with an old one, but the majority will walk away without one, hoping to bag a contract in the next cycle.