Indian Premier League 2025 News

1574 players have registered for the upcoming Indian Premier League auction with a few surprises. English all-rounder Ben Stokes is missing from the long list while James Anderson might just find his first IPL franchise amidst the big names Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul’s presence.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction is slated for November 24th and 25th in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah. This year's TATA IPL 2025 Player Auction will see 1,574 players, including 1,165 Indians and 409 from overseas, competing for a chance to join the marquee event scheduled for next year.

Sunrisers Hyderabad has unveiled their three retentions for IPL 2025 with Pat Cummins Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma to be retained. As per reports, their star batter Travis Head and all-rounder Nitish Reddy will also be retained by the 2016 champions for the upcoming IPL season.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to eliminate the impact player rule in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy going forward. This rule, which was introduced in the T20 league a few years ago, will remain in effect for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.