405 cricketers set to go under hammer at Tata IPL auction on Dec 23

Kochi: As many as 405 cricketers are set to go under the hammer at the Tata IPL 2023 laye Auction here on December 23.

Initially, a total of 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams from the initial list of 991 players, BCCI said in a statement.

As many 36 additional players were requested by teams, which were added into the final list, making a total of 405 players which will be presented at the Auction.

Out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282 and 4 from associate nations.

A maximum of 87 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players.

Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price with 19 overseas players choosing to be slotted in the highest bracket.

11 players are in the auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore.

Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal are the two Indian players in the list of 20 cricketers with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

UNI