Robin Uthappa is the only Indian player in the IPL 2020 Players Auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore
Kolkata: As many as 332 cricketers will go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Players Auction be held in Kolkata on December 19. The earlier list was 997 and has now been pruned to 332.
“The VIVO IPL 2020 Player Auction list is out with a total of 332 cricketers set to go under the hammer in Kolkata on December 19th, 2019. While 997 players had initially registered, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players,” a media advisory by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Friday (December 13).
“With INR 2 crore as the highest reserve price, seven overseas players – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Dale Steyn & Angelo Mathews have opted to be slotted in the highest bracket,” it added.
Robin Uthappa is the only Indian player in the Auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Other Indian stars, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan and Jaydev Unadkat have set their base price at Rs 1 crore.
A total of 186 Indian players, 143 overseas players and three players from Associate Nations will be up for grabs in the VIVO IPL 2020 Player Auction in Kolkata. The Auction will start at 15:30 IST.
List of capped players as per their base price
Base Price (INR) |
Total |
Indians |
Overseas |
2 crore |
7 |
- |
7 |
1.5 crore |
10 |
1 |
9 |
1 crore |
23 |
3 |
20 |
75 lakh |
16 |
- |
16 |
50 lakh |
78 |
9 |
69 |
List of Uncapped Players as per their base price
Base Price (INR) |
Total |
Indians |
Overseas |
40 lakh |
7 |
1 |
6 |
30 lakh |
8 |
5 |
3 |
20 lakh |
183 |
167 |
16 |
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