The 18th season of IPL will be held in 2025 and there will be a major auction. The IPL Governing Council has officially announced the dates for the mega auction, which will be held on November 24 and 25 in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This time, 409 foreign players also signed up to participate in the auction, coming from 16 different countries. Among them, players from 6 partner countries are also included. The largest number of foreign players at the auction were from South Africa, while the second-largest number were from Australia.
South Africa has 91 registered players, England and Australia have the same number of registered players
According to official information from the Indian Premier League, South Africa has the largest number of foreign players signing up to participate in the auction, with 91 South African players among them. The second highest number of players came from Australia, with 76 players signing up for the auction. Apart from this, England ranks third in this list with a total of 52 players signed up for the auction. Speaking of partner countries, Canada has 4, the Netherlands has 12, Scotland has 2, and the United States has 10. In addition, the United Arab Emirates and Italy each have one player who has also signed up to participate in this large-scale auction.
Including all teams, there are 204 available spots.
Ahead of the announcement of the 2025 Indian Premier League mega auction date, all 10 teams have announced the names of their retained players on October 31. After that, there are only 204 vacant spots in total, of which a team can retain up to 25 players. Make you part of your team.
Check here to see how many players from which country have registered for the big auction.
| nation | How many players have registered? |
| Afghanistan | 29 |
| Australia | 76 |
| Bangladesh | 13 |
| Canada | 4 |
| England | 52 |
| Ireland | 9 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Netherlands | 12 |
| New Zealand | 39 |
| Scotland | 2 |
| South Africa | 91 |
| Sri Lanka | 29 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| USA | 10 |
| west indies | 33 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 |
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