Cricket fans across the world are excited about the IPL Auction 2025. The IPL mega auction 2025 will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where cricketers from around the world will be auctioned. 1,574 players have signed up to participate in this auction. That includes 320 capped players and 1,224 uncapped players. Among the players who signed up for the mega auction, there are 1,165 Indian players and 409 foreign players.
While the IPL mega auction takes place in Jeddah, the Indian team will be busy playing the Border-Gavaskar series on Australian soil. In fact, the Indian cricket team’s tour of Australia will begin on November 22. The first Test match will be played in Perth. This means there will be a conflict between the date of the first Test match and the date of the IPL mega auction. This could have a huge impact on the viewership of the India-Australia first Test match.
These greats will miss Perth Test
Due to the IPL mega auction, there are reports that two Australian superstars will miss the Test match in Perth. In fact, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his teammate Justin Langer will not be able to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Saudi Arabia starting from November 22 in Perth ) commented on the first test match of the mega auction. Both of them must represent their respective franchises at the auction.
Let us tell you that Ricky Ponting is the head coach of Kings XI Punjab. He was recently appointed to this position. Meanwhile, former Australia coach Justin Langer is also part of the coaching staff of Lucknow Supergiants. Channel Seven will not be able to secure Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer’s portion of the Perth Test between India and Australia due to conflicting commitments, reports The Age Australia. In this way, Australia may miss its passionate fans in the first Test match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
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