The 18th season of the Indian Premier League, i.e. IPL, will be held in 2025 and will host a mega auction on November 24 and 25. The IPL players auction will be held for the first time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and will start at 3 pm India time on both days. A total of 1,574 players participated in this large-scale auction. Then on November 15, the IPL Management Committee announced the list of shortlisted players. In the end, only 574 players were qualified. There are also some big-name stars missing, which even the fans were a little surprised to see. One of them is the name of England’s deadly fast bowler Joffra Archer, who had given his name in the auction. , but his name did not appear in the auction. The reasons for the shortlisted contestants have now been revealed.
Jofra Archer will be unavailable for the next two seasons due to England Cricket Board reasons.
In 2025, England will play a five-match Test match against India at home, and the schedule has been announced. Meanwhile, the England Cricket Board has become very cautious about this Test series and they want important players to remain fully fit, which is why they have blocked Joffra from participating in the IPL Mega Auction. According to Cricbuzz, the ECB hopes Joffra can make a comeback in this format through next year’s Test series against India. Now this decision of the ECB has become a big problem for Joffra as he will not be able to participate in next year’s IPL season as well as the 2026 IPL season.
New rules have been formulated this time for foreign aid
The IPL Governing Council has announced new rules regarding foreign players wherein if any player is not named in the mega auction in 2025, then he will not be included in the mini-auction to be held in 2026. Jofra revealed his name in it, but his name was withdrawn before the shortlist was finalized. Let me tell you that there are 37 players from England in the shortlist of players for this IPL super auction, including James Anderson’s name.
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