350 cricketers to go under hammer in IPL 2019 auction at Jaipur today

Jaipur : IPL Auction 2019 will be held on a single day this time, as against the practice of two days in previous years, with new auctioneer and in a new city, Jaipur. A total of 350 cricketers, including 228 Indians, will go under the hammer at today’s IPL 2019 auctions. Initially, around 1,000 players registered for the auction; this number was reduced to 350 after franchises submitted their choices.

All the eight franchises have decided to part ways with some opf their stalwarts. For instance, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) released Yuvraj Singh, and Delhi Daredevils, renamed Delhi Capitals now, let go of Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir had barely played any role in IPL 2018, despite initially being named the captain for Delhi. Yuvraj Singh and Gambhir will return to the auction pool.

Top names like Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Brendon McCullum and Mitchell Starc will be up for grabs with the player auction for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League being held in Jaipur on December 18. A maximum of 70 slots are available to be filled, with 50 of those being for Indian players.

Kings XI Punjab have the maximum budget available for the auction, with Rs. 36.20 crores in their purse. They released 11 players from their squad for the 2018 season, and have 15 slots to fill. Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions, have the least budget of Rs. 8.4 crores having released just two players from their winning squad.

IPL 2019 auction live telecast will be available on Start Sports 1 HD, Star Sports. IPL 2019 auction live streaming will be available on Hotstar.

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