VIVO IPL Player Auction to be held on February 20
04 Feb, 2017
VIVO IPL Player Auction to be held on February 20
03 Feb, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE
The 2017 VIVO IPL Player Auction will be held on Monday, 20 February 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru.
The IPL franchises will go into the player auction with a maximum of INR 143.33 Crs purse for 2017 season.
The teams can have a maximum of 27 players including 9 overseas players. A maximum of 76 players, including 28 overseas, can be bought at the auction.
The details of balance purse and squad formation is as under:
Team |
Purse Spent |
Balance Purse |
Purse Spent (Rs. In Crs) |
Balance Purse (Rs. In Crs) |
Total Players in the squad |
Overseas Players |
DD |
429,000,000 |
231,000,000 |
42.9 |
23.1 |
17 |
5 |
KXIP |
426,500,000 |
233,500,000 |
42.65 |
23.35 |
19 |
5 |
KKR |
462,500,000 |
197,500,000 |
46.25 |
19.75 |
14 |
4 |
MI |
544,450,000 |
115,550,000 |
54.445 |
11.555 |
20 |
6 |
RCB |
531,750,000 |
128,250,000 |
53.175 |
12.825 |
20 |
8 |
SRH |
451,000,000 |
209,000,000 |
45.1 |
20.9 |
17 |
5 |
RPS |
485,000,000 |
175,000,000 |
48.5 |
17.5 |
17 |
5 |
GL |
516,500,000 |
143,500,000 |
51.65 |
14.35 |
16 |
6 |
Total |
3,846,700,000 |
1,433,300,000 |
384.67 |
143.33 |
140 |
44 |
Interestingly, the first IPL Player auction in the year 2008 was also held on February 20, 2008.
The VIVO IPL Player Auction will be followed by a day long IPL Franchise Workshop on February 21st.
BCCI