Exclusive: IPL 2024 Auction to be held in Dubai, dates revealed

With the ODI World Cup 2023 being conducted across 10 vibrant cities in India, the Indian Cricket Board is all set to welcome the next season of the biggest Cricket league in the world, the Indian Premier League. The auction for the next season will be held in 2024 is all set to be conducted on 19 December. The event will mark to be the first one to be conducted overseas as the IPL 2024 auction is expected to be conducted in Dubai.

The 10 IPL team franchises have the retention window open till 15th November to officially release their list of retained and released players for the next season of the Indian Premier League. The new season auction will provide all the teams an extended personal value of 5 crores (previous 95 crores) which will take the total value of each team to 100 crores. 

Check out the Remaining Purse Values of all the IPL teams 

Punjab Kings have the highest purse value of INR 12.20 crore (USD 1.47 million), while Mumbai Indians have the least INR 0.05 crore (USD 0.006 million). Sunrisers Hyderabad have INR 6.55 crore (USD 0.79 million); Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals have INR 4.45 crore (USD 0.54 million) each. 

Lucknow Super Giants have INR 3.55 crore (USD 0.43 million); Rajasthan Royals have USD 3.35 crore (USD 0.40 million); Kolkata Knight Riders have INR 1.65 crore (USD 0.2 million); and the IPL 2023 winners, Chennai Super Kings have INR 1.5 crore (USD 0.2 million).

Many Cricketers from across the world are expected to register their names for the IPL 2024 auction, including Travis Head, Chris Woakes, Alex Hales, Sam Billings, and Gerald Coetzee. IPL 2024 can also witness the comeback of Mitchell Starc, who is expected to register his name for the tournament once again after an eight-year-long break. Starc previously participated in the tournament under the Royal Challengers Bangalore team franchise.