The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction is scheduled to take place in Dubai on December 19, 2023 . The deadline for teams to finalize their retention and released players list is November 26, 2023 . As of now, the official squad lists for all teams have not been announced yet. However, some news articles have reported on the retained and released players of some teams. For example, Mumbai Indians have retained their core and added a familiar face along with 12 releases from the 2023 squad !. Royal Challengers Bangalore has released Harshal Patel .
The top 10 most expensive players in IPL history :
1. Sam Curran: Sold for INR 18.50 crore to Punjab Kings in IPL 2023.
2. Cameron Green: Sold for INR 17.50 crore to Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023.
3. Ben Stokes: Sold for INR 16.35 crore to Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023.
4. Chris Morris: Sold for INR 16.25 crore to Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022.
5. Nicholas Pooran: Sold for INR 16.00 crore to Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.
6. Yuvraj Singh: Sold for INR 16.00 crore to Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals now) in IPL 2015.
7. Pat Cummins: Sold for INR 15.50 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020.
8. Ishan Kishan: Sold for INR 15.25 crore to Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022.
9. Kyle Jamieson: Sold for INR 15.00 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021.
10. Ben Stokes: Sold for INR 14.50 crore to Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL 2017.
The IPL 2024 season has introduced a few new rules. Here are some of them :
1. Trade Window: The IPL Trade Window has played a pivotal role in facilitating team rebuilds, allowing franchises to engage in player swaps or all-cash deals. The trade window opens a month after a season ends and stays open up to a week before the auction date, and then re-opens a day after the auction and lasts until a month before the start of the new season .
2. Player Consent: Prior consent from the player is mandatory before any trading or transferring process takes place .
3. Icon Players: Icon players are not eligible for trade .
4. Budget Allocation: Teams do not need to use the entirety of their Rs 80 Crore but rules stipulate that at least 75% (Rs 60 Crore) must be allocated to players. Franchises can spend 30-40% of their budget on the top five players .
IPL 2024 players
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction is scheduled to take place in Dubai on December 19, 2023 .
The deadline for teams to finalize their retention and released players list is November 26, 2023 .
As of now, the official squad lists for all teams have not been announced yet. However, some news articles have reported on the retained and released players of some teams. For example, Mumbai Indians have retained their core and added a familiar face along with 12 releases from the 2023 squad . Royal Challengers Bangalore has released Harshal Patel .
Who are the top players in IPL?
I found a list of top players for some of the key stats from the Indian Premier League 2023 ¹. Here are the top 5 players for each category:
Leading run scorers: Shubman Gill is at position 1, with 890 runs in 17 matches. Faf du Plessis is at position 2, with 730 runs in 14 matches. Devon Conway is at position 3, with 672 runs in 15 matches. Virat Kohli is at position 4, with 639 runs in 14 matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at position 5, with 625 runs in 14 matches.
Highest wicket takers: Mohammad Shami is at position 1, with 28 wickets in 17 matches. Mohit Sharma is at position 2, with 27 wickets in 14 matches. Rashid Khan is at position 3, with 27 wickets in 17 matches. Piyush Chawla is at position 4, with 22 wickets in 16 matches. Yuzvendra Chahal is at position 5, with 21 wickets in 14 matches.
Most sixes: Faf du Plessis is at position 1, with 36 sixes in 14 innings. Shivam Dube is at position 2, with 35 sixes in 14 innings. Shubman Gill is at position 3, with 33 sixes in 17 innings. Glenn Maxwell is at position 4, with 31 sixes in 14 innings. Ruturaj Gaikwad is at position 5, with 30 sixes in 15 innings.
Highest scores: Shubman Gill is at position 1, with 129 highest scores. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at position 2, with 124 highest score. Venkatesh Iyer is at position 3, with 104 highest score. Heinrich Klaasen is at position 4, with 104 highest scores. Shubman Gill is at position 5, with 104 highest score.
Most catches: Ruturaj Gaikwad is at position 1, with 17 catches in 16 matches. Virat Kohli is at position 2, with 13 catches in 14 matches. Aiden Markram is at position 3, with 11 catches in 13 matches. Shimron Hetmyer is at position 4, with 11 catches in 14 matches. David Miller is at position 5, with 11 catches in 16 matches.
Economy rate: Matthew Short is at position 1, with a 6.25 economy rate in 6 matches. Jayant Yadav is at position 2, with 6.50 economy rate in 1 match. Mitchell Santner is at position 3, with 6.75 economy rate in 4 matches. Dwaine Pretorius is at position 4, with a 7.00 economy rate in 1 match. David Willey is at position 5, with a 7.00 economy rate in 4 matches.
