IPL 2025 Auction: How many players of what age are in the mega auction? Of 574 cricketers, 67 percent are between 21 and 30 years old.

The auction for IPL 2025 will be held on 24 and 25 November. This year players from the age of 13 to 42 years are going to the auction. A total of 574 players are part of the auction, out of which a maximum of 204 will be bid on. Players from 13 countries including India are part of the auction. In such a situation, the competition to buy players among 10 teams will be worth watching. The number of players in the age group of 21 to 30 years is the highest in the mega auction. The number of players in this age group is 67 percent. After this, there are 31 to 40-year-old players. Such players are 23 percent. At the same time, there are nine percent of 13 to 20 years. One player is 41+ years old.

How many players of which age group in the auction

In this auction, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Bihar will be the youngest player. His base price is Rs 30 lakh. At the same time, former England fast bowler 42-year-old James Anderson will enter the auction for the first time. He is the oldest player in this auction. Anderson has set his base price at Rs 1.25 crore. Anderson has not played any T20 match since 2014 and has never been a part of the IPL. However, now he has made up his mind to enter the IPL. He retired from cricket in July 2024. Given his experience, many teams can bet on him.

Vaibhav of Bihar is the youngest player.

Apart from Vaibhav, 17-year-old Ayush Mahatre, 18-year-old Andre Siddharth and Quena Mphaka will also be seen in the auction. Mphaka is a South African fast bowler who played for Mumbai Indians last season. These four will be the four youngest players in this auction. At the same time, apart from Anderson, 40-year-old England's Jamie Overton former South African captain Faf du Plessis, and 39-year-old Mohammad Nabi will be in the auction. These four will be the oldest players to enter this auction. India's oldest players in the auction will be Jalaj Saxena and Ravichandran Ashwin. Jalaj is 37 years old and Ashwin is 38 years old.

318 uncapped Indian players in the auction

Out of the 574 players shortlisted in the mega auction this year, there are 48 capped Indian players, 193 capped foreign players, three associate country players, 318 uncapped Indian players, and 12 uncapped foreign players. Capped players are those who have played international matches. At the same time, uncapped players have not yet made their global debut. In the mega auction, there are 81 players with a base price of two crores, 27 players with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore, 18 players with a base price of Rs 1.25 crore, 23 players with a base price of Rs one crore, 92 players with a base price of Rs 75 lakh, eight players with a base price of Rs 50 lakh, five players with a base price of Rs 40 lakh, 320 players with a base price of Rs 30 lakh.