The Indian Premier League auction for the 14th edition will be held on February 18 in Chennai, the BCCI confirmed on Wednesday (January 27).
Sunrisers Hyderabad has retained the most number of players - 22 - while Royal Challengers Bangalore have 14 players in the squad having traded Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel from Delhi Capitals. Kings XI Punjab, however, will enter the auction with the biggest possible purse of INR 53.20 crores, followed by RCB, who have INR 35.90 crore available to them. Kolkata Knight Riders and SRH have the least amount of purse remaining - INR 10.75 crore.
Rajasthan Royals, who will be lead by Sanju Samson after releasing Steve Smith, will look to fill their three overseas slots and have a purse remaining of INR 34.85 crores. KXIP will look to fill their five overseas spots while Mumbai Indians and RCB can also buy four overseas players each. The auction is expected to be a short one with just one day designated for the event.
Source: Cricbuzz
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