Ben Stokes Opts Out Of IPL 2025 Mega Auction; James Anderson, Mitchell Starc and Jofra Archer Enter Players' Bidding Pool: Report

With dates for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction revealed and the deadline for the registration of players over, the action moves on to a list of possible cricketers who have put their names in the bidding pool. In a shocking move, a report by ESPNcricinfo, suggests that England Test captain Ben Stokes has opted out of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. IPL 2025 Mega Auction to Take Place in Jeddah On November 24 and 25; 1574 Players Register For Indian Premier League Players' Bidding Event.

Stokes, who played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), had earlier pulled out of IPL 2024 citing workload management. Interestingly, former England pacer and current bowling coach James Anderson has put his name in the auction pool and will be seen alongside Jofra Archer and Mitchell Starc.

Starc, who won IPL 2024 with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has kept his base price as INR 2 Crore, which is the same as Archer, while Anderson, who last played a T20 match in 2014, has kept his value at INR 1.5 Crore. Starc went to a record price of INR 24.50 Crore in the last edition, which is the highest ever in the history of IPL. Italian Cricketer Registers For IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Here's What We Know

Other international stars in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction players list are Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Each franchise can build a squad of about 25 players, where a total of 204 players will be up for grabs after 46 cricketers were retained ahead of the IPL 2025 Retention deadline last week.

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