The IPL 2024 Auction will be held in Dubai on December 19. The auction will start at 1.00pm IST. It is the 17th IPL auction, with the last one held in December 2022.
Out of the 333 cricketers who have been shortlisted, 119 are international players. Among these, 16 cricketers hail from the West Indies.
As many as 77 slots can be filled up by the 10 franchises at the auction with up to 30 of them being slots for overseas players. A combined purse of ₹262.95 crore will be available with Gujarat Titans (GT) having the biggest salary cap of ₹38.15 crore. As for the slots to fill up, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have the most left – 12, four of them overseas.
West Indies cricketers in IPL 2024 auction and their base price
A total of 16 West Indies players have put up their names for the upcoming IPL auction. Veteran all-rounder Jason Holder and batter Sherfane Rutherford have registered themselves in the ₹1.5 crore category. The former was part of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2023 but was released after managing only four wickets in eight matches at an economy rate of 9.96.
Rovman Powell was also released by Delhi Capitals (DC) after a poor IPL 2023 season in which he managed only seven runs in three matches. He has put up his name for auction in the ₹1 crore bracket along with pacer Alzarri Joseph.
West Indies ODI captain Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alick Athanaze, and Obed Mccoy are some of the other cricketers who will go under the hammer, while Shamar Joseph’s name also features as an uncapped player.
Below is the full list of West Indies players who will feature in the IPL 2024 auction.
Jason Holder (₹1.5 crore)
Sherfane Rutherford (₹1.5 crore)
Rovman Powell (₹1 crore)
Alzarri Joseph (₹1 crore)
Fabian Allen (₹75 lakh)
Keemo Paul (₹75 lakh)
Shai Hope (₹75 lakh)
Akeal Hosein (₹50 lakh)
Alick Athanaze (₹50 lakh)
Brandon King (₹50 lakh)
Matthew Forde (₹50 lakh)
Odean Smith (₹50 lakh)
Johnson Charles (₹50 lakh)
Obed Mccoy (₹50 lakh)
Oshane Thomas (₹50 lakh)
Shamar Joseph (₹20 lakh – uncapped)