As the BCCI released the list of over 1500 players who will be up for grabs, here are the key takeaways as franchises build towards the IPL 2025 mega auction.

Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Several top names have decided to hang their boots in the last three years, and wont take part in the auction anymore. Here is a list of some of the biggest names who wont appear in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.

Each franchise will be able to form a maximum squad of 25 players (including retained players), and a total of 204 slots will be up for grabs at the auction.

Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The long list of registered players, which will be pruned by the IPL after receiving input from the franchises,

England captain Ben Stokes will not take part in next year's Indian Premier League after opting out of the upcoming auction.

A total of 1574 players have registered for the IPL auction, which will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 23rd and 24th of this month. 1574 players have registered for the IPL auction in Jeddah on November 23 and 24.

Indian captaincy candidates will be in high demand in the IPL 2025 mega auction later this month as franchises look to make long-term plans.

The IPL 2025 mega auction has received 1,574 registration and out of those 409 are overseas cricketers. The list of players for the auction will be trimmed after consultation with 10 franchise owners.