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IPL2021 | Episodes 5 to 8 | Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad | Retained Released

IPL 2021 auction: All you need to know

Xtra Time Web Desk: A total of 292 cricketers, shortlisted from the initial list of 1,114 players, have been picked to go under the hammer at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, February 18 in Chennai. The IPL 2021 mini auction will start from 3 pm IST.
As many as 10 cricketers have kept their base price as Rs 2 crore. Two Indian players - Harbhajan Singh and Kedar Jadhav -- and eight overseas players -- Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Shakib Al Hasan, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Liam Plunkett, Jason Roy & Mark Wood have chosen to be slotted in the highest bracket.
There are 12 players in the auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore, though no Indians in it, while in the 11-player Rs 1 crore category the only Indian players are Hanuma Vihari and Umesh Yadav. A total of 164 Indian players, 125 overseas players and 3 players from Associate Nations will be up for grabs in the VIVO IPL 2021 Player Auction in Chennai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has highest number of available slots (13), while Sunrisers has only three vacancies.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) goes into the auction with the highest purse (Rs 53.1 crore) as it has released some big players like Glenn Maxwell and Sheldon Cottrell. On the other hand, Hyderabad can spend a little less than Rs 11 crore. CSK will have an interesting auction with a Rs 22.7-crore purse and seven slots to fill.
Both Harbhajan and Jadhav were released by Chennai Super Kings this year.
Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun, a left-arm fast bowler, has also been included in the shortlisted list, in the lowest base price category of Rs 20 lakh.

Here are the available purse and team strengths of the team ahead of IPL 2021 mini auction

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Number of players: 18
Number of Overseas players: 7
Total money spent:Rs 62.10 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 22.90 cr
Available slot: 7
Overseas slot: 1

Delhi Capitals (DC)
Number of players: 19
Number of Overseas players: 6
Total money spent: Rs 72.0982 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 12.9018 cr
Available slot: 6
Overseas slot: 2

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Number of players: 16
Number of Overseas players: 3
Total money spent: Rs 31.80 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 53.20 cr
Available slot: 9
Overseas slot: 5

Kolkata knight Riders (KKR)
Number of players: 17
Number of Overseas players: 6
Total money spent: Rs 74.25 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 10.75 cr
Available slot: 8
Overseas slot: 2

Mumbai Indians (MI)
Number of players: 18
Number of Overseas players: 4
Total money spent: Rs 69.65 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 15.35 cr
Available slot: 8
Overseas slot: 2

Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Number of players: 17
Number of Overseas players: 5
Total money spent: Rs 50.12 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 34.85 cr
Available slot: 8
Overseas slot: 3

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Number of players: 12
Number of Overseas players: 4
Total money spent: Rs 49.10 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 35.90 cr
Available slot: 13
Overseas slot: 4

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Number of players: 22
Number of Overseas players: 7
Total money spent: Rs 74.25 cr
Salary cap available: Rs 10.75 cr
Available slot: 3
Overseas slot: 1

List of some of the players to go under hammer in IPL 2021 mini auction on Feb 18:
• Aaron Finch
• Alex Hales
• Evin Lewis
• Karun Nair
• Jason Roy
• Steve Smith
• Hanuma Vihari
• Shakib Al Hasan
• Moeen Ali
• Shivam Dube
• Kedar Jadhav
• Dawid Malan
• Glenn Maxwell
• Chris Morris
• Sam Billings
• Alex Carey
• Kusal Perera
• Glenn Phillips
• Sheldon Cottrell
• Nathan Coulter‐Nile
• Adam Milne
• Mustafizur Rahman
• Jhye Richardson
• Mark Wood