Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, the players’ auction will take place in Kochi on December 23. As many as 405 cricketers will go under the hammer, in which 119 are capped, 282 are uncapped, and four belong to associate nations.
Notably, each team can have a maximum of 25 players, including a maximum of 8 overseas stars, and a minimum of 18 players in their full squad after the auction. Further, up to 87 players can be bought, and 30 of them can be overseas.
When it comes to the country wise breakups, a total number of 273 Indian players will be part of the auction, while 132 shall be overseas cricketers. Ahead of the upcoming mini-auction, let’s have a look at the complete list of overseas players with their respective countries:
Afghanistan (8 players)
- Mujeeb Rahman
- Izharulhuq Naveed
- Mohammad Nabi
- Najibullah Zadran
- Qais Ahmad
- Naveen Ul Haq
- Allah Mohammad
- Karim Janat
Australia (21 players)
- Cameron Green
- Jhye Richardson
- Adam Zampa
- Lance Morris
- Travis Head
- Daniel Sams
- Riley Meredith
- Ben Mcdermott
- Joshua Philippe
- Peter Hatzoglou
- Chris Lynn
- Sean Abbott
- Ben Dwarshuis
- Billy Stanlake
- Andrew Tye
- Moises Henriques
- Darcy Short
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Nathan McAndrew
- Hayden Kerr
- Jack Prestwidge
Bangladesh (4 players)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Litton Das
- Taskin Ahmed
- Afif Hossain
England (27 players)
- Harry Brook
- Joe Root
- Sam Curran
- Ben Stokes
- Tom Banton
- Phil Salt
- Chris Jordan
- Reece Topley
- Adil Rashid
- Will Jacks
- Dawid Malan
- Will Smeed
- Jason Roy
- George Garton
- Jamie Overton
- Richard Gleeson
- Luke Wood
- Tom Curran
- Craig Overton
- Tymal Mills
- David Payne
- Rehan Ahmed
- Jordan Thompson
- Christopher Benjamin
- Thomas Helm
- James Fuller
- Benny Howell
Ireland (4 players)
- Paul Stirling
- Lorcan Tucker
- Harry Tector
- Joshua Little
Namibia – Associate Nation (2 players)
- David Wiese
- Ruben Trumpelmann
Netherlands – Associate Nation (1 player)
New Zealand (10 players)
- Kane Williamson
- Adam Milne
- Daryl Mitchell
- Jimmy Neesham
- Kyle Jamieson
- Tom Latham
- Ish Sodhi
- Michael Bracewell
- Scott Kuggeleijn
- Matt Henry
South Africa (22 players)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Corbin Bosch
- Rassie Van Der Dussen
- Wayne Parnell
- Gerald Coetzee
- Duan Jansen
- Evan Jones
- Donovan Ferreira
- Reeza Hendricks
- Christiaan Jonker
- Matthew Breetzke
- Nandre Burger
- Sisanda Magala
- Daryn Dupavillon
- Glenton Stuurman
- Connor Esterhuizen
- Ottneil Baartman
- Keshav Maharaj
- Jordan Hermann
- Prenelan Subrayen
Sri Lanka (10 players)
- Kusal Mendis
- Dasun Shanaka
- Dushmanta Chameera
- Pathum Nissaanka
- Charith Asalanka
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Lahiru Kumara
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Dhananjaya Silva
- Dunith Wellalage
UAE – Associate Nation (1 player)
West Indies (20 players)
- Jason Holder
- Odean Smith
- Nicholas Pooran
- Akeal Hosein
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Romario Shepherd
- Johnson Charles
- Andre Fletcher
- Shai Hope
- Brandon King
- Dominic Drakes
- Sheldon Cottrel
- Fabian Allen
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Roston Chase
- Rahkeem Cornwall
- Keemo Paul
- McKenny Clarke
- Ramon Simmonds
- Matthew Forde
Zimbabwe (2 players)
- Sikandar Raza
- Blessing Muzarabani