The three-match series, the first bilateral between the neighbours, will be played in Sharjah on March 24, 26 and 27
Intense bidding is expected to be the order of the day when 10 teams jostle to grab their preferred players from a limited pool of cricketers, including the likes of Ben Stokes, Sam Curran and Mayank Agarwal, in the mini IPL auction in Kochi, southern India, on Friday.
The player pool for the auction has been pruned to 405 with a maximum of 87 slots, including 30 overseas, to be filled by the teams.
Here is the lowdown on the auction.
WHAT: Mini Auction
AUCTIONEER: Hugh Edmeades
WHERE: Kochi, India
WHEN: 1 pm UAE Time
FRANCHISES: 10
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 405
INDIANS: 273
OVERSEAS: 132
ASSOCIATE NATIONS: 4
CAPPED: 119
UNCAPPED: 296
SLOTS TO BE FILLED: 87 (30 Overseas players)
YOUNGEST PLAYER AT THE AUCTION: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), 15 years
OLDEST PLAYER AT THE AUCTION: Amit Mishra (India), 40 years
HOW MUCH EACH FRANCHISE HAVE:
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD: ₹422.5 million (Dh18.7 million)
PUNJAB KINGS: ₹322 million (Dh14.29 million)
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS: ₹233.5 million (Dh10.36 million)
MUMBAI INDIANS: ₹205.5 million (Dh9.11 million)
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS: ₹204.5 million (Dh9.07 million)
DELHI CAPITALS: ₹194.5 million (Dh8.63 million)
GUJARAT TITANS: ₹192.5 million (Dh8.54 million)
RAJASTHAN ROYALS: ₹132 million (Dh5.85 million)
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE: ₹87.5 million (Dh3.88 million)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: ₹70.5 million (Dh3.12 million)
(With inputs from PTI)
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