The mega auction of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL will be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 1574 players gave their names for the auction this time, after which a total of 574 players have been shortlisted based on the selection of all 10 franchises. This includes 366 Indian capped and uncapped players, while 208 overseas players have made it. If we look at the number of uncapped Indian players in the auction, the total is 318 while 12 are foreign uncapped players. While many big names will be seen in the mega auction this time, there is one name that has not shown any interest in playing in the IPL till now. In such a situation, we are going to tell you about the two players who are the oldest and the youngest among the shortlisted players.
James Anderson is the oldest player
If we look at the oldest player among the 574 players shortlisted for the IPL mega action, England legend James Anderson, who bid adieu to international cricket this year, is the oldest player. Anderson was 42 years and 108 days old on 15 November 2024. James Anderson is taking part in the IPL auction after a long time as he has focused exclusively on playing for England for the past decade. Apart from this, he played his last T20 match in August 2014. Anderson has played a total of 44 T20 matches and has taken 41 wickets in his career. Anderson got a place in the mega auction at a base price of Rs 1.25 crore.
Ayush Mhatre is the youngest player
Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre, who is 17 years and 122 days as on November 15, is the youngest player to be shortlisted for the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Ayush has played only 5 first-class matches in his cricket career so far in which he has scored 321 runs at an average of 35.66, during which he has seen one century and one half-century with the bat. Ayush plays as an opening batsman.
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