IPL Mega Auction 2025 Rules: What is Accelerated Process & How do Incremental Bids Work?

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The IPL Mega Auction 2025 is all set to take place on Sunday (November 24) and Monday (November 25), where a maximum of 204 players, including 70 overseas stars, can be bought by the 10 franchises.

From a total of 1574 players, who registered their names for the bidding process, 577 players have been shortlisted by the franchises to go under the gavel during the auction process. Among the 577 players, 367 are Indian and 210 are from overseas teams.

Ahead of the auction, each team were given an addition Rs 20 Crore to their purse of Rs 100 Crore from last season, making it a Rs 120 Crore purse. However, each team's remaining budget is different after the retention of players.

While some teams have blown their funds via retention, some will have money to splash in the auction. Now let's take a look at some IPL Mega Auction 2025 rules:

Are there any rules or restrictions in the auction? What is minimum number of players required to complete a squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League Season and the remaining cycle?

IPL Squad Size Limit

The squad size should not exceed over 25 players, including 17 Indian and 8 overseas players, and the minimum number required for a squad is anything from 18 to 25 with the same restriction of a maximum of 8 overseas and 17 Indian players.

There are 82 players who have registered their names in the highest bracket of Rs 2 Crore, while 27 players have been slotted in the second highest base price of Rs 1.50 Crore followed by 18 in Rs 1.25 Crore and 23 players have a reserve price of Rs 1 Crore. The remaining have been slotted, starting from Rs 30 Lakh to Rs 75 Lakh.

So, how do the bids increase for players being called out at the auction? What is the incremental bid for each base price? Find the incremental bid scenario below as BCCI's communication to the franchises in earlier auction:

Incremental Bids in IPL Mega Auction 2025

• For Bids from Rs 30/40/50 Lakhs up to Rs. 1 Crore, the incremental bids are Rs 5 Lakh (Example: After Rs 30 Lakh, the next bid price will be Rs 35 Lakh)
• For Bids from Rs. 1 Crore to Rs. 2 Crore, the incremental bids are Rs. 10 Lakh (Example: After Rs 1 Core, the next bid price will be Rs 1.10 Crore)
• For Bids from Rs. 2 Crore to Rs. 5 Crore, the incremental bids are Rs. 20 Lakh (Example: After Rs 2 Crore, the next bid price will be Rs 2.20 Crore)
• For Bids above Rs. 5 Crore, the increments are 25 Lakh (Example: After Rs 5 Crore, the next bid price will be Rs 5.25 Crore)

While that solves the question around how the incremental bids work, there is another aspect that needs explanation. And that is accelerated process in the IPL auction.

How does the accelerated process work in IPL Mega Auction?

Accelerated process is done after the first few sets of capped and uncapped players are called out in set-wise order (after the 116th player in the 2025 Mega Auction). The remaining players will head into the accelerated process for which the franchises will select the required players to be called into the auction.

The accelerated auction process will begin with the 117th player. The first accelerated round will cover players numbered 117 to 577. Franchises will have to nominate players from the 117 to 577 by 10 PM IST on the first evening of the two-day event (Sunday, November 24).

Does the auction end with the first accelerated process?

No, the auction can continue with franchises selecting the unsold players from the earlier sets to be called back into the auction. This, however, will only happen if the teams haven't filled all their remaining slots.

How many sets are there in IPL 2025 Mega Auction?

There is a total of 79 sets, featuring capped batters, wicketkeepers, all rounders and fast bowlers, plus uncapped batters, wicketkeepers, all rounders, fast bowlers and spinners, in the IPL Auction Player list, but not all players will be drawn out for the auction process.

The auctioneer will mandatorily call out the first 116 names (the first 17 sets) in the set order but the player name will be drawn randomly. In the accelerated process, the auctioneer will read the list of players compiled by the IPL governing council after the 10 teams provide their choice of players.