The two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction began at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, where the officials and owners of the 10 teams camped up to bid and complete their respective squads heading into the league's 18th edition next year.
After spending from their total purse of INR 120 crore to retain players out of their 2024 roster, the teams strategized according to the money left in the bank and the skill-set their respective coaching set-up is targeting.
Here's a look at who all are sitting at the 10 franchise tables in the auction hall:
Chennai Super Kings
Kasi Viswanathan, Ankit Baldi (COO), Sundra Raman (consultant), AR Srikkanth (talent scout)
Delhi Capitals
Sourav Ganguly (JSW Director of Cricket), Kiran Grandhi (owner) and his son Ruchir Grandhi, Hemang Badani (head coach), Venugopal Rao (IPL Director of Cricket)
Gujarat Titans
Ashish Nehra (head coach), Parthiv Patel (batting coach), Vikram Solanki (Director of Cricket), Colonel Arvinder Singh (COO)
Kolkata Knight Riders
Chandrakant Pandit (head coach), Dwayne Bravo (bowling coach), Venky Mysore (CEO), Jay Mehta (co-owner)
Lucknow Super Giants
Justin Langer (head coach), Zaheer Khan (mentor), Sanjiv Goenka and Shashwat Goenka (owners)
Mumbai Indians
Mahela Jayawardene (head coach), Akash Ambani (owner), Nita Ambani (owner)
Punjab Kings
Ricky Ponting (head coach), Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia (co-owners), Satish Menon (CEO)
Rajasthan Royals
Rahul Dravid (head coach), Manoj Badale (co-owner), Jake Lush McCrum (CEO)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Mo Babat (Director of Cricket Operations), Malolan Rangarajan (spin-bowling coach)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Daniel Vettori (head coach), Kavya Maran (team owner), Simon Helmot (assistant oach), K Shanmugam (CEO)
