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 KingsKasi Viswanathan, Ankit Baldi (COO), Sundra Raman (consultant), AR Srikkanth (talent scout)
Delhi CapitalsSourav Ganguly (JSW Director of Cricket), Kiran Grandhi (owner) and his son Ruchir Grandhi, Hemang Badani (head coach), Venugopal Rao (IPL Director of Cricket)
Gujarat TitansAshish Nehra (head coach), Parthiv Patel (batting coach), Vikram Solanki (Director of Cricket), Colonel Arvinder Singh (COO)
Kolkata Knight RidersChandrakant Pandit (head coach), Dwayne Bravo (bowling coach), Venky Mysore (CEO), Jay Mehta (co-owner)
Lucknow Super GiantsJustin Langer (head coach), Zaheer Khan (mentor), Sanjiv Goenka and Shashwat Goenka (owners)
Mumbai IndiansMahela Jayawardene (head coach), Akash Ambani (owner), Nita Ambani (owner)
Punjab KingsRicky Ponting (head coach), Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia (co-owners), Satish Menon (CEO)
Rajasthan RoyalsRahul Dravid (head coach), Manoj Badale (co-owner), Jake Lush McCrum (CEO)
Royal Challengers BengaluruMo Babat (Director of Cricket Operations), Malolan Rangarajan (spin-bowling coach)
Sunrisers HyderabadDaniel Vettori (head coach), Kavya Maran (team owner), Simon Helmot (assistant oach), K Shanmugam (CEO)
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