Over 990 players sign up for 2023 IPL auction

The auction is scheduled to take place on Friday, December 23, with 87 contracts up for grabs across the 10 franchises

Nine-hundred-and-ninety-one players have thrown their hats in the ring for the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.

Included in that group are 19 India internationals, a further 166 internationally capped players from other nations, and 698 uncapped Indian players.

The 277-strong overseas contingent includes 31 players from England as well as 57 players from Australia, 52 from South Africa, 33 from West Indies, and 27 from New Zealand.

^{Sunrisers Hyderabad have retained just 12 players from their 2022 squad [BCCI]}

Twenty players from four associate nations – Namibia (five), Netherlands (seven), Scotland (two) and United Arab Emirates (six) – are also in the mix.

According to ESPNcricinfo, of those 31 England players, nine - Sam Curran, Tom Banton, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Jamie Overton, Craig Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt and Ben Stokes - are listed at the maximum reserve price of 2 crore (£200,000). Also included in the 21-strong bracket are Rilee Rossouw, Rassie van der Dussen, Chris Lynn, Nicholas Pooran and Kane Williamson.

The auction is scheduled to take place on Friday, December 23, with 87 contracts, up to 30 of which can go to overseas players, up for grabs across the 10 franchises. 163 players were retained by their respective teams.

Each squad can include a maximum of 25 players (minimum 18), including eight from overseas.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be the busiest side at the auction after retaining just 12 players. Kolkata Knight Riders (11 available slots) and Lucknow Super Giants (10 available slots) are also overhauling their squads. Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, have just five spots to fill.