The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction has officially begun, with franchises going all out, looking to rejig their squads before the big event.

The player pool for the auction has been pruned to 405 with a maximum of 87 slots, including 30 overseas, to be filled by the teams.

A lot of stalwarts have been let go by franchises, like Dwayne Bravo from Chennai and Kieron Pollard from Mumbai Indians. 

However, the former has retired and been given the role of CSK’s bowling coach while the latter has been awarded the role of MI batting coach.

Delhi Capitals who have traded Shardul Thakur to Kolkata Knight Riders will look for a replacement while Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has the biggest purse in this auction, will likely spent pretty big. 

Defending champions Gujarat Titans need a replacement for Lockie Ferguson while Royal Challengers Banglaore will probably look for a batter with a good strike rate.

Kolkata Knight Riders have already added Shardul, Lockie and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in their ranks and will probably look for a death over specialist while Chennai and Mumbai will be looking to fill the big holes left by Bravo and pollard respectively. 

Punjab will be eyeing a fast bowling allrounder, Rajasthan will be in the market for a reliable middle order batter and Lucknow will be eyeing a couple of fast bowlers.