All that you need to know about the IPL 2022 auction

When and where

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Total retained players

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Total available players

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Total available players

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minimum and maximum players

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auction process

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distribution of capped and uncapped players

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lowest and highest base price

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youngest and oldest players

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The auctioneer

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