Any foreign player who has not signed up for the mega auction will not be able to participate in the auction the following year.

Ben Stokes' name was missing from the long list of 1,574 players who have registered for the player's auction.

Under new rules announced by the IPL last month, it also means that Stokes will not be eligible to play in the 2026 competition

England's Ben Stokes is missing from the long list of 1,574 players while former pacer James Anderson has registered himself at a base price of Rs 1.25 crore ahead of the IPL mega auction to be held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.

Ben Stokes opts not to enter IPL auction - The England Test captain will sit out the Twenty20 competition for the second year in succession.

James Anderson, the legendary fast bowler who retired from international cricket in July, has registered for the upcoming IPL auction. Despite last pl

England veteran James Anderson features in IPL 2025 Auction players list, but red ball captain Ben Stokes opts out of the upcoming bidding process.

Captain Ben Stokes opts to skip next year's Indian Premier League, but former England bowler James Anderson and Jofra Archer register for the upcoming auction.

Interestingly, Anderson has never competed in a global franchise T20 league, and his last T20 game was in 2014 for Lancashire.

Ben Stokes opted to skip IPL 2025 as the England red ball captain didn't register himself for the mega auction which is slated to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25.