The English all-rounder is reportedly missing from the official list of 1574 players to go under the hammer at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Read below.

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

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.

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

Each franchise will be able to form a maximum squad of 25 players (including retained players), and a total of 204 slots will be up for grabs at the auction.

England captain Ben Stokes will not take part in next year's Indian Premier League after opting out of the upcoming auction.Under tighter rules regarding player availability introduced this year, it means the 33-year-old will also be unavailable for the 2026 competition.

Ben Stokes is missing from the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The long list of registered players, which will be pruned by the IPL after receiving input from the franchises,

As the BCCI released the list of over 1500 players who will be up for grabs, here are the key takeaways as franchises build towards the IPL 2025 mega auction.

The IPL 2025 mega auction has received 1,574 registration and out of those 409 are overseas cricketers. The list of players for the auction will be trimmed after consultation with 10 franchise owners.