3 big overseas players might go unsold in IPL 2025 Mega Auction: The date and venue of the mega auction of IPL 2025 has been officially announced. In a media release issued by IPL, it was told that the auction will be organized in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia on 24th and 25th November, for which a total of 1574 players have registered. These include 409 foreign players. In such a situation, a large number of foreign players are also going to be seen in the mega auction. Maximum 91 players from South Africa have sent their names for the auction. After this, the maximum number of players have been registered from Australia (76) and England (52).

Like every time, this time too only a limited number of players' slots are available and due to this many players may have to remain unsold. Some of these players will also be foreigners. Keeping this in view, in this article we are going to mention 3 big foreign players who can remain unsold in the mega auction.

3. James Anderson

Former England fast bowler James Anderson recently said goodbye to international cricket. He had expressed his desire to play franchise cricket after retirement and now there are reports that he has also registered his name for the IPL 2025 mega auction at a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Anderson played his last T20 in 2014 and has not been seen in this format since then. With so many other options available and his advanced age, it seems unlikely that any franchise will show interest in Anderson.

2. Joffra Archer

Many people may be surprised to see the name of England fast bowler Joffra Archer in this list. Archer is considered an expert fast bowler of white ball cricket. However, Archer has been facing fitness problems for some time now and that is why any team will be afraid to trust him in the mega auction. For this reason he can go unsold.

1. Steve Smith

Australia's legendary batsman Steve Smith has also sent his name in the mega auction. However, the chances of Smith being sold are quite slim. He has not got much success in the T20 format and has not played in the IPL for a long time. For this reason, his name can also go among the unsold players.