Season 13 · Auction
Auction Rules
Three pools and a 100-point purse.
96
In the auction
6
Teams
16
Squad size
100
Point purse
| Pool | Players | Per team | How | Base price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVP Pool | 15 | Uncapped | Open bidding | Revealed on the day |
| Emerging Pool | 18 | 3 exactly | Open bidding | 1 pt |
| Open Auction | 63 | Balance of 15 | Open bidding | 1 pt |
🧮 Squad maths
- ✓All 96 registered players go into the auction, split across the three pools. 6 teams, 16 players each.
- ✓The 6 owners are part of those 96: each is pre-assigned to their own squad at their own price rather than being bid on.
- ✓So 90 players are actually under the hammer — 15 signings per team on top of the owner.
- ✓Of those 15, only 3 are fixed — your 3 Emerging players. The other 12 are yours to fill from the MVP and open pools in whatever mix you like.
💰 The purse
- ✓Every team starts with 100 points.
- ✓The owner's own price, decided by the OC, is deducted from those 100 before bidding opens. The ratings are published: iclcricket.in/icl13/owner-rating
- ✓Whatever is left buys all 15 players.
- ✓You must fill every slot: keep at least 1 point in hand for each slot you haven't filled yet, so nobody can spend themselves short of a full squad.
⭐ Pool 1 — MVP Pool (15 players)
- ✓The 15 highest-ranked players on CricHeroes stats across past ICL seasons, counting only players who have registered for Season 13.
- ✓No cap: buy as many MVPs as your purse allows. One team could take several.
- ✓How this pool is allocated has a twist, and it will only be revealed on auction day. Come ready for surprises. 😉
🌱 Pool 2 — Emerging Pool (18 players)
- ✓18 Emerging Category players, named by the OC.
- ✓Straight open bidding on every player.
- ✓That said, don't rule out a surprise or two in this pool either. 😉
- ✓Base price 1 point.
- ✓Every team ends with exactly 3 — this is the one pool with a hard per-team quota, so nobody can leave the Emerging players unsold.
- ✓Emerging Category players must get to bat and bowl — the playing requirement is already published: iclcricket.in/icl13/rulebook
🔨 Pool 3 — Open Auction (63 players)
- ✓Everyone else — 63 players. No quota: you take whatever you still need to reach 15 signings.
- ✓Base price 1 point.
- ✓Any player who goes unsold comes back in a recycle round at base price at the end.
⚖️ General auction rules
- ✓Bids go up in steps of 0.5 points.
- ✓Once the hammer falls, the sale is final.
- ✓Once a team has its 3 Emerging players it stops bidding in that pool. The MVP and open auctions have no per-team cap.
- ✓No bid may take a team below the reserve it needs to fill its remaining slots.
- ✓The OC's decision on any dispute is final.
Season 13.