The world’s richest franchises are ready to pounce if Ben Stokes is given the green light to take his place in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 2027 auction.
Stokes sat out the IPL’s last mega-auction in 2025, missing the Jeddah jamboree in a bid to prolong his international career. That immediately ruled him out of this year’s mini-auction.
There is still some confusion over Stokes’ availability for its 2027 equivalent, but if his registration is approved by the BCCI, then the former England captain will not be short of suitors.
He has already played for three different IPL franchises – including the Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiants and Chennai Super Kings, who bought him for the 12th highest fee in the tournament’s history for the 2023 edition of the tournament.
Chennai Super Kings are thought to be keen on bringing him back to the competition and one leading figure believes that budgets could be blown in order to ensure his return to the world cricket’s most lucrative tournament.
