The shortlist included 62 capped Indians and 298 uncapped Indian cricketers along with 182 capped overseas cricketers, 34 uncapped overseas players and 2 cricketers from Associate Nations. The players were divided in sets. Sets 1 and 2 consisted of marquee players such as Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Chris Gayle and Ajinkya Rahane. Other players, were categorized according to the combination of capped or uncapped and their specialisation: Summary 169 players (113 Indians and 56 Overseas) were sold at auction. Ben Stokes fetched the highest bid of ₹12.5 crore (US$1.95 million). Jaydev Unadkat was the most costly Indian player at ₹11.5 crore (US$1.80 million). Among uncapped players Krunal Pandya was most expensive at ₹8.8 crore(US$1.38 million). Many prominent players such as Lasith Malinga, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Hashim Amla and Joe Root remain unsold. Maximum overseas players: 8; Squad size- Min:18 and Max:25; Budget:₹80 Crore Note: Associate players are not classified as either Capped or uncapped. Sold players The players from Set-1 to 11 were auctioned on Day 1. The players from Set-12 to 19 were auctioned on Day 2. Later in Day 2, players from Set-20 to 62 were auctioned through accelerated process. In later half, the remaining unsold and left players chosen by teams were recalled into auctioned. 64 players were called into Recall Round-1 and 15 into Recall Round-2. Source:Vivo IPL 2018 Player Auction Key to sets BA: Batsman FA: Fast bowler SP: Spin bowler AL: All-rounder M: Marquee player U: Uncapped player RTM: Players bought using Rights to Match Card. REC-1/2/1&2: Players unsold originally in their sets but brought back for Recall Round-1 or 2 or both. DI-REC-1/2/1&2: Players not called in accelerated process but were brought back for Recall Round-1 or 2 or both.. Note 1: Abhishek Sharma was wrongly categorized in the Set-10-UWK1 in the shortlist was corrected in the auction. * : Players were in the squad for the season but did not play any match. 0 : Players mentioned as 0 in IPL matches column were part of the squad but did not play any matches. Unsold players The following players remained unsold at the end of the two-day auction. Key to sets BA: Batsman FA: Fast bowler SP: Spin bowler AL: All-rounder M: Marquee player U: Uncapped player NCA: Players who were not called for the auction during the accelerated process. LAT: Players who were not in the final shortlist