The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 14th edition will be held on February 18 in Chennai, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Wednesday (January 27). Sunrisers Hyderabad have retained the most number of players – 22 – while Royal Challengers Bangalore have 14 players in the squad having traded Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel from Delhi Capitals. Kings XI Punjab, however, will enter the auction with the biggest possible purse of INR 53.20 crores, followed by RCB, who have INR 35.90 crore available to them. Kolkata Knight Riders and SRH have the least amount of purse remaining – INR 10.75 crore.