As many as 1003 players have registered for the upcoming Indian Premier League auctions, including 232 overseas cricketers.
With 70 spots available to be filled, the list includes 800 uncapped cricketers - 746 from India.
Among foreign countries, South Africa have the maximum number of entrants (59), followed by Australia (35) and Windies (33).
Afghanistan has seen a massive boost, with 27 players registering for the auction, and Sri Lanka (28), New Zealand (17), England (14), Bangladesh (10) and Zimbabwe (5) are the other countries that have seen registrations.