Reportedly IPL 2021 auction is going to be held on February 11. IPL Governing Council met on Monday and took important decisions for the next edition of Indian Premier League. January 20 is the deadline for the franchises to submit the lists of retained and released players.
IPL auction date decided
The IPL Governing Council met virtually on Monday to take few key decisions for the IPL 2021. The auction for the same will be held on February 21, in all likelihood while the franchise must submit their final list of players by January 20. However, the dates and venues of IPL 2021 are yet to be finalized. The tournament will remain an eight-team event.
The venue for the auction has not been finalised yet either. However, it will take place in the short break between the first and the second Test of the India-England Test series. The first two Tests of the England series are scheduled to be played in Chennai. The first match will be played between February 5 and February 9 whereas the second Test will run from 13th to 17th.
The venue needs to be finalized
The three-person panel, headed by former India batsman Brijesh Patel has retained the UAE as one of the options for this year’s IPL as well due to the pandemic. The franchises, on the other hand, are busy finalising the list of players they would want to retain and release. Like every year the IPL is likely to enhance the auction purse by INR 3 crore.
Chennai Super Kings had the smallest purse after the last auction. They had just 0.15 crore left in their purse while the Kings XI Punjab had the largest balance of INR 16.5 crore. Rajasthan Royals have 14.75 crore in the purse while Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Mumbai Indians have 10.1 crore, Delhi Capitals 9 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders 8.5 crore, Royal Challengers Bangalore 6.4 crore, and Mumbai Indians 1.95 crore respectively.
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