The schedule for the mega auction event of the Indian Premier League has been announced. Bangalore will host the auction on February 12 and 13 in 2022.
The dates and venue for the mega auction event of the Indian Premier League have been announced. Bangalore will host the auction on February 12 and 13 in 2022.
However, the official confirmation from the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is yet to be awaited but the sources have confirmed that the IPL officials have called each franchise and informed them about the dates.
Despite the calls on Thursday morning, the BCCI officials have confirmed that the schedule is finalized apart from the only clash with an International ODI match of India against West Indies.
But the board assured the franchises that the match will have no impact on the auction process and both will go as planned.
The second ODI match between India and West Indies is scheduled to be played at Kolkata on February 12.
“It has been clarified to us that the match and auction are two different things and both will go ahead,”
a franchise official revealed after obtaining clarification from the BCCI.
If anyone has a problem with this, it is Star Sports who should have a say on this as they are the broadcast rights holders of both events. It is informed that Star Sports officials have also been informed about it. A reply from the broadcasting panel is awaited.
The BCCI has written a formal statement to the International boards and state associations recently and sent in the names of the players to be enrolled for the auction by January 17.
The mega event, being held for 10 teams this year, will have more than 1000 players and as many as between 200 to 250 expected to go for the final round.
The IPL officials have further informed the franchises that the formal pre-auction briefing, a normal feature of every auction, will be held on February 11 and have asked them to be in Bangalore by evening that day.
This website reported yesterday about the possibility of the auction being held between February 10 and 13.