“Auction of cricketers for IPL 2021 postponed”, says BCCI

With the Indian Premier League just a month away, The BCCI has postponed the cricketer auctions for IPL 2021.

Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) is just a month away. In the meanwhile, the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) has already started to look at IPL 2021.

According to a report by TOI, the Indian board is unlikely to host the Indian Premier League mega-auction for the 2021 season. “What’s the point in doing a mega auction now and not have enough time to plan it properly? IPL might as well go ahead and finish the 2021 edition of the tournament and then see how it wants to go about,” the report read further.

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The auction would’ve seen every franchise build their squad almost from the scratch. The novel Coronavirus pandemic seems to force the auction to be suspended for an indefinite period. It is likely that the franchises are expected to continue with the same set of players. It might be in addition to the transfers which may take place after IPL 2020.

The 13th edition will conclude on November 10, following which the BCCI-IPL will have about four-and-half months, to begin with, the next. Over a few weeks, we hope to hear from the authorities about the mega-auction, as well as the international cricket calendar for the Indian cricket team