IPL Mega Auction / IPL Auction date announced, players will be bid on for 2 days in this city

IPL Mega Auction: The IPL Governing Council has announced the dates for the mega auction to be held before the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played in 2025. This time the players' auction will be held on 24 and 25 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For the first time in the history of IPL, the auction is being held outside India, due to which there is a lot of enthusiasm among cricket fans about it.

10 teams retained 46 players, the rest will be part of the auction

This mega auction of IPL 2025 will see the auction of many big players. On October 31, all 10 IPL franchises released the list of their retained players. A total of 46 players have been retained, while the rest will make their place in the auction. This time the auction also includes prominent names like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, who are expected to get big bids. A total of 204 slots are to be filled during the auction, in which all the teams will get a chance to select players.

IPL auction will be held during the Indian team's tour of Australia

The IPL mega auction will be held on November 24 and 25, while during this time the Indian team will be playing a Test series in Perth on their tour of Australia. The timing of the IPL auction has been kept such that the Indian team's Test match will be on the third and fourth day of the same day. In such a situation, cricket fans will be able to enjoy the performance of the IPL and the Indian team simultaneously during the auction. Earlier in 2024, the mini auction was held in Dubai, which was very successful.

Team will be formed for three years, next mega auction in 2027

Mega auction is organized in IPL at an interval of every three years, due to which big changes are seen in the teams. After this mega auction of 2025, the next mega auction will be held in 2027. This will give all the teams an opportunity to form a new team and make strategic changes. This time, before the auction, each team has been given a purse of Rs 120 crore, which has reduced the purse value of the franchises after the reduction of retained players. However, Punjab Kings have the highest purse of Rs 110.5 crore, which will give them the most opportunity to bet on big players.

Selection of Jeddah for auction and growing global influence of IPL

The holding of the IPL mega auction in Jeddah is expected to further boost the global appeal of the league. Being held in Saudi Arabia will not only strengthen the international market of the IPL, but it will also increase interest in the IPL in other countries of the Middle East and Asia. Earlier also, the IPL has selected international venues for its auction, taking steps towards making the league a global brand.

Conclusion

The IPL 2025 mega auction is indicating many big changes this time. Its being held in Jeddah for the first time reflects the growing global influence of the IPL. The presence of big players in the auction and teams like Punjab Kings having a bigger purse is going to make the IPL 2025 season even more exciting. Now it will be interesting to see which big players come to which franchise's account and which team performs the best in the auction.