IPL 2025 mega auction to take place in…, BCCI source reveals
The mega auction for the season of IPL 2025 is likely to take place either at the end of November or early December, according to BCCI sources. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will likely announce comprehensive rules and regulations for the auction in the coming days. The IPL has held two major auctions over the last decade at four-year intervals: the first in 2014 and another in 2018, thereby bringing back the suspended side of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings after a two-year suspension.
Regarding the upcoming mega auction, sources close to the BCCI confirmed to IANS that it is expected to be held either at the end of November or early December. “The IPL 2025 auction will be scheduled for late November or early December this year. The rules will be released in the next couple of days,” BCCI sources told IANS.
The much-hyped 2021 mega auction was pushed into next year, courtesy of the Covid-19 pandemic. In both the instances, teams extended the tenure of their players for another year as allowance for the delay.
Similar to the 2022 auction held in February and the auctions in December 2023 and 2024, the upcoming IPL mega sale is expected to span two days.
In the 2022 mega auction, IPL teams were allowed to retain up to four players. As the end of the three-year cycle approaches, there is debate among franchises regarding the ideal number of retained players. Some teams advocate for an increase in the retention cap, suggesting it could be raised to eight players, while others prefer to maintain the current limit of four or five.