The BCCI has decided to hold the two-day mega affair of Indian Premier League auction on February 7 and February 8 in Bengaluru as per reports. It could be last mega auction since most of the existing IPL franchises desire to cancel out the system of Mega auction.
A senior BCCI official made a statement to PTI “Unless the COVID-19 situation worsens, we will have the IPL mega auction in India. The two-day event will be held on February 7 and 8 and like other years, we plan to hold it in Bengaluru. Preparations are underway,”
There were rumours of BCCI holding the auction in UAE but BCCI has cleared the air stating there’s no such plans. If the Omicron variant of Covid-19 increases, and cases rise, there’s a possibility that the Auction will be held out of country. If there are restrictions with regards to overseas travel, holding the Auction in India itself would not be a wise decision, in that case, the entire event maybe postponed.
IPL 2022 will have 10 teams, 8 existing and 2 new teams. Sanjv Goenka’s Lucknow franchise and CVC owned Ahmedabad will be making their debut in IPL.
BCCI is yet to clear the way for CVC owned Ahmedabad franchise as it is alleged against CVC that they were involved in betting activities. The teams will be announcing their picks by 25 December but BCCI may extend the dates for the two new teams as CVC is yet to get clearence. Many Franchises believe that due to the mega auctions have been unfair to the franchises and the players as well. Owner of Delhi Capital Part Jindal said that it’s unfair for them to release the players after they have built an entire team.
“It is very sad to lose Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada and Ashwin. The auction process itself is something like this. Going forward, IPL should look at this because it’s not that you build a team, give chances to young players, groom them and get them opportunities from franchises, play for the country and then you lose them after three years,”
