Arun Dhumal, chairman of the IPL governing council, has announced that the league plans to hold a big auction ahead of the 2025 season. Dhumal has assured that spectators would be treated to plenty of action at the IPL super auction, which is expected to take place in December of this year. The IPL mega auction will be highly competitive because to the increased amount of alternatives available.
IPL governing council chairman Arun Dhumal revealed that the teams will get to retain 3-4 players from their current squads and the rest of the squad will go to the auction table. Dhumal said, “We will have the mega auction for sure, where you get to choose three-four players and then you have a new team. That makes it more interesting and that format will continue.”
Arun Dhumal also added that the mega auction allow teams like Afghanistan and junior players to showcase their talent in the league.
“Hopefully, the mega auction will be as big and as good as we have had earlier given newer talents coming in not from India and other countries. Teams like Afghanistan have also benefitted as they could showcase their talent” he added.
The 2024 IPL season will begin on Friday, March 22, with the defending champions Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match.
