The mega auction dates of the most celebrated cricket league of the world is here. Yes, IPL 15 will have a mega auction this time and the dates are finalized as February 12 and 13. The auction will be held at Bangalore. While it was first decided that the auction might take place in January last week, the dates have been shifted a bit for some unknown reasons.
The BCCI has written to International boards and state associations recently to send in the names of the players to be enrolled for the auction by January 17. The mega event, being held for 10 teams this year, will have more than 1000 players with as many as between 200 to 250 expected to go under the hammer.
The IPL officials have further informed the franchises that the formal pre-auction briefing, a normal feature of every auction, will be held on February 11 and has asked them to be in Bangalore by evening that day.
