The IPL 2024 auction is scheduled to take place in December. Here is all you need to know about the date, time, and venue for the IPL 2024 auction.
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All ten IPL teams announced their lists of retained and released players on November 26. There were expected retentions and releases, as well as several unexpected high-profile releases like Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, and Lockie Ferguson.
The drama around the retentions was heightened with the trades. In the most hyped trade deal in IPL history, Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians after leading Gujarat Titans for two seasons.
Mumbai Indians have confirmed the return of Hardik Pandya, who's been traded from Gujarat Titans 🔵
Pandya previously played for MI from 2015-2021, before being released to GT in 2022 where he won the title as captain 🏆
Cameron Green has also been traded from MI to RCB 🔄 pic.twitter.com/K99Qlegf1q
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) November 27, 2023
Avesh Khan and Devdutt Padikkal swapped teams, as did Mayank Dagar and Shahbaz Ahmed. Romario Shepherd was traded to the Mumbai Indians, who in turn traded Cam Green to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
You can find the updated squads of all ten teams after the retentions here.
Where will the IPL 2024 auction be held?
The IPL 2024 auction will be held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Last year’s mini-auction was held in Kochi, while the mega-auction ahead of IPL 2022 was held in Bengaluru.
When is the IPL 2024 auction?
The IPL 2024 auction will take place on December 19, on the same day as the senior India men’s team play an ODI against South Africa in Gqebera.
While the deadline for retentions has passed, the trading window is still open and will only close one week prior to the auction, that is, on December 12. Which means there’s still a chance for some reshuffling to take place in the squads ahead of the auction.
The purse for each team has been increased from INR 95 crore to INR 100 crore. Depending on whether they do any more trades or not, the purse remaining for each team will be adjusted accordingly ahead of the auction.
The IPL 2024 auction will start at 1 pm Indian Standard Time.
