IPL 2022 Auction: As per a report in Cricbuzz, the schedule of the IPL Mega Auctions has been finalized. The much-anticipated auctions will be held on 12th and 13th February in Bangalore. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to announce it officially. However, the IPL officials have confirmed the dates to all the franchises on Thursday.
The upcoming edition of the IPL is going to get bigger and better. For the unversed, two new teams i.e., Ahmedabad and Lucknow will also take part in the IPL 2022 tournament. From next year, the Indian Premier League will be a 10-team affair. The two newly added teams are Lucknow and Ahmedabad.
Both the teams can pick three players from the released set of players to make a level playing field for them. The retention window for Lucknow and Ahmedabad began on 1st December. They can spend INR 33 crore each on those three players ahead of the auction. Just like in player retention, this too has a fee break-up: INR 15 crore, INR 11 crore, and INR 7 crore for the first, second, and third players, respectively. Also, among the three players, two have to be Indian.
All the eight existing teams have announced their retention list. The rest of the players released from their respective franchises will go back into the auctions.
IPL 2022 Auction: Lucknow ropes in Andy Flower & Gautam Gambhir:
Both the newly appointed teams are yet to announce their three players picked before the auctions. Lucknow though has roped in Andy Flower as their head coach and Gautam Gambhir as their mentor for next year.
The fixtures of the upcoming edition haven’t been officially announced either. However, the BCCI has conveyed to all the franchises internally that the tournament is most likely going to begin on 2nd April.
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