IPL 2025 auctions set to make waves, insider from BCCI reveals

The highly anticipated mega auction for the IPL season of 2025 is expected to be held either at the end of November or in early December, as per sources within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Comprehensive rules and regulations for the auction are set to be announced by the BCCI in the near future. Over the past decade, the IPL has conducted two major auctions, one in 2014 and another in 2018, which saw the return of the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings after their two-year suspension.

Regarding the upcoming mega auction, sources close to the BCCI confirmed to IANS that it is expected to be held either at the end of November or early December. “The IPL 2025 auction will be scheduled for late November or early December this year. The rules will be released in the next couple of days,” BCCI sources told IANS.

The much-hyped 2021 mega auction was pushed into next year, courtesy of the Covid-19 pandemic. In both the instances, teams extended the tenure of their players for another year as allowance for the delay.

Similar to the 2022 auction held in February and the auctions in December 2023 and 2024, the upcoming IPL mega sale is expected to span two days.

In the 2022 mega auction, IPL teams were allowed to retain up to four players. As the end of the three-year cycle approaches, there is debate among franchises regarding the ideal number of retained players. Some teams advocate for an increase in the retention cap, suggesting it could be raised to eight players, while others prefer to maintain the current limit of four or five.