The auction is to be held before IPL 2024, for which the Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering Dubai. Many matches of IPL have been played on Dubai soil and now the auction is being considered there. If media reports are to be believed, this time the players will be bidding for the IPL in Dubai.
According to a report by ‘Cricbuzz’, BCCI has reduced the auction dates to between December 15 and 19. A few days before the IPL, there will be an auction for the Women’s IPL i.e. Women’s Premier League. A possible date for the Women’s Premier League could be December 9. The venue for the women’s tournament is yet to be decided, but it is expected to be held in India. The previous and initial seasons of the tournament were played in Mumbai, including the DY Patil and Brabourne Stadiums.
Talking about the IPL 2024 auction, no official notification has been sent to the franchise yet, but according to reports, the venue is likely to be Dubai. It was earlier said about the IPL to be played in 2023, that the auction was to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, but finally the auction was held in Kochi.
Although the BCCI is yet to inform the Women’s Premier League franchises about the date and venue, the tournament is likely to start in February as the Indian women’s team will be busy with international matches for half of January.