The build to the IPL season 12 has allready started as all the eight franchise teams announced the list of retained and released players ahead of the auction. The upcoming season of the IPL will take place from the third week of March and will conclude within the 1st or 2nd week of May with the cricket world cup scheduled to take place from the last week of May. Meanwhile, a report in Sportstar Live states that the venue and date of the upcoming IPL auction has also been released.
The auction for season 12 will not be a star studded affair with minimal players going under the hammer. It is learnt that the auction will be a one day affair in comparison to the season 11 auction, which was a two day affair in Bengaluru.
Unlike the previous years, this time the auction will be held in December. The date of the auction has been set to 18th December and for the first time it will be held in North India city of Jaipur.
The starting time of the auction revealed
For the past 11 years, the auctions starts from 10 AM but this time it will start from 3 PM as only 70 players are there to go under the hammer. A report in Mumbai Mirror states that BCCI officials have shifted the event to afternoon session in order to attain maximum viewership.
IPL Auction start time: 3 PM to 9.30 PM
The IPL auction is likely to be broadcasted on Star Sports network on 18th December.
