The mini auction for the 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) will take place in Chennai on 18 February. IPL management confirmed this through social media. According to him, India is the first choice for organizing the tournament this year. UAE is placed as the second option.
The IPL was held in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic. Management said that at present, Syed Mushtaq Ali should talk about IPL only after the tournament.
8 teams release 57 players
The 8 IPL franchises have released a total of 57 players. Rajasthan Royals released captain Steve Smith and Kings XI Punjab released Glenn Maxwell. Teams will be seen placing big bets on them in the auction. Royal Challengers Bangalore released the maximum number of 10 players. At the same time, Punjab 9, Rajasthan 8, Mumbai 7, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi 6-6 and Hyderabad 5 players out of the team.
All the teams retained 139 players with a total value of Rs 483.39 crore. At the same time, the franchise released 57 players worth Rs 196.6 crore. That is, now all 8 franchises will have Rs 196.6 crore to spend in IPL auction 2021.
