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IPL 2021 auction: Date, time, probable release players and other details

The 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to see the auction take place at a venue not yet decided.

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The 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to see the auction take place at a venue not yet decided.

Amid the pandemic, the 13th edition had taken place in the UAE and was a huge hit and fans would be expecting the same with the 14th edition of the cash-rich tournament. While it is still not confirmed where the tournament would take place, there is confirmation about the auction.

If the T20 extravaganza would be taking place in India, then eight venues would be required. However, with a lot of uncertainty over the COVID-19 situation, no clarity about the safety of hosting the games in eight different cities is high.

The franchises will be seen back at the auction trying to figure out permutations and combinations ahead of the mini-auctions.

IPL 2021 Auction: All you need to know:

When IPL 2021 Auction actually happening?

There will be an auction and will take place on February 11 at a venue not yet decided. It will not be the mega-auction, but a mini-auction.

Will IPL 14 have 14 franchises?

While initially talks suggesting 10 franchises will take part were making the rounds, however, it is believed that in the 15th season will see two new franchises. This decision was apparently taken due to the lack of time.

Is the IPL 2021 schedule out?

No, the schedule for the 14th season of the IPL is not yet out.

What will be the timings for IPL 2021?

It is not known what time will the matches will start. While in the UAE, the matches started 30 minutes ahead of the IPL timings in India. But with the venue is not known With it not being known, one does not know the timings.

Players that could be released or retained ahead of IPL 2021:

SunRisers Hyderabad:

Release: Siddharth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed.

Retain: David Warner, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Release: Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav.

Retain: Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar, AB De Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Release: Tom Banton, Nikhil Naik, Sandeep Warrier.

Retain: Varun Charavarthy, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine.

Kings XI Punjab:

Release: Krishnappa Gowtham, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar.

Retain: KL Rahul, Mohammad Shami.

Mumbai Indians:

Release: Nathan Coulter-Nile

Retain: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah

Rajasthan Royals:

Release: Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot, Andrew Tye.

Retain: Ben Stokes, Ravi Bishnoi

Delhi Capitals:

Release: Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohit Sharma.

Retain: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis

Chennai Super Kings:

Release: KM Asif, Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay

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